Duncan Heal wrote:

>
>
> I'm trying to logon to a server which is set up differently
> than I'm used to
> - it's using a port rather than a straight IP (does that make sense?).

What is the command you use to connect? Normally FTP makes its control
connection to Port 21.
Are you saying you try to use a different port?

> Apparently, I'm connecting at their end but at this end my
> FTP client just
> says 'entering passive mode' and sits there looking back, eventually
> refusing the connection. I suggested to the Admin that it may
> be because I'm
> using ADSL which he agreed as he had seen it happen before. I
> then contacted
> by ISP (Asia Online) who said I needed to set up a pinhole
> and to contact
> Telecom, which I did.

Normally, a simple client connection out to FTP requires no special
configuration for ADSL.

> They were happy to help but said I
> needed to find out
> more info and send me in this direction.
>
> I have also set up Web Sharing (thru Mac OS - essentially a
> web server)
> which works fine but not outside my LAN (fat lot of good that
> is!) I can
> only assume that it is the same thing as above.
>
> Te serve web pages to the internet via ADSL you'll need to pinhole TCP
port 80 through to your web server internal address.
 
Do I need to set up a pin hole for each 'problem' or can I
> set up one that
> covers it all?
>
You can set pinholes that map most ports through, but you'll want to install
some sort of protection in between your LAN and the net before you do this.
A software or hardware firewall would be a good idea.

Rob

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Received on Thu Sep 7 07:54:32 2000