Time capsule ftp port forwarding

Hi.
Just got a new time capsule and have discovered that the connection speed to my ftp server is MUCH slower.
I've tried playing around with port forwarding but haven't managed to get it sorted out.
I did discover during my attempts that switching the TC over to bridge mode fixed everything. Didn't want that security setup though!
Current setup is modem (bridge mode) > ethernet > time capsule (wirelessly routing via nat-dhcp)
I'm not quite sure what i'm doing with the port forwarding settings...i've tried changing the dhcp mode to manual on my mac
i've also added various ports (21,22,80, 115) to the time capsules' port settings
according to http://www.yougetsignal.com the only open port is 21
any tips?? very grateful!

You need to look carefully at how ftp gets through NAT.. and if the ftp client can open ports itself .. which way are you going, out or in?
Is the client active or passive ftp? You think ftp is this simple protocol but there are variations and some handle NAT better than others.. it is also going to need specific ports opened higher up the range.
Some clients allow you to dictate the port and others open ports at random.
See the info here.
http://slacksite.com/other/ftp.html

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Setting up a Time Capsule with port forwarding

Our old AirPort Extreme station hit EOL, so we decided to upgrade it to a Time Capsule. Along the way, we're trying to also set it up with a separate guest network and port forwarding/NAT, however we're having trouble setting it up so that the time capsule is handling the DHCP leases instead of the router. We've got DSL through Verizon through a Westell modem/router to the Time Capsule. Done the RTFM thing, and we haven't been able to get it to work. Can anyone explain how to get things set up properly for this configuration?

however we're having trouble setting it up so that the time capsule is handling the DHCP leases instead of the router.
If you have a router ahead of the Time Capsule, you would want to configure the Time Capsule as a "bridge", using Bridge Mode to allow things to work correctly on your network. You don't want two devices handling DHCP on a home network. This will cause slowdowns and IP address conflicts on your network.
In order for the Time Capsule to act as the DHCP server for your network, you will need to connect it to a simple modem (one port), not another router or gateway with 3-4 ethernet ports.

Time Capsule, FTP, Synology

Hello,
I have big problem accessing my Synology DS211+ server via internet (FTP&FTPS) via Time Capsule.
I have made default host my Synology DS, enabled NAT, opened ports 20-22, 55536-55663.
None of this is working. I can login from outside, but can't list catalog files.
The connection is broken and starts again.
Please help.
P. G.

It is a solution.. it may not be the solution you wanted. Apple do not use vpn or ftp or lots of other protocols, so they simply don't care whether they work or not. In helping people here with vpn it turns out Apple managed to block vpn in some of their firmware updates.. ie they are not using it so don't test for it. In a closed environment you don't need ftp if you don't use it. You can get external ie wan access to TC, by AFP, since that is an Apple protocol. Hence they test and make sure it works. The problem in the TC without a firewall or a DMZ or QoS or upnp or even logging of some of the wan events like those attempts to get access for ftp it is really hard to figure out what is going wrong. On all the routers I have worked with, I would have simply said at this stage put it in DMZ.. AFAIK, there is no DMZ on any of the apple routers.
Here is a good example of firmware update on an extreme.. causing precisely this issue.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1460980?start=0&tstart=0
Anyway my next suggestion if your direct connection works and you can positively place the problem on the TC, was to suggest setting up an ftp server on the Mac and attempt to use that. Particularly if you can swap from passive to active ftp it might work better and we can figure out where the block is occuring in port handling of the TC. I would then suggest trying a different firmware level.. go back one or two levels and see if the problem was introduced lately.
Do an extensive google search for ftp port forwarding on any apple router and see if other people are running into the same issue. Or how they have set it up.
But I think you will find there are sometimes issues with either passive or active ftp and it is better to simply use the other method.

Time Capsule FTP access

I just bought and setup a 1TB Time Capsule that is working perfectly in my house. I am trying to find out how I can access the drive on the TC from a windows machine on the internet. I've setup file sharing and can see the drive from my MBPro using connect to server, but can't seem to get to it from a windows machine either through FTP or windows file sharing.
Has anyone tried this and / or have suggestions?

Ok, here is the response, did not work for me, can any of you others try and let me know:
I have gotten a response back from engineering. Part of it quoted as below:
"From an outside the local network computer you should then be able to access the drive by connecting to the server (= TC) from a Mac with Finder > Go > Connect to server...afp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ <afp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/> <TC name>/
From an outside the local network computer you should then be able to access the drive by connecting to the server (= TC) from a Windows Machine by typing the following into a browser... smb://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ <smb://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/> <TC name>/
- xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the real world IP the TC gets assigned form the ISP (this may change if the ISP changes the IP addresses frequently. The customer will need to consult the ISP for that)
- <TC name> is the name if the TC the customer has set in Airport Utility > Manual Mode > Airport > Time Capsule > Time Capsule Name
Note: TC does SMB and AFP at the same time automatically
Make sure the ISP allows traffic on port 548, that is the one used for file sharing to access the disk fro local and wide area networks.

Backup HD connected to Time Capsule USB port

Hi guys. When I connect an external HD to the USB port of my Time Capsule, will that HD automatically be backed up to the Time Capsule by Time Machine? Bit of a noob question, sorry, but I can't find it covered anywhere.

ptuk1 wrote:
Hi guys. When I connect an external HD to the USB port of my Time Capsule, will that HD automatically be backed up to the Time Capsule by Time Machine?
short answer, no !
for more information see this: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1964018#2.
JGG

Can I move my USB external to the Time Capsule USB port and still see my backup?

After much difficulty getting Time Machine backups to work on my new 13" MBPro, after updating to 10.7.2, I've finally prevailed with help of the great Pondini. (You are a great humanitarian sir!)
Of course I'd now like to put that new 3 TB seagate goflex onto the Time Capsule, share it with the wired in iMac, and WiFi around the house with the MBPro.
But now I'm afraid to connect it to the Time Capsule's USB, lest my backup be spotlitin' everybody's permissions from years ago and telling my Lion not to start, or stop, or go.
Truth is- after 3 days of sorting it out (in the end not really knowing how I did), I'm telling people to wait for 10.7.x to update
(x = "when I tell you it's cool").
This is the first time in a while that I've been skittish about "recovering" from an update. 10.7.2 is a huge change that I wasn't ready for.
If I plug this drive into the TC and Time Machine goes crazy again I'll probably throw it out the window.
So has anyone made a TM backup with a big USB drive connnected to the MBPro port, and then moved said drive to the Time Capsule's USB port? And then still be able to access the backup through Time Machine?
Hmmmmm?

I wanted to plug the wifi on the time capsule and send the wifi signal only from the time capsule and have it fully operating.
Is it possible?
Not without ethernet connection to the 4G router.. you cannot use the 4G say into the USB of the TC.. there are no drivers for that. And you cannot do any other type of connection.. except ethernet.. so not with your current equipment..
Scrap the current 4g router and buy something with ethernet, that either takes the 4g modem or the sim having a built in modem.

AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule dumb port placement

Ok so I have a few of the new Airports and Time Capsules, the stacking arrangement on the Ethernet ports is just about the dumbest thing I have seen in a long time. For a company that prides itself in user experience design and engineering, you lost it on this one.
The ports are maybe a centimeter apart which makes in near impossible, unless you are an infant or use a tool, to disconnect the cables of any of the other ports except the top one. So for example if I have to disconnect bottom port, I either have to get a stick or a pencil or find an infant that has the dexterity needed (and the appropriate working papers) to disconnect the lower ports or I have to disconnect the top, then the middle then the bottom port.
So dumb....
Next there are no lights on the front that give the status of the ports. Maybe there is a big trend moving away from this but it would be AWESOME in my book if you had port status lights on the front.
Lastly the **** box! OK next time make the bottom of the box the "next" and the top large portion of the box fit inside it. Ever try and get the box apart after you have removed the device and put the box back together. I swear to god there is a cat in there and I can't tell if it is dead or alive and I can't get the box open to see.
Lastly *** is with that app? It was better in the previous version, maybe 5.n?

Not sure if you are aware that this is a user to user to support forum.
Apple is not here, and they will not see your comments.
If you want to provide feedback to Apple, you can do so here:
Apple - Time Capsule - Feedback

FTP Port Forwarding

I am trying to open port 21 to allow my me to use my network attached storage on FTP. This worked fine before I moved to BT but I know I now need to set up DDNS - however before I do that I have to check the port is open.
I have found the TAB in the HUB manager that lets me do this and it has set the FTP option and recognised my storage unit as it is displaying the units MAC address.
However, when I check with an application such as http://canyouseeme.org/ it says that port 21 is not open and in trying it has timed out.
I can't really see what can be wrong - the BT HUB (brand new) says the port should be open, and the storage unit is powered and set up for FTP - the unit has been powered cycled and held its settings but obviously changed IP address, and still the port is not being reported as open.
Any suggestions would be welccome as I need this working very soon.
Thanks

Provided that you are NOT using a home hub 3, then you need to assign the FTP application to the address of the storage unit. This will allow port 21 to pass through the home hub firewall.
Protocol TCP
Start port address 21
End port address 21
map to local port 21
Trigger port (leave blank)
There should already be a suitable pre-defined under the "games and applications" section.
You will need to get a free DDNS account and host name from a suitable provider, like dyndns.org , and enter these details into the home hubs dynamic DNS settings.
If you are using a home hub 3, I believe that port forwarding is not working at the moment.
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

Time Capsule + DG834G Port Restricted

Hi,
When I go on the connection doctor in iChat it says that my router is 'Port Restricted'. I am using a Netgear DG834G and Time Capsule so how would I get it to stop saying it? I would have thought it wouldn't say that as I'm using a Time Capsule, although maybe it's because I have it in bridge mode with the DG834G? If so, I've already tried to use it not in bridge mode and it didn't work, unless there's another way of doing it?
Thanks

Thanks so much for suggesting those things, I hadn't stopped the firewall on the DG834G, but when I did iChat reported it as 'Full Cone' with a green status and also Back to My Mac had a green status too which it hasn't had before!
I did a port scan and realised that even though the firewall on the DG834G is stopped, the Time Capsule firewall is on instead. I always thought that if the two were connected on 'bridge mode' then Time Capsule didn't have a firewall on, because I didn't see any settings for it on the Airport Utility. So thanks for that because it's now all working!

Time Capsule Gigabit Ports operating at 100 Mbps (no 1000 Mbps speed)

Hello!
I'm a Verizon Fios user and recently upgraded to Quantum (150 Mbps up/65 down).
My network:
Verizon modem/router with gigabit Ethernet wired to WAN port on TC (3rd Gen).
Multiple AEX extending the network throughout the house
VZ router is the DHCP controller, TC set to bridge mode
For some reason, the port controller on the VZ router is only working at 100 Mbps for whatever port is connected to the TC. I'm certain my TC has gigabit ports (as advertised--they all do, right?) and therefore can't figure out why I can't get the two pieces to operate at gigabit speed (for reference, the VZ modem has indicator lights for 10/100/1000 speeds and the same information is displayed in the router settings).
The VZ configuration page allows me to manually select port speeds (10 half/full duplex, 100 half/full, 1000 full) or allow it to AUTO select. On auto, the port reports 100 Mbps full duplex with the TC. I tried manually selecting 1000 full duplex, at which point the port goes dark (for lack of a better term--no lights, no activity between the two).
I'm certain the gigabit functionality exists on the VZ router side: if I plug in my early 2011 MB Pro directly to the port, I get gigabit speeds. I've also tried wiring from VZ router to TC LAN port, with the same result.
Definitely frustrating: my wired connections are artificially reducing throughput for wireless! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated: is there a setting I'm missing in Airport Utility?
Thanks!!
--Gus

I'm certain the gigabit functionality exists on the VZ router side: if I plug in my early 2011 MB Pro directly to the port, I get gigabit speeds. I've also tried wiring from VZ router to TC LAN port, with the same result.
Hi Gus
Let me just clarify the above statement.. wiring VZ to the TC LAN port got the same result as the WAN port.. that is how I am guessing you mean it. Not the same result as the MBP.. which worked fine.. !!
I do have an answer to slow ethernet speed but it is not a setting in the TC.. TC lacks most settings or control.. although I would do a factory reset just to be sure. You can also run it in double NAT for a test. The WAN port does have speed controls.. but you can only get to them from v5 utility..
That would be worthwhile to check.. I know you don't want double NAT but it is just to see what happens.
Otherwise your Gen3 A1355 is suffering capacitor deterioration on the 1.8v line.
I did fix it on one TC.. it is a rare problem. Normally the caps just die.
https://sites.google.com/site/lapastenague/a-deconstruction-of-routers-and-modem s/apple-time-capsule-repair/new-issue-with-a1355-gen-3-tc
I fixed it by soldering a standard low ESR capacitor to the supply..
Test the TC cold, as the ethernet seemed to work ok until it heated up.
Good luck with that one.
How to load 5.6 into ML.
1. Download 5.6 for Lion.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1482
Click to open the dmg but do not attempt to install the pkg.. it won't work anyway.
2. Download and install unpkg.
http://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
Run unpkg on the desktop.. it is very simple.. drag the AirPortUtility56.pkg file over to unpkg.. and it will create a new directory of the same name on the desktop.. drill down.. applications utilities .. there lo and behold is Airport utility 5.6 .. drag it to your main utilities directory or just run it from current location.
You cannot uninstall 6.1 (now 6.2 if you updated) so don't try.. and you cannot or should not run them both at the same time.. so just ignore the toyland version.. the plastic hammer.. and start using 5.6.. a real tool.
For screen shots see this post.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4668746?tstart=0

Time capsule WAN port problem

Time Capsule (model no. A1409) connected to DSL modem (not router) via ethernet worked fine for a year or so. Now TC thinks ethernet cable to WAN port is unplugged. Every 20 (+/-5) seconds the connection restores for one second, then claims to be not connected to modem for another 20 seconds. Different ethernet cables have same results. DSL modem works just fine when ethernet connected direct to my MacBook Pro running Maverick version 10.9.5

Unfortunately, Apple removed the ability to manually optimize WAN port settings when they introduced the AirPort Utility 6.x versions a few years ago.
If you might happen to have....or be able to borrow for an hour or two.....a Mac running the Leopard (10.5.x) or Snow Leopard (10.6.x) operating system, or a PC that has AirPort Utility installed on the device, there are some settings on the 5.x versions of AirPort Utility that might help your situation.
Otherwise, you could try inserting an Ethernet switch between the modem and the WAN port of the Time Capsule to see if that helps with the Ethernet negotiation issues. The thinking here is that the switch may do this better than the WAN port on the Time Capsule.
After that, the only other real option at this point.....which may or may not help.....would be to reset the Time Capsule back to factory default settings and then set it up again.

Splitting the Time Capsule USB port for 2 devices ??

So if i have and external HD plugged into tc usb port and I also need to plug in a netflix ready blue ray player to the same port- is there a splitter I can buy to do this or what other options do i have?
I have an extra airport extreme I am not using-could I run an ethernet cord to it and use that usb port for my second device without and problems?
Thx

First, yes it is possible to attach multiple devices to the TC's USB port. You will need a USB hub though. Some users have discovered that not all hubs are compatible with the TCs USB port. So you may need to shop around if the first one doesn't work.
However, the USB port on the TC is designed primarily to handle external HDs or printers. That is, it is designed to make them available to your local network, not to the internet. So I have doubts that the BR player will be able to have full interest access via the TCs USB port.
See this KB article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2421
Hope this clarifies things a bit. Cheers!

Time capsule LAN ports

Hi,
I have just purchased a TC that was only 4 months old so that I could place this in my tv cabinet and use the LAN ports to connect to my Panasonic TV and paid tv box when they come in and install this.
I have connected this to my home network via wifi and it is currently performing the 1st back up ( 3 days until its finished) yet when I try and connect my tv is LAN it is not working. I have been reading that these ports are disabled when the TC is connected via wifi. Is this true? Surely Apple is not this blind to do this?
Had I known this would not work I would have not bought the item. I can not return this as it was bought off eBay.
Surely there has to be a way that I can get this to work. Moving my modem is not possible. The only other solution I can think off is running a LAN cable from my modem, through the roof and then plug this into the TC.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

MattnJayne wrote:
Hi,
I have just purchased a TC that was only 4 months old so that I could place this in my tv cabinet and use the LAN ports to connect to my Panasonic TV and paid tv box when they come in and install this.
I have connected this to my home network via wifi and it is currently performing the 1st back up ( 3 days until its finished) yet when I try and connect my tv is LAN it is not working. I have been reading that these ports are disabled when the TC is connected via wifi. Is this true? Surely Apple is not this blind to do this?
Had I known this would not work I would have not bought the item. I can not return this as it was bought off eBay.
Surely there has to be a way that I can get this to work. Moving my modem is not possible. The only other solution I can think off is running a LAN cable from my modem, through the roof and then plug this into the TC.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
That is exactly how the TC works.. put it in join wireless and the ethernet ports get turned off..
The only way to keep it working is WDS.. that will reduce speed to G wireless but AFAIK the ethernet ports still work. It is an issue though because WDS doesn't work across products from all brands and the security might also drop back to wep.. so terrible.
Ethernet is by far the best way to do it..
But EOP adapters work well for many people.

Time Capsule Does Not Port Forward FTP Ports

Hey there,
I recently purchased a Time Capsule, and I found out that while it fixes the NAT-PMP bug found in my previous AirPort Extreme Base Station (Gigabit-N), it introduces a new problem which makes it refuse to forward port 21 properly.
It seems to me that the Time Capsule has some sort of FTP server built in, and is either enabled but closes connection on client connection, or disabled but still listens for client connection.
This message is what I get when I connect to my IP via FTP from the WAN side (FTP port forwarded to a local machine with an IP 10.0.0.8):
421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection.
When it is accessed from the LAN of course, I can connect to 10.0.0.8 with no problem. However, what is interesting is if I connect to the Time Capsule via FTP I get this as well:
421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection.
Thus, I am 100% certain that the FTP message I see when I connect from WAN is from the Time Capsule instead of the machine I port forwarded to.
Apple needs to fix this annoying problem and at the same time fixes some VPN issues I'm having with my Nortel VPN client (4.68). It was all working when I had the AirPort Extreme Base Station.

I am having a problem establishing an FTP session that is started with my FTP Client (CuteFTP) on my local network and attempting to connect to an FTP Server with one of my hosting providers. My first few attempts used FTPS (Secure FTP) as that is what I typically use when transferring FTP packets over the net. Well, this didn't work so I thought maybe the Time Capsule had a problem inspecting the encrypted packets so I switched to standard clear-text FTP just to see if the Time Capsule handles FTP session management functions correctly. This didn't work either. I'm using PASV FTP and have never had a problem before with my CISCO Router or with another consumer-based NAT router. I don't believe that the Server on the Internet gets the initial request on port 21 as I believe the Time Capsule is not allowing the packet to pass and my FTP Client spits back an error message : "Couldn't access FTP service " "Connection Failed". I have also used "Terminal" and initiated the ftp utility and attempted to connect to the same server and receive the following error message : "421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection.". I have attempted to put my computer in the DMZ by using the Default Host feature on the Time Capsule but that resulted in the same errors. I believe that I have tried most of the settings available on the Time Capsule to attempt to get this to work but no luck yet. If the packet is getting through to the server and the response back on the current ephemeral port is not getting through the Time Capsule I'm really hoping the solution is not having to port map all ephemeral ports as this is in the tens of thousands. Has anyone successfully established an FTP Session (Secure or Not) from your local client through the Time Capsule to a Server on the Internet. If so, could you help by providing any Time Capsule settings that were required for this to function properly....Thanks in Advance.
Note: I have attempted to ftp to several different public ftp servers on the Internet and get the same error results. I have no problems ftping to local serverson my local network.

AEBS/802.11n@7.3.1= no port forwarding on port 21 (FTP) but 7.2.1 does!

HI guys, this is of interest to those of you with firmware 7.3.1 on your  Airport Extreme Base Station 802.11n (AEBSn) that have been unsuccessful getting FTP port forwarding (port mapping) to work (that is with PORT 21 mainly.
After some frustrating days on weekend with issues with APXn and TC and this AEBSn, I have found that *_falling back to firmware 7.2.1 for the AEBSn allows the port forwarding for FTP (port 21) to work ok.*_
Note that at firmware 7.3.1, most uncommon ports are forwarded ok, For example Vuze random ports for BT incoming such as port 43434 or what ever you use are mapped ok at firmware 7.3.1.
However ports such as 20 and 21 (FTP) in ver7.3.1 are not forwarded at all. I don't know why.
So as a workaround for port forwarding, using AEBSn firmware ver7.2.1 works fine.
(use *airport utility/base station/upload firmware* while connected to the broadband and you get a list of available firmware for that airport device)
I have this working as the main router for ADSL on a 5Ghz 802.11n network with a time capsule (at firmware 7.3.1 ) and an airport express 802.11n (APXn) at firmware 7.3.1.
Please post if you have been able to get FTP port forwarding (port 21) aka port mapping working on an AEBSn at firmware 7.3.1.
I hope there is an update soon for the newer airports as they are not as reliable as the previous versions IMHO.
w

Hi,
I have the same problem. When I downgrade to 7.2.1 FTP and VPN works fine. But then I have a problem with stablility of the AEBS. I can not believe that Apple is not able to fix this problem. Have you guys any issues with stability problem running 7.2.1 I need a stable system as we running a kerio mailserver. Just in that moment I can not access the mail server as the internet is down again. Hope anybody has a solution for this.

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