wl-500g help needed before it kills me.

[wraith36]

Hi all.

This is my first post on these here boards.
I hope to have lots of fun from here on in.

Any way back to my question.

Im new to this router and im stuck and can not progress till i can find an answer.

I got a wl-500g about three weeks ago and want to use the ftp feature for getting drivers and that remotely.

I have been trying to sort this for over 2 weeks but no luck as yet.
ive been using filezilla as a way to connect from my home pc to the usb drive with the files on.

But when i try to connect from any other pc not in my home then filezilla says this to me which im now stumped if i can sort without asking for help first.

filezilla say this.

Status: Connecting to REMOVED FOR SECURITY REASONS ...
Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Response: 220 Welcome to FTP server.
Command: USER wraith36
Response: 331 Password required for user wraith36.
Command: PASS ********
Response: 230 User wraith36 logged in.
Command: SYST
Response: 215 UNIX Type: L8 (Linux).
Command: FEAT
Response: 503 Command not understood.
Status: Connected
Status: Retrieving directory listing...
Command: PWD
Response: 257 "/" is current directory.
Command: TYPE I
Response: 200 Type set to I.
Command: PASV
Response: 227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,1,1,4,4)
Status: Server sent passive reply with unroutable address. Passive mode failed.
Command: PORT 192,168,0,3,10,190
Response: 200 PORT command successful.
Command: LIST
Response: 501 Error in parameters.
Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing

In my drive i have 2 folders named ftp_pub and ftp_pvt and have put files in both as a way to view inside the folder on connecting to it which works fine from my home pc just not from the works pc i use to test with.
Am i missing something here.

I have had a good look round the boards for what the issue may be but yet to find something along the same lines.

I dont even know if im even able to do what im after which is use my drive for ftp use out side my own home.
Im using oleg's firmware which is as up to date as i can get them.

If you can help in any way please do before ive pulled my hair out.
Sorry my first post is me needing help straight away.

Thanks for any help forth coming.

If you need any other info please ask away.

[wiz]

weird.

This is what my asus does (when logged on from lan or via vpn):

~$ ftp asus
Connected to asus.munal.nl.
220 (vsFTPd 2.0.6)
Name (asus:wiz): 
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
230 Login successful.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> ?
Commands may be abbreviated.  Commands are:

!		debug		mdir		qc		send
$		dir		mget		sendport	site
account		disconnect	mkdir		put		size
append		exit		mls		pwd		status
ascii		form		mode		quit		struct
bell		get		modtime		quote		system
binary		glob		mput		recv		sunique
bye		hash		newer		reget		tenex
case		help		nmap		rstatus		tick
cd		idle		nlist		rhelp		trace
cdup		image		ntrans		rename		type
chmod		lcd		open		reset		user
close		ls		prompt		restart		umask
cr		macdef		passive		rmdir		verbose
delete		mdelete		proxy		runique		?

What is the version of software that runs in your box? Judging by the commands you supplied it seems there's no vsftp server running on your box, so I wonder what version firmware you have running.

Also, what is configured for FTP access from WAN?

cheers,

Wiz

[wraith36]

Hi wiz and thanks for your help.

as for software in my drive i havnt got any and wasnt aware i needed any.
I had to download the manuals for the router and its vast.
It also did'nt help me when i read through it as to what i needed to do so ive come here as there is always an answer on the net some were.

And the drive is an Inoi 500gig media drive if that helps any.

as for the firmware its olegs.

Product ID: WL500g
Firmware Version: 1.9.2.7
Firmware Release: 1.9.2.7-7g

and this / what is configured for FTP access from WAN?

Im not sure what ftp access from wan is or what i need to change.
Is it in the filters section i need to look.

and as i say any help would be most apreciated.

Anything else wiz and ill be happy to give answers even if im not on the right track.

[wiz]

well, if I understand you correctly you want to access your disk with ftp from outside your network right?

if so, go to the configuration website of your router, http://your_router_ip and logon as admin. Do this from a workstation on the lan side of the network.

Select the Tab Usb application, and then ftp server.

There you can configure the ftp server:



Mine is only from the lan accessable, if you select that item and make it yes, it should be accessable from the internet. If you change a setting, the router will have to reboot in order to set it, after the boot it should work.

Keep in mind that your ftp server will NOT be accessable from the internet on 192.168.x.y, you have to use your public IP address from the worldwide web in order to get to your ftp server.

hope this helps.

Cheers,

Wiz

[wraith36]

sorry wiz but my usb screen doe'snt look like that.

i dont have a section called directories.
should there be a section called that.

and thanks for the help wiz.
im here for the long haul.

this software you was on about.
what kind of software do you mean by the way.

[Tamadite]

http://oleg.wl500g.info/

[wiz]

sorry wiz but my usb screen doe'snt look like that.

i dont have a section called directories.
should there be a section called that.

and thanks for the help wiz.
im here for the long haul.

this software you was on about.
what kind of software do you mean by the way.

Are you sure you have flashed oleg's firmware in your 500?

what does your screen look like then?

cheers,

Wiz