Remote Internet Xbox Connection?

[im_dman]

Hey folks,

I'm trying to find a way to set up a remote connection to an offsite xbox. Can I use ftp to accomplish this? Exp: I want to be able update a family members xbox over the internet from my home. Is this possible and how.

Thank you in advance!

 

[BillyF]

If you are using a router, forward port 21 to your xbox, and connect to the public ip address from your house (using flash fxp), and the router will direct the ftp requests to the xbox.

Its a bit more tricky using a modem, you will have to find a program to redirect port 21 again from the pc to the xbox. The easiest way in this case would be to use remote desktop or vnc or something and have flash fxp on the machine on the same network as the xbox.

 

[Martin C]

Don't forget that in order to connect your Xbox's FTP server, ports 20 AND 21 will need to be forwarded.

You can have any port you like ie [ip]:30333 (which would mean this port is forwarded instead of 21), but you would still need port 20 forwarded also.

For a modem, it could be easier. For instance, if it's a static IP account you have, just set the Xbox to DHCP and boot with the modem connected directly to it. You should be able to reach it via the internet using the static IP.

Martin

Martin

 

[kowrip]

Keep in mind that opening up port 21 to the outside world is risky. You may want to try something like tunneling it through SSH if you can. If you're not able to do this, you may want to teach whoever is at the other end how to block that port when you aren't using it.