internal vs external port problem

[davidstoll]

It appears that when connecting to HFS from the external port, the log screen in HFS shows a different (internal?) port that appears to be random...almost like uPnP or PASV mod in FTP.  How can I lock this down?  I believe this is what is causing my client to not be able to connect.

Thanks

[rejetto]

the always-changing port is perfectly normal and is totally unrelated to the port you can set.
indeed, after the connection on the fixed port is established, it is always moved to a different random port.
some programs don't show you, but they do, because it's necessary, that's the way it goes, and you should safely focus on other things to find your problem.

what's the self-test saying?

[davidstoll]

The self test is passing.

I think the client is not set to do PASV transfer.

It is a service that I subscribe to, so I'll have to see if they can't change the way they transfer.

[rejetto]

there's no PASV in http, only in ftp.
your client should use http to download the file.
if you are transfering over the Internet, then the URL (address) of the file to be used by the client is the one you see after the self test is passed.
in a local network there's a different address to be used.

[davidstoll]

Ok, gottcha.

Thank you for the help!