FTP sharing not working
Hello folks!
I am using OS 10.4.11, with an AirPort Express (v 6.3). I am connected to the Internet via cable modem. I am trying to share files with a friend of mine who lives in different country. We figured using FTP would be handy, but in spite of the fact that I have done everything I can think of that would be necessary, it just doesn't work. When he tries to connect to me, he gets no response from my machine and the connection times out.
I have:
(1) Turned ON FTP Sharing in the System Preferences>Sharing>Services.
(2) Verified that the Firewall is turned OFF in System Preferences>Sharing>Firewall.
(3) In the AirPort Utility (5.2.1), Internet>NAT panel, checked 'Enable NAT Port Mapping Protocol'
(4) In the AirPort Utility, under Advanced>Port Mapping, set up port forwarding for ports 20 & 21.
(5) Clicked 'Update' to reload the AirPort configuration and restart it.
(6) Created a new account for my friend to use in System Preferences>Accounts
(7) Looked up my IP address with http://whatismyip.com/ .
When he tries to connect to that IP address (the software appends the ':21' to the end of the IP address), it does nothing except time out eventually with this error: "Network Error: Connection Failed. Operation timed out." The same thing happens with an anonymous login attempt.
Note that I also have tried this with item 3 above not checked (NAT Port Mapping Protocol), in case that were to make a difference. It didn't.
Something strange that I noticed is that in in System Preferences>Sharing>Firewall, despite the fact that the Firewall is turned OFF, in the scrolling list of allowed services, "Personal File Sharing," "FTP Access," and "Printer Sharing" are checked, but greyed out. However, other services that I use (and work properly) are checked in solid and have blue checkboxes: "iChat Bonjour," "iTunes Music Sharing," "Network Time," "Transmission," "Limewire," "Gnutella."
I went to http://probe.hackerwatch.org/ and did a port scan, and it came back saying that my port 21 was "completely invisible to the outside world" and secure.
Can anyone tell me what I might have overlooked or done incorrectly?
Thanks in advance for any and all help you might be able to offer.
I am using OS 10.4.11, with an AirPort Express (v 6.3). I am connected to the Internet via cable modem. I am trying to share files with a friend of mine who lives in different country. We figured using FTP would be handy, but in spite of the fact that I have done everything I can think of that would be necessary, it just doesn't work. When he tries to connect to me, he gets no response from my machine and the connection times out.
I have:
(1) Turned ON FTP Sharing in the System Preferences>Sharing>Services.
(2) Verified that the Firewall is turned OFF in System Preferences>Sharing>Firewall.
(3) In the AirPort Utility (5.2.1), Internet>NAT panel, checked 'Enable NAT Port Mapping Protocol'
(4) In the AirPort Utility, under Advanced>Port Mapping, set up port forwarding for ports 20 & 21.
(5) Clicked 'Update' to reload the AirPort configuration and restart it.
(6) Created a new account for my friend to use in System Preferences>Accounts
(7) Looked up my IP address with http://whatismyip.com/ .
When he tries to connect to that IP address (the software appends the ':21' to the end of the IP address), it does nothing except time out eventually with this error: "Network Error: Connection Failed. Operation timed out." The same thing happens with an anonymous login attempt.
Note that I also have tried this with item 3 above not checked (NAT Port Mapping Protocol), in case that were to make a difference. It didn't.
Something strange that I noticed is that in in System Preferences>Sharing>Firewall, despite the fact that the Firewall is turned OFF, in the scrolling list of allowed services, "Personal File Sharing," "FTP Access," and "Printer Sharing" are checked, but greyed out. However, other services that I use (and work properly) are checked in solid and have blue checkboxes: "iChat Bonjour," "iTunes Music Sharing," "Network Time," "Transmission," "Limewire," "Gnutella."
I went to http://probe.hackerwatch.org/ and did a port scan, and it came back saying that my port 21 was "completely invisible to the outside world" and secure.
Can anyone tell me what I might have overlooked or done incorrectly?
Thanks in advance for any and all help you might be able to offer.
17" PowerBook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.10), 1.67 GHz PowerPC
