[ale] Router blocking FTP??

[Emil P. Man]

Trey Sizemore wrote:

> Trying to do an install of SUSE 9.0 via FTP.  I have done the install 
> a couple of times before on this machine, but was using a Linksys 
> 5-port router.  I now have a Netgear 802.11g wireless router with 4 
> ports built in to which I have my desktop connected.  When I get to 
> the point of the install where it attempts to connect the FTP mirror 
> I've identified by IP, it eventually times out and is unable to 
> connect with the message:
>
> Error while accessing the FTP server
> Failed to connect to FTP server
>
Try another ftp site??

> Suspecting the router, I ran the network cable directly to the 
> desktop, bypassing the router, and attempted the install again.  It 
> connected with no problem.  Back to the router...same problem...unable 
> to connect.  I have gone into the Netgear management interface (on my 
> own and talking with Netgear tech support) and done the following:
>
> -Enabled port forwarding for FTP (port 20 & 21) for the desktop IP
> -Set the same desktop IP as a default DMZ server
>
here if you set the thing on DMZ, then it's outside the firewall, and 
therefore there is no need to forward ports 20&21 to that machine.

> If anyone here is familiar with Netgear routers, I'd appreciate some 
> feedback as to how to get this working.  I'm not even really sure what 
> the issue could be.  The router works fine in other ways, and I can 
> browse FTP sites in my browser and download .iso files via an FTP client.
>
which model of router do you have?

> Why can I not establish a connection with a SUSE mirror to get 9.0 
> installed?  :-(
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> -Trey
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