Speedstream 5660 Router questions

[York1]

OK Im using a 5660 that my DSL ISP gave me.All is working fine .All of my computers can connect to internet etc....
What Id like to do is be able to use one of my computers as an FTP server.Ive got Bullet Proof FTP server but cannot seem to get it working.I looked thru the router setup and am no sure what exactly i need to change.Any help would be greatly appreciated

[DocSilly]

Check http://www.practicallynetworked.com , the SHARING section. There is a lot of good info on the page.

Note that some of the very inexpensive routers do not support port range mapping or triggered maps. They also tend to have a limited number (10-12) of single port mappings and you can't specify TCP or UDP. So if your favorite application needs mapped port ranges, you'll have to choose another router or use the router's "DMZ" or "Exposed Computer" option for one computer. Go back to this section for a list of routers that support triggered maps.

If all this just sounds like too much of a hassle, you might want to skip trying to find out what holes to open and just place one computer outside the firewall. Most NAT routers will allow you to do this through a feature usually called "Exposed Computer" or "DMZ Computer". Of course, that computer is completely exposed to the Internet, so you'd better lock it down real tight!