FTP server access via WEB

[emcue]

Hi

I have a popcorn hour A110, I understand that the FTP server 192.168.1.xxx was assigned by my router, could i Access my files in the popcorn hour for example I was in another location ? like for example the popcorn hour is at home , and I am at the office, how can i access my files via FTP? Should I forward any ports? Using Linksys WRT54G router. I know the actual IP addresses assigned by the ISP.

Thanks!

[clink]

You will need to forward ports from you router to your Popcorn Hour. Usually Port 21. Some routers will have a list of most common ports....'FTP Server' for example.

Once that is set up, use an ftp client, such as CuteFTP, CoreFTP etc. Set a new connection up with the I.P. address of your router using:

Username: ftpuser
Password: 1234

This will gain access to the Popcorn hour.

Enjoy

[empatico]

you can open the URL ftp://user:passwd@server at iexplorer or firefox. For example: ftp://ftpuser:1234@ftp.server.com

[emcue]

hi , how do i configure my router? so that when i type my external IP (for FTP) it will direct it to the popcorn hour? thanks!

[clink]

All routers are set slightly differently so would be best to look at your manual.

Basics would be to:

1. Log in to the admin setup for your router 192.168.1.1 should get you in your router?
2. Click on Applications and Gaming.
3. You should see a list of ports and IP's.
4. Give the instruction a name (Popcorn etc)
5. Start and end port should be the same - 21
6. Protocol should be TCP and UDP (check both)
7. Then set the I.P. address to that of your NMT.

This sets up the port forwarding but you should also make sure that the NMT has a static IP, which can either be done on the router (should have an option in the admin page to assign the same IP to the NMT all the time) or it can be done on NMT in the settings page.
On the NMT, change the settings to manual IP and put in an IP address you want it to always have, along with the routers IP address, subnet mask (255.255.255.0) don't worry about DNS numbers, the router will supply that.

Hope this helps.

[Phantom]

emcue:

Your WRT54G router has a "DMZ" screen that you can access by selecting the "Applications & Gaming" section in the top menu. (If your router's IP is 192.168.1.1, click here to go to this screen now). "Enable" it, then in the last field enter your Popcorn Hour's IP, then click "Save Settings". This will expose your entire A-110 to the internet, not just the FTP service.

Alternately, also in the "Applications & Gaming" section of your WRT54G, you may go to the "Port Range Forwarding" screen (again, if your router's IP is 192.168.1.1, click here to access this page directly), then in the 3rd line named "FTP", with Start ~ End Ports 20 ~ 21, make sure [TCP] is checked, in the "To IP Address" enter your A-110's IP address, check the "Enabled" box and click on "Save Settings". This would expose just the FTP service to the internet.

Any of the above changes to your router will enable you to access your A-110 from outside your private network. You should refrain from using DMZ, but use it for a test if everything else fails, then enable one service&port at a time using the port forwarding options.

Have fun!

[vkboard]

(01-19-2009 07:47 PM)Phantom Wrote:  emcue:

Your WRT54G router has a "DMZ" screen that you can access by selecting the "Applications & Gaming" section in the top menu. (If your router's IP is 192.168.1.1, click here to go to this screen now). "Enable" it, then in the last field enter your Popcorn Hour's IP, then click "Save Settings". This will expose your entire A-110 to the internet, not just the FTP service.

Alternately, also in the "Applications & Gaming" section of your WRT54G, you may go to the "Port Range Forwarding" screen (again, if your router's IP is 192.168.1.1, click here to access this page directly), then in the 3rd line named "FTP", with Start ~ End Ports 20 ~ 21, make sure [TCP] is checked, in the "To IP Address" enter your A-110's IP address, check the "Enabled" box and click on "Save Settings". This would expose just the FTP service to the internet.

Any of the above changes to your router will enable you to access your A-110 from outside your private network. You should refrain from using DMZ, but use it for a test if everything else fails, then enable one service&port at a time using the port forwarding options.

Have fun!

First of all thanks a lot for this explenation.

One question though.
The password is 1234 and the username is ftpuser
This is NOT secure at all. Is there any possibility to change this password without coding? (via user interface?)
Or is there any other possibility of adding an extra layer of security?

[BuddyBoy]

I think this is more complicated than anyone has noted yet.

When you actually transfer a file with FTP, the data is sent using an ephemeral port, not port 21, so depending on whether you're doing an active or passive mode transfer, there are additional ports that need to be open. Typically ftp clients are going to use passive mode transfers, in order to get things through the firewall on their end, so that means if your NMT is behind a firewall, that firewall needs to be pretty smart in order to allow those dynamic ports for passive mode transfers through (needs to sniff traffic for responses to PASV commands). Or, you could just open a big range of high-numbered ports, though most people don't like to do that. Or just put the NMT outside your firewall, which is what putting it in the DMZ as suggested in post #6 effectively does. But just opening port 21 through alone is not going to do it, because that only works for active mode FTP, and most clients behind firewalls aren't going to be able to use active mode.

[PNut]

(07-06-2009 08:08 PM)BuddyBoy Wrote:  ....But just opening port 21 through alone is not going to do it, because that only works for active mode FTP, and most clients behind firewalls aren't going to be able to use active mode.

I have mine working wonderfully. All I did was forward port 21 and set up with a dynamic dns service because I don't have a static IP address.

[vkboard]

(08-13-2009 10:15 PM)PNut Wrote:  I have mine working wonderfully. All I did was forward port 21 and set up with a dynamic dns service because I don't have a static IP address.

thanks for letting us know.
did you manage to change username or password or are you running the default: 1234 pw and the username ftpuser

[fits79]

Hi. i would like access to my popcornhour a-110 1.5tb ntfs hard disk i put in it.

I have connect the A-110 with my router linksys wag200g and to that router i have connected my laptop and desktop.

What i must do to access to the hard disc i have inside in the a-110 and write-delete files through lan and NOT through usb because with usb it is very slow.

A lot ofd thanks.

[dc11ab]

(08-17-2009 10:04 AM)fits79 Wrote:  Hi. i would like access to my popcornhour a-110 1.5tb ntfs hard disk i put in it.

I have connect the A-110 with my router linksys wag200g and to that router i have connected my laptop and desktop.

What i must do to access to the hard disc i have inside in the a-110 and write-delete files through lan and NOT through usb because with usb it is very slow.

A lot ofd thanks.

This is off topic as the original post is about sharing over the internet, not the LAN as you refer to.


But regardless it will not be possible (at least not with serious hacks) with an NTFS drive for the following reasons:

1. the NMT is based on Linux and does not write to NTFS, it only reads.
Although there is a hack available with ntfs-3g allowing write access too, you should know it's not fast. Your transfers would be slow.

2. more importantly; you'll need an FTP server running on your NMT. This will not be run from an NTFS disk. You'll need another format like EXT3 to be able to install and run NMT applications like the FTP server.


You say USB is slow? Aren't you using USB2.0 ports on your PC/Mac?

[fits79]

(08-17-2009 10:15 AM)dc11ab Wrote:  This is off topic as the original post is about sharing over the internet, not the LAN as you refer to.
You say USB is slow? Aren't you using USB2.0 ports on your PC/Mac?

Sorry for my oftopic.

Usb2 i have but the max bandwith is 10 - 15mb per second.
To slow for usb2 don't you think?

[dc11ab]

That's slow, normal USB specs say:

Wikipedia.org Wrote:1.5, 12, or 480 Mbit/s (0.2, 1.5 or 60 MByte/s)

Where the 480 Mbit/s is "Hi-speed". I have an A-100 so I don't know the USB slave functions and performance well. Perhaps a forum search can reveal something more.

Unless you direct attach the disk in your PC via SATA you will not get any higher transfer speeds with current A/B generation players but with USB.


Are you sure the USB port is 2.0 specified on your PC? The driver is OK (assuming you are on Windows)?
Can you try connecting your A-110 with another PC, or at least another USB port and try?

[cbrsnoop]

I have a D-Link DSL 2640 wifi router. To get ftp access to my HDX1000 i've forwarded port 2121 to HDX's ip. Also i configured DynDNS server. Now i can access to Transmission through internet (from my office for example), but when i try to mount ftp server (i use Mac OS X) it can't connect... The system tells me something like "the user name or password is wrong", but if i connect localy it works good with the same username/pass.

Is here any body who uses D-link the same way? Or may be you have any ideas?