Windows Firewall blocking FTP on IIS on windows server 2012 r2

Question

I have successfully setup my FTP on Windows Server 2012 R2 by following this TUTORIAL. I am able to see my files by logging in to ftp and after fully disabling Windows Firewall. But couldn't connect even if

I have allowed ftp through firewall.
I have used this tutorial for configuring data channel port.
I have made sure that corresponding ports are allowed through FTP.

But as soon as I have enabled Windows Firewall, I am unable to connect. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Please move your question to [sf] or [su]. It's off-topic here. — Martin Prikryl, Apr 20 '15 at 06:57

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered May 01 '17 at 17:08

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Restarting FTP Service

When install new FTP server or change FTP data channel port range --> need restart FTP service to apply. I try this way and it's work.

To restart FTP service go to Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools and open Services. Locate Microsoft FTP Service and click Restart service.

answered May 01 '17 at 17:08

TrungNT

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This is the actual answer. If you have just installed it WON'T ACCEPT OUTSIDE CONNECTIONS!!!!!!!!! – sonofsmog May 17 '17 at 22:39

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 20 '15 at 07:18

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Apparently the default firewall rules don't work.Slucas Blog. I just added new rule for port 21 and everything worked like a charm.

answered Apr 20 '15 at 07:18

ZZeyaNN

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If you follow the blog instructions and get `Set-Content : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument 'unrestricted'`, use `sc.exe`, see [here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/33785483/21115). – davetapley Nov 05 '20 at 21:46

Windows Firewall blocking FTP on IIS on windows server 2012 r2

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