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| I am a novice user who would enjoy having FTP server to share my files to my friends/relatives across country. i already set up my ftp by following the instructions on this site http://mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/IIS/iis1.php. now my problem is how will i test my ftp site if it is working? and what will be ftp address will i give to my friends to access my files | |
| Bernard Cheah [MVP] 2006-08-06, 1:24 am |
| first, test it locally at the server.
c:\> ftp localhost
try login and dir listing, download, etc
After that, ensure your friend request is able to reach your IIS FTP.
Typically, you will have a router/modem etc which connect you to the net.
You need to give your friends the 'public' ip, which the ip that you are
connected to the Internet. and then you need to ensure that you have
configure the router/modem to forward the ftp request to your internall FTP
server....
That's the basic concept, as of how to do it. you will need to refer your
router/modem document on how to achieve the above.
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Regards,
Bernard Cheah
http://www.iis.net/
http://www.iis-resources.com/
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bernard/
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> I am a novice user who would enjoy having FTP server to share my files
> to my friends/relatives across country. i already set up my ftp by
> following the instructions on this site
> http://mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/IIS/iis1.php. now my problem is how
> will i test my ftp site if it is working? and what will be ftp address
> will i give to my friends to access my files
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| thanks for the help bernard. this is what i did i, i go to dos prompt i type ipcofig, the ip number i got there, i put it in the IE adress bar ftp://xxx.xxx.x.xxx, and it is asking a username & password.so i went back to IIS and tick the "ALLOW ANONYMOUS CONNECTION". it turns out ok, because i can see now my files display on my IE browser located at c:\inetpub\ftproot . so i told my friends to do the same, go to IE address bar and type FTP:\xxx.xxx.x.xx (my ip number), but they told me the message say page cannot be display. am i going on the right direction??? | |
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| correct me if I am wrong but don't be having people "logging in" with a
username/pass over the internet unless your on a vpn of ssh.
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> I am a novice user who would enjoy having FTP server to share my files
> to my friends/relatives across country. i already set up my ftp by
> following the instructions on this site
> http://mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/IIS/iis1.php. now my problem is how
> will i test my ftp site if it is working? and what will be ftp address
> will i give to my friends to access my files
>
>
>
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> dike
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| quote:
Originally posted by jd
correct me if I am wrong but don't be having people "logging in" with a
username/pass over the internet unless your on a vpn of ssh.
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> I am a novice user who would enjoy having FTP server to share my files
> to my friends/relatives across country. i already set up my ftp by
> following the instructions on this site
> http://mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/IIS/iis1.php. now my problem is how
> will i test my ftp site if it is working? and what will be ftp address
> will i give to my friends to access my files
>
>
>
> --
> dike
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sorry, don't know what is vpn means, does it mean my ftp site won't work unless it has username/password? coz i'm thinking for meantime i want my ftp site to be simple, just type the ftp address and they can already access my folder, no username, no password or anything. only for the meantime, if it works then my next target will be putting some username & password. |
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