Assistance with FTP server

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fuwath

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This is my first post and here it goes:

Just set up FTP server using IIS in Windows XP Pro. Have it configured and running on my network. Tested and I am able to use FTP to tranfer files from one computer to another. My friend at his house wants to access my FTP server. I have forwarded port 21 on my router to my FTP server and have had my friend forward port 21 to his PC. What I don't know is what IP address does my friend use to connect to my FTP server. When I input the command ipconfig /all the IP assigned to FTP server is 192.168.1.100. I have tried having my friend use this IP and it does not work. What I am thinking is that i must use a different ip because 192.168.1.100 is assigned by my router. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
192.168.1.100 is your local IP. You need to give your friend an external IP address. You can find that out at www.whatismyip.com.

Once you know that, your buddy can access your FTP server at ftp://Username:Password@[insert_IP_address here]

I'm pretty sure that will work. Your next step would be to assign a domain name to forward to that IP address, so that it is easier to remember, etc... This is a dynamic DNS service. You can sign up at www.dyndns.com.

Anyway, hope I've helped. I'm not sure if I'm completely correct, but I can say it with 70 - 80 percent certainty.
 
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