On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Brent Brown wrote: > So for now I've changed the port number to a random 5 digit number in the range 0- > 65535. Also changed the virtual server/port routing in my router to suit. So far, no > intrusion attempts, but yet to see if there is any downside to this, assuming I will be > able access into the FTP server on any nominated port number? Comments and > suggestions welcomed, thanks. Some companies don't allow outgoing traffic to ports other than, say, 80 and a few other common ones, so picking a higher port may not work. Also, I would suggest you use SFTP instead of FTP. FileZilla can handle that also. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist