Hey guys,

My isp blocks port 139, or whatever the correct samba port is.  So when I log in remotely to my FTP, it displays the directories, but they are all empty.  I figure this is because the samba port is blocked.

 

What can I do?  Can i just change the samba port in some .conf file?  Wouldn't that make it not work on most Windows machines then?

 

I am very confused and any help would be appreciated.

 

thanks,

Munky

FTP and samba are unrelated. The issue you are having is not this.

FTP and samba are unrelated. The issue you are having is not this.

 

hmm, what other ports must be forwarded then?  I am forwarding port 21 to my unraid box.  I can see everything fine when i ftp from within the network.  Outside the network i do not see any files.

 

any suggestions?

Many ports are involved in FTP, especially in the return direction.

 

Google "ftp port forwarding router" to see.

 

Here is one example from the resulting list:

http://homepage.mac.com/car1son/static_port_fwd_ftp_xtra.html

 

Be forewarned, if you set this up wrong, the entire world will have access to your network...  The majority are honest, but if 1 out of a 1000 is not, you are still at risk, as there are millions out there.  Do not just use the DMZ feature, unRAID is not secure unless you secure it.

 

 

FTP and samba are unrelated. The issue you are having is not this.

 

hmm, what other ports must be forwarded then?  I am forwarding port 21 to my unraid box.  I can see everything fine when i ftp from within the network.  Outside the network i do not see any files.

 

any suggestions?

 

I have tried limiting the PASV port to 55000-55100 and forwarding only those ports.  That does not work either.  I have tried DMZ mode for my unraid box and that doesnt help either.

 

my ISP blocks Ports 25, 80, 135 through 139, 1080, and 8080.

 

could any of these give me this problem?

 

 

For some reason, I thought the ftp share consists of the SAMBA share that I use for the rest of the network.  is that not correct?

I thoroughly recommend you abandon this unless you place no value on your data. If you wish to continue abandon your trial and error deliberations in favour of a logic progression of actions.

 

Or put anther way... if you keep making holes in your firewall expect someone to bugger your server.

I thoroughly recommend you abandon this unless you place no value on your data. If you wish to continue abandon your trial and error deliberations in favour of a logic progression of actions.

 

Or put anther way... if you keep making holes in your firewall expect someone to bugger your server.

 

haha, i agree.  I really don't want to be opening holes in trial and error, but i really don't know what to do.

 

Any help?

sit down and plan what you are trying to do.

 

define source IP destination IP and service.

 

use portforward.com to help you with your firewall.

 

take your time. only do things after you believe they are needed. open tiny firewall holes.

 

from this point on your on your own. I love to help people but i fundamentally believe what you are trying to do is a stupendously bad idea and since there are so many variables that could result in data loss or attack its simply not possible for you to do what you want to do at your level of knowledge.

 

No offence is meant, lack of knowledge is only a function of time and effort to learn, but you don't learn to parachute by jumping out a plane with a bedsheet and howto guide.

Thanks NAS,

 

I believe i know what I'm doing, sort of.  I just don't understand Linux all that much, especially a very stripped down version of linux.  I have had a ftp server and a vnc server running on a previous linux machine without a problem.  Just this basic version does not seem to be working for me.  I am willing to learn and find out exactly how this works, but i have a feeling it has something to do with how Unraid makes it's shares.  I suppose i can find the ftp conf file where shares are defined and make a new share and see how that works out.

 

Would the ports blocked blocked by my isp have any impact on this unraid ftp configuration?

 

Once i figure out how to make the ftp work properly, i will close port 21 and forward a random port to it as to fend away port scanners and such.

nevermind, and forget my stupidness...

 

When i copied over all my files from my old server to my unraid server, I never set new permissions on the files.  That's why i was able to view the folders, "shares", i created on the unraid server, but not any of the files...

 

o well, we all make mistakes.

 

Thanks,

kamil

For some reason, I thought the ftp share consists of the SAMBA share that I use for the rest of the network.  is that not correct?

No, the two have absolutely NOTHING to do with each other.

 

Additionally, if your ISP is blocking the ports, the odds are they will not be happy with you if you go around their terms of service.

 

Regardless of this, you are putting your entire network and data at risk by opening up the ports the way you did.

unRAID normally does not have a root password therefore, make sure you have set the root password

If someone sees an ftp server answer, they will probe via brute force to try and figure out the password.