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petersstrempel · ‎07-12-2021

Since last time i did a bunch of other tests that convince me this has nothing to do with the TPG router: used my phone as a hotspot (telstra network) and couldn't connect either (timeout). had a friend do an ftp from command line and the result was also a timeout. The IP address reports as being linked to a dozen websites, which is not unusual in virtual hosting, but it's supposed to work by making sure the IP is linked to my domain name, which is not happening. And that might actually be an Apache web server config error at the web hosting side. Will contact them accordingly.

petersstrempel · ‎07-12-2021

It's not a helpful error message: Status: Connecting to 52.163.122.115:21... Status: Connection attempt failed with "ETIMEDOUT - Connection attempt timed out". Error: Could not connect to server Status: Waiting to retry... Status: Resolving address of xxxxxxxx.com [domain name redacted] Status: Connecting to 52.163.122.115:21... Status: Connection attempt failed with "ETIMEDOUT - Connection attempt timed out". Error: Could not connect to server

petersstrempel · ‎04-12-2021

Not sure that's feasible. The previous router was ADSL, not DSL, and that connection is terminated. Local IP address translation is done by the FTP client, and remote server IP address is a DNS job.

petersstrempel · ‎04-12-2021

I am using an FTP client on my local machine to try to connect to a remote server. I am not using my local machine or router as a server. No passive FTP setting gets through the router. Only an active connection succeeds with the FileZilla client at all, if, and only if, I specify port triggering for port 21 to a range of ports that is fewer than all available port, and that range doesn't interfere with router UPNp and CWMP functions. Say, 5000 to 7000, established through port triggering by port 21 in the router settings. But even that doesn't allow me to connect to my remote server, which is expecting a passive connection. How do I tell this piece of crap router not to arbitrarily restrict ports for FTP? If you don't work for TPG, or are not familiar with the specific router, you may not be able to help me at all.

petersstrempel · ‎03-12-2021

Advanced settings list no ports, just the WAN interface name, which is indeed the same interface for which I configured port 21. Why would I need DDNS? I am just trying to use FTP, not use my local machine as a server. And no, the port is not reported as open by portchecktool. Are you telling me I need a DDNS service just to use FTP? Does TPG supply it free of charge?

petersstrempel · ‎03-12-2021

Since switching to TPG NBN (fibre to the premise) with a TP Link Archer VR1600v modem I have been unable to FTP to my WordPress blog. I have added rules to my Windows 10 firewall to allow FileZilla through with zero constraints on public and private networks. I am not running a third party AV/Firewall. On the router I have done the following: I have added the virtual server FTP service for my PC on port 21. No joy. I have added FileZilla to port triggering with an external port range 5000-7000 for FTP and UDP. This allows FileZilla's wizard to connect to its own test FTP site, but no joy for my own WordPress blog. I have made my PC a DMZ. No joy. My web host has no problems with the server, and can reach my FTP account remotely without difficulty. My web host says if I had a static IP he could whitelist it, but that's not how your setup works, is it. Why is this so difficult? FTP has been a web standard for decades!

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