Connecting Filezilla to FTP Servers Behind a NAT Router (the Easy Way)

Having trouble connecting Filezilla to an FTP server that's behind a NAT router? If it connects, but then gives a "Failed to retrieve directory listing" error, then you have likely hit a classic NAT router problem.

In this video Hans explains what goes wrong and, more importantly, an easy way to "fix" it. Enabling a hidden Filezilla feature will enable you to successfully connect to the FTP server.

Click the link below for a summary:

Check out the FTP server I used for testing:

NOTE: This also works for virtual NAT routers, which you may encounter if you're server is running on a Virtual Machine (VM) or emulator (e.g., Qemu).