WRT600N Storage Link FTP Server problems

I have the WRT600N wireless router which has a Storage Link capable of being turned into an FTP Server. I have set up the FTP server, and I can see folders, but not files within the folders. I have it set up to display the /public/FTP_Server folder as the FTP server, I have a Jpeg file in the folder, but I cannot see it in the FireFox FTP browser. When I type /hello.jpg at the end of the address line, it says "No such file" or something like that. How do I access my files on the server? My server is ftp://the-sir-lar-network.ath.cx and the file is in that folder and it's called "hello.jpg". EDIT: Log in with username: guest password:"" (no password)
Message Edited by zachlr on 08-31-2008 07:59 PM

zachlr wrote:
I have the WRT600N wireless router which has a Storage Link capable of being turned into an FTP Server. I have set up the FTP server, and I can see folders, but not files within the folders. I have it set up to display the /public/FTP_Server folder as the FTP server, I have a Jpeg file in the folder, but I cannot see it in the FireFox FTP browser. When I type /hello.jpg at the end of the address line, it says "No such file" or something like that. How do I access my files on the server? My server is ftp://the-sir-lar-network.ath.cx and the file is in that folder and it's called "hello.jpg". EDIT: Log in with username: guest password:"" (no password)
Message Edited by zachlr on 08-31-2008 07:59 PM
Hi
Check ur firewall ,if its not blocking u to access ur server files.
secondly ,
try putting and accessing some more files.
else ,
Format the Disk , and try again.
see what happens??
pe@c3
"What u Give , is wht u better start expecting to take back".. - http://Forsakenbliss.wordpress.com

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