Networking :: Using DSL as a FTP server?

Hi,

I am using a DSL (version 2.0) box as a 'server' for my home lan.  It works great,  providing internet access to several users (content filtered by privoxy) and also a '/scratch' area that all users (mixed Win98Se and WinXP) can upload/download files.

So, I want to be able to access this '/scratch' area on the server from outside, via FTP.

Based on various posts to this forum, it seems I should turn the DSL box into a firewallled server, using rc.firewall, and use pureFTPD as the FTP server.

After I tried setting all this up, I could ping the DSL box from outside, that is I could ping the ISP provided IP address, without problem.  But, I could not connect, using either the FTP approach or using VNC (xvnc installed on the DSL box and works fine on the local LAN).

My setup looks like this:



Any help much appreciated.

Geoff.

Hi,

Thanks for the prompt reply.  I reckon that could be the solution but given my understanding of router setup (low!) I would value your further suggestions.

The setup page for the router port redirection looks like this:



The FTP port (21) appears under the 'Well-known port' drop-down dialog.  Should I set the 'Local IP Address' to the inbound DSL Box IP address? Also, should the 'protocol' be TCP or UDP?  Lastly, any ideas on the 'Select Index to set' and the 'State'?

Presuming that this is the method to get connected to the DSL box FTP server, do I have to get rid of the NAT service in the router and do it with the DSL box, or is that a separate http isssue?

Thanks again,

Geoff.