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I'm trying to get our Lexmark MX710 to send faxes over FTP to our Windows Server 2012 R2 using FTP. I've installed the IIS role with FTP and created an FTP site. I can't seem to get the authentication setup correctly.

I've tried dozens of different configurations with the authentication, and none have been successful. Adding to the complexity is that I'm not 100% sure what exactly the Lexmark wants in the fields it lets me configure. Here's what it asks for to try to send over FTP:

Name:

Server:

Password:

Path and filename:

Finally, I'm pretty new to IIS, so I'm not certain that I've got it configured properly either. Any help would be appreciated.

remove the virtual hostname and try it without

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Little Green Man

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Dec 13, 2014 at 02:38 UTC

Allow for anonymous authentication, and add the IUSR account permissions to the folder. That should work.

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Hi Bill,

I've got the settings you suggested added. How would I check if I've got FTP page setup correctly?

I've tried typing the ftp site into Chrome from the server to access it, but I can't login regardless of what I put into the username and password prompt.

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Dec 13, 2014 at 02:49 UTC

What if you use filezilla?

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It's an option I've considered, but I'm not sure how easy it would be to update as time goes on.

Also, I'd really like to learn how to use IIS, so if we can use it, I'd prefer it.

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Dec 13, 2014 at 03:24 UTC

Filezilla client, not the server. Use it to connect and test.

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I can access the site with Chrome using file://Server/Directory, but not ftp://DomainNameThatISetupEarlier.com. I've tried using file://Server/Directory for the path in the Lexmark, but that didn't work. Any thoughts.

Just off the top of my head have you contacted Lexmark just to see if they have any insight?

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I contacted Lexmark by email. I'll call when they're open again.

So you've configured it but are failing to connect to I assume port 21 on FTP.

Is windows firewall off or configured to allow incoming on port 21? (open 20-21 ports, 20 is used as a data connection) or turn off the 2012 Firewall as a test.

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I checked the Firewall and there are a bunch of FTP rules set to allow for inbound, including FTP (no SSL), which allows any incoming connections over port 21.

I did turn off the firewall for a test; it had no effect.

If I didn't have the firewall configured wouldn't I not even get the authentication prompt?

If you have authentication enabled and the machine is in a domain use domain\username and your password, if it is in a workgroup try servername\username password

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It's a domain environment. Tried that. It doesn't recognize any domain user, even though I have "all users" and "anonymous logins" allowed.

under FTP authentication make sure anonymous is enabled

under authorization rule make sure anonymous is enabled with read/write as needed

on the FTP site make sure you edit the permissions to the folder you want them to have (click on the FTP site, edit permissions) and make sure IUSR user is added with the level of read/write you want the anonymous user to have.

Rommy IT is an IT service provider.

Yep. That's the rules that I've set. Still can't login.

What error, and what are you using for your anon test?

anonymous users typically expect an email address as a login, so make one up

I have just setup a test one on my lab in less than 5 minutes, I can browse the folder without user/pass from core ftp lite client and IE11 without any username, so it would be nice to see what errors you get

from a browser you should be using ftp://servername or ftp://serveripaddress

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Using the virtual hostname I configured "ftp.mydomain.com", I just get the login prompt again, as if I'm putting the wrong username and password in. This is true regardless of whether I attempt to use a username or login anonymously.

From Explorer, using the servername as you suggested ftp://servername or ftp://serveripaddress, I get the following error: FTP Folder Error - Windows cannot access this folder. Make sure you typed the file name correctly and that you have permission to access this folder. Details:

From, Internet Explorer 11, using ftp://servername or ftp://serveripaddress, I get a generic "This page can't be displayed" message with no error number. Using ftp.mydomain.com, I get the login prompt over and over again, just like in Explorer.

remove the virtual hostname and try it without

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VICTORY! Thanks, Rob! Removing the virtual hostname worked like a charm!

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No problem, glad you got there in the end.

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Dec 13, 2014 at 17:30 UTC

Virtual host names can be supplanted with DNS settings too. I've also seen it done with some routers too. Glad you were able to get it working. BTW, if you need some nifty powershell scripts to help with maintenance, pm me. I will also post them here when I get a chance.

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