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I have a TP-Link archer c7 that I use as an access point connected to my ZTE mf283 router. To my TP-Link ac I have connected a 250GB external HDD which I use as storage for my FTP server that I set up on my TP-Link router.

That works great on my local network but I wanna be able to connect to my router from outside my network so I tried portforwarding but I soon found that that I need to use passive FTP. Now I understand theory more or less but how can I set that up so that it works?

Martin Prikryl
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You need to:

  • Forward the FTP control connection port 21.
  • Forward the passive mode data connection port range (server-specific, usually configurable).
  • Configure your FTP server with the external IP address of the router, so that the server reports the correct address to the clients.

Some references:

Martin Prikryl
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