This is by design. You will need to create a packet filter to allow access to the FTP server from ISA. You many need to wait a couple of minutes (or restart the ISA Services) before this filter becomes active. It's not a good idea to run from the ISA as this is a potential security hole. Ben -----Original Message----- From: Andrea [mailto:calo@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 2:46 PM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] ISA server cannot connect to an FTP server on the external lan http://www.ISAserver.org When i try to connect from my ISA SERVER to an FTP server external, it display that: host is unreachable.but when i try to connect from a client on lan trough ISA to an external FTP server it works properly and i can connect to ftp server correctly. someone can help me about? Thank you in advance Andrea ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: ben_snell@xxxxxx To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub')