Synchronet v3.19b-Win32 (install) has been released (Jan-2022).

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faq:tcpip [2020/02/13 23:49] – And finally, diffie-hellman with sha256 deucefaq:tcpip [2020/04/14 16:26] – New FTP HTML FAQ. digital man
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   * [[#ftp_connect|Why can't users connect to my FTP server]]?    * [[#ftp_connect|Why can't users connect to my FTP server]]? 
   * [[#ftp_nat|Why do FTP clients lock-up or time-out when listing directories or downloading files from my FTP server]]?    * [[#ftp_nat|Why do FTP clients lock-up or time-out when listing directories or downloading files from my FTP server]]? 
 +  * [[#ftp_html|Why won't my browser render the output of ftp-html.js (''00index.html'')]]?
   * [[#bind|Why do some or all of my servers get bind errors when starting or recycling]]?    * [[#bind|Why do some or all of my servers get bind errors when starting or recycling]]? 
   * [[#bandwidth|How many nodes/clients/users can I support with my Internet connection]]?    * [[#bandwidth|How many nodes/clients/users can I support with my Internet connection]]? 
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 If your firewall cannot dynamically open/forward FTP PASV data ports for incoming passive FTP data connections, you can specify a limited range of TCP port numbers to use for passive transfers by modifying the PasvPortLow and PasvPortHigh values in the ''[FTP]'' section of your ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[config:sbbs.ini]]'' file. You will of course need to configure your firewall device to open/forward these ports to your FTP server.  If your firewall cannot dynamically open/forward FTP PASV data ports for incoming passive FTP data connections, you can specify a limited range of TCP port numbers to use for passive transfers by modifying the PasvPortLow and PasvPortHigh values in the ''[FTP]'' section of your ''[[dir:ctrl]]/[[config:sbbs.ini]]'' file. You will of course need to configure your firewall device to open/forward these ports to your FTP server. 
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 +===== FTP HTML =====
 +:?: **Question:**\\
 +Why will my web browser not (no longer) render the HTML content sent by the Synchronet FTP Server? 
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 +:!: **Answer:**\\
 +For security reasons, modern web browser will not render HTML content served by protocols other than HTTP or HTTPS.
 +  * [[https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/chrome-and-firefox-developers-aim-to-remove-support-for-ftp/]]
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 +Some web browsers (e.g. Microsoft Edge) are removing FTP support altogether.
  
 ===== Bind ===== ===== Bind =====

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