FTP behind a router...how to?

[daveleau]

I want to set up an FTP server on my test machine. I am behind a router and each machine has the reserved/home IP address (192.168.x.x). How can I get the FTP server to be seen outside of my network? Do I set it to teh router's IP address (66.x.x.x) and punch a hole through the router's filter?
What do I do?
Thanks
Dave

Network specs:

PII 266 w/ WinXP Pro
Athlon 1.2 w/ Win2K (main OS in triple boot w/ 98/2K/XP)
Dual PIII 750 w/ Win2K

All are sharing drives between each other. All are hooked up to a router with a built in 4 port switch. This (http://www.webcameverything.com/a3cmr.html) is my router. It has the default firmware and no holes punched in it. I also run Sygate firewall with holes punched in it for each machine's MAC address.

Thanks for any help.
Dave

[NDC]

Well, first of all, do you have a FTP software installed such as bulletproof FTP server, IIS, etc? If you do, you can make the FTP server acessible by opening ports 20 and 21. Yes, you read correctly, ports 20 and 21. ALthough FTP port is 21, 20 is used as well...

[jad1097]

As well as many other ports.

[madfish]

what ports are used for FTPing besides these two?

[NDC]

Pretty much whatever you set it to...

[jad1097]

I think anything from 1-65535 at least that is what is available for BP ftp. Let me look around to verify it.

[Mntsnow]

correct. BulletProof FTP server you can configure it to use any port number as long as it doesnt conflict with another service on your computer....In other words if you have say... DNS running on your server you cant use Port 53 which is registered to DNS ect.

[madfish]

cool, thanks guys.