[CalcProgrammer1]

I use an old Pentium 133 PC with 40GB hard drive as an FTP, I have it in my basement and leave it on all the time. It's really easy to set up, you just have to install War FTP Daemon (as it's configurable and easy). Use the User Account thing to set who can access what folders, who can write, who can read. You can say, allow your friends to log in with user/password and upload/download/rename/delete/move files, but allow anyone to access one specific folder to download a specific file or group of files that you want to share with the public. It uses passwords so it's very secure as well, just log in by doing ftp://username: password@your-ip-address (or get a free domain at www.no-ip.com).

[TuNiX]

Eric, im not sure what the "-" in your ip address are but it looks like thats a local ip address, you should be able to access that ip from your local area network but you wont be able to access it from outside of your network so you need to set up your port forwarding and then attempt to access the site from there like this http://USERNAME@IPADRESS:21/ or we can simplify this whole process and just download This its a stand alone ftp server,

TUTORIAL

when you start the ftp server for the first time you get a wizard that pops up and asks you to agree to the EULA, after that you get prompted for the information needed to set up there server, and heres how its done.

1. Create your user name -example - "Tunix"

2. Create password for user name -example- "Admin"

3. Create the root directory -example- "C:\root\"

4.Set your permissions -example- Read? "yes" , write? "yes".

5. Hit start in the upper right hand corner.

6. try to navigate to it. go to your browser and -type in- "ftp://127.0.0.1/" ' the reason we type 127.0.0.1 is because thats alwase the local ip putting "ftp://localhost/" would be like doing the same thing.

7 you will be prompted for your user name and pass and then your in.

8. now forward your ports, and go to WhatIsMyIP.com take that number and enter it in "ftp://THE IP FROM whatismyip.COM/" if it works you can now access the ftp server from anywhere and the best part is, no install!

[EricB]

Originally Posted by TuNiX

Eric, im not sure what the "-" in your ip address are but it looks like thats a local ip address, you should be able to access that ip from your local area network but you wont be able to access it from outside of your network so you need to set up your port forwarding and then attempt to access the site from there like this http://USERNAME@IPADRESS:21/ or we can simplify this whole process and just download This its a stand alone ftp server,

TUTORIAL

when you start the ftp server for the first time you get a wizard that pops up and asks you to agree to the EULA, after that you get prompted for the information needed to set up there server, and heres how its done.

1. Create your user name -example - "Tunix"

2. Create password for user name -example- "Admin"

3. Create the root directory -example- "C:\root\"

4.Set your permissions -example- Read? "yes" , write? "yes".

5. Hit start in the upper right hand corner.

6. try to navigate to it. go to your browser and -type in- "ftp://127.0.0.1/" ' the reason we type 127.0.0.1 is because thats alwase the local ip putting "ftp://localhost/" would be like doing the same thing.

7 you will be prompted for your user name and pass and then your in.

8. now forward your ports, and go to WhatIsMyIP.com take that number and enter it in "ftp://THE IP FROM whatismyip.COM/" if it works you can now access the ftp server from anywhere and the best part is, no install!

I put those - just in case it was working, I didn't want anybody to access it. I will try this later on today. thx

[EricB]

I enter everything correctly. I even follorw the port forwarding instructions which were already right.

this program won't start. it keeps saying offline

Edit. I'm getting somewhere. one of those other ftp programs is obviously using port 21. I change it and I can now start the program.

I can access the page from another computer now. But I can't get any files. it say access denied when I click the "up to higher directory"

typing this doesn't work either

6. try to navigate to it. go to your browser and -type in- "ftp://127.0.0.1/" ' the reason we type 127.0.0.1 is because thats alwase the local ip putting "ftp://localhost/" would be like doing the same thing.


the program's error log

00:11:49.359 [3160] 421 Failed to create data connection socket.
00:11:49.359 [3160] Client disconnected from
00:11:49.359 [3852] Client connected from
00:11:49.359 [3852] 220 Welcome to Quick 'n Easy FTP Server
00:11:49.359 [3852] USER
00:11:49.359 [3852] 331 Password required for
00:11:49.359 [3852] PASS ******
00:11:49.359 [3852] 230 User successfully logged in.
00:11:49.359 [3852] SYST
00:11:49.359 [3852] 215 UNIX emulated by Quick 'n Easy FTP Server.
00:11:49.375 [3852] PWD
00:11:49.375 [3852] 257 "/" is current directory.
00:11:49.375 [3852] TYPE I
00:11:49.375 [3852] 200 Type set to BINARY
00:11:49.375 [3852] PASV
00:11:49.375 [3852] 227 Entering Passive Mode
00:11:49.375 [3852] CWD /
00:11:49.375 [3852] 250 "/" is current directory.
00:11:49.375 [3852] LIST
00:11:49.375 [3852] 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for directory list.
00:11:59.390 [3852] 421 Failed to create data connection socket.
00:11:59.390 [3852] Client disconnected from
00:11:59.390 [2860] Client connected from
00:11:59.390 [2860] 220 Welcome to Quick 'n Easy FTP Server
00:11:59.390 [2860] USER
00:11:59.390 [2860] 331 Password required for
00:11:59.390 [2860] PASS ******
00:11:59.390 [2860] 230 User successfully logged in.
00:11:59.390 [2860] SYST
00:11:59.390 [2860] 215 UNIX emulated by Quick 'n Easy FTP Server.
00:11:59.390 [2860] PWD
00:11:59.390 [2860] 257 "/" is current directory.
00:11:59.390 [2860] TYPE I
00:11:59.390 [2860] 200 Type set to BINARY
00:11:59.390 [2860] PASV
00:11:59.406 [2860] 227 Entering Passive Mode
00:11:59.406 [2860] CWD /
00:11:59.406 [2860] 250 "/" is current directory.
00:11:59.406 [2860] LIST
00:11:59.406 [2860] 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for directory list.

[EricB]

Originally Posted by CalcProgrammer1

I use an old Pentium 133 PC with 40GB hard drive as an FTP, I have it in my basement and leave it on all the time. It's really easy to set up, you just have to install War FTP Daemon (as it's configurable and easy). Use the User Account thing to set who can access what folders, who can write, who can read. You can say, allow your friends to log in with user/password and upload/download/rename/delete/move files, but allow anyone to access one specific folder to download a specific file or group of files that you want to share with the public. It uses passwords so it's very secure as well, just log in by doing ftp://username: password@your-ip-address (or get a free domain at www.noip.com).

i get a server not found at the no ip.com

[Sodaen]

The question isn't really how do you set up a secured FTP on Windows XP, but really, can Windows XP be secure, even though it supports secured FTP?

WATCH OUT FOR PROGRAMS IN BACKGROUND WATCHING WHAT YOU DO.

[TuNiX]

EricB lets try just using your ip adress to connect to the server before we try and use a something like port forwarding, so you followed all the steps and hit run, and then you got an error? do you have any virus protection or firewalls on?

[CalcProgrammer1]

If your FTP server is behind a router, you'll have to use port forwarding to put the local IP's port (usually port 21 for FTP) on the Internet IP address. Then you can use no-ip (no dash ip, not noip) to get a free domain name. To test your FTP locally, use another computer on your local network, and type something along the lines of:

ftp://username: password@<local-ip-of-ftp-server>/folder/file.idk (there's no space between the : and the password, but : p is interpreted as a smiley)

of course filling in the data with the appropriate information.

After you forward, you should be able to do the same but with the Internet ip, then with no-ip, you can have like my-name.serveftp.com or something (I have calc.servegame.com, I use it to serve a JKA game server and a FTP.)

[EricB]

I might be an idiot to ftp, but I know how to forward ports. I have nod32 and a dlink dir-625 wireless n router with advance hardware firewall protection. I use windows wac arse firewall because my preferred one vcom's systemsuite is the bomb but it doesn't work on everysystem (install systemsuite on some system will give you the bsod, i haven't tried it on this one)

speaking of vcom. let me try their power desk pro which has built in ftp

[EricB]

Originally Posted by EricB

I might be an idiot to ftp, but I know how to forward ports. I have nod32 and a dlink dir-625 wireless n router with advance hardware firewall protection. I use windows wac arse firewall because my preferred one vcom's systemsuite is the bomb but it doesn't work on everysystem (install systemsuite on some system will give you the bsod, i haven't tried it on this one)

speaking of vcom. let me try their power desk pro which has built in ftp

I'm quitting for now. I've learn that it's easier to use if you have a domain. I'm in the process of setting up a domain on my server because I want to learn how to do remote installs.

CalcProgrammer1. they are want to charge me 15.00 for basic and 32.95 for plus at no-ip.com. what are the benefits of taking one deal over the other? what are the best bargains for domains.

is this the same kind of domain that I can setup on my server and run RIS (Remote Installs)?