FTP Server Help

[bgibbz]

Hi, so I am trying to setup a FTP server from my Netgear router in order to use online functionality of a game. I want to set this up on my router (Netgear Nighthawk X6 R8000) because that I already have a 2tb drive hooked up to it, and I don't have any server PCs or PCs that I run 24/7 to host the game files.

 

I tried following all of the instructions from here and here, but I keep getting stuck on setting up the DDNS. I tried first setting it up through the netgear router utility -

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After filling out all of those fields, a message popped up saying it was successfully registered. However, when I try to sign on to the account, I get the message "Unable to complete the job, reason; Unable to locate hostname in your account.

 

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However, when I click manage account, the DDNS service shows up as active, and is even successfully retrieving the IP Addresses.

 

 

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I even created another hostname and tried to sign into that hostname through the no-ip option in the netgear utility, but that also did not work, although that did not produce an error message, just nothing happened.

 

 

Is there something I am doing wrong? All I am trying to do is create a globally accessible FTP server that I can then input into a game (Out of the park baseball 17) so that I can play online multiplayer with my friends. If there is an easier way of doing this or anything, I would greatly appreciate the help. Thanks!

[mGrytbak]

The DDNS is not something you really need. You can just input your ip-address instead. 

 

If you absolutely need a hostname, noip also got a desktop client you can install on a computer on the same network to update the IP if it changes.