Author Topic: how do I set up an FTP site??? (Read 6260 times)

mikesalvo · « **on:** July 18, 2008, 02:53:11 PM »

Ive searched TS as well as done some googling. My google responses seem a little complicated. Is there any easy way of doing this?

~Mike

Brian Skalinder · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2008, 03:19:42 PM »

Do you want to set up an FTP server on your local PC, or do you want to use a service that provides HDD space and FTP access to it?

mikesalvo · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2008, 03:59:36 PM »

basically looking to set up an FTP site w/ HDD space, that me and a few others can access. Also want to be able for others to log in to snag music from it.

Brian Skalinder · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2008, 04:12:17 PM »

Let me try again, I'm not making myself clear...

I understand you want HDD space accessible by you and a few others over FTP. Do you want the HDD to reside on a local computer in your home, or on a remote computer provided by a 3rd party hosting service?

Scooter · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2008, 05:14:30 PM »

be aware that (if you are hosting it at home) the people d/l from you are going to suck all your bandwidth. Or at least take up alot of it assuming you are throttling usage.

live2496 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 18, 2008, 08:03:52 PM »

At home you can do this. One easy way is to install linux on a computer and then turn on the ftp service. On your modem/router you will need to forward port 21 to the ip of the linux computer.

I use www.dyndns.com to do dns resolution. That way the users can find you if your ip changes. You just have to sign up and register a hostname with them. They will provide up to certain number of hosts for free. PM me if you need some help with this. There are client programs you can run on a schedule that will update your hostname at regular intervals.

I think there is a sourceforge project that has an ftp server for windows if I am not mistaken.

Brian Skalinder · « **Reply #6 on:** July 18, 2008, 08:39:17 PM »

If you want to do it at home, here's a long-outdated, but still possibly helpful, tutorial on using GuildFTP for Windows:

http://www.taperssection.com/reference/html/runFTPserver/runFTPserver.htm

It uses no-ip.com instead of dyndns. I'm guessing there are different tools now for managing dynamic dns updates, but the concepts should remain the same.

live2496 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 18, 2008, 11:23:59 PM »

Thanks Brian.

I should mention also that the one I was thinking of was FileZilla.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558

I use the client and really like it. But I have never setup the ftp server.

tfrench · « **Reply #8 on:** July 22, 2008, 01:38:19 PM »

Quote from: live2496 on July 18, 2008, 11:23:59 PM

Thanks Brian.

I should mention also that the one I was thinking of was FileZilla.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558

I use the client and really like it. But I have never setup the ftp server.

Anyone help me out with setting up the FireZilla Server? Not sure what I'm missing but I can't get the FTP client to connect properly.

Todd

Brian Skalinder · « **Reply #9 on:** July 22, 2008, 01:48:25 PM »

Quote from: tfrench on July 22, 2008, 01:38:19 PM

Anyone help me out with setting up the FireZilla Server? Not sure what I'm missing but I can't get the FTP client to connect properly.

Details? Does the FTP client display a message? Is FTP server logging turned on? If so, what does the log say?

Are you trying to connect from your local PC or network, or across the internet? I believe if you're trying to connect to the FTP server from the FTP client on the local PC or local network, you'll need to specify the local IP address for the computer on which the FTP server is running, not the hostname.

tfrench · « **Reply #10 on:** July 22, 2008, 03:13:58 PM »

Quote from: Brian Skalinder on July 22, 2008, 01:48:25 PM

Quote from: tfrench on July 22, 2008, 01:38:19 PM
Anyone help me out with setting up the FireZilla Server? Not sure what I'm missing but I can't get the FTP client to connect properly.

Details? Does the FTP client display a message? Is FTP server logging turned on? If so, what does the log say?

Are you trying to connect from your local PC or network, or across the internet? I believe if you're trying to connect to the FTP server from the FTP client on the local PC or local network, you'll need to specify the local IP address for the computer on which the FTP server is running, not the hostname.

I'm connecting from my local pc (laptop). I'm running FileZilla Server on my laptop and attempting to connect to it via Smart FTP Client. I'm behind a router (d-link) that I have set the options to forward to my laptop. I keep getting "[15:11:25] Client closed the connection." It looks as if the session is timing out. I have the ip address and then have it forwarded from the router. I'm not sure what I'm missing here. Any other information?

Todd

Brian Skalinder · « **Reply #11 on:** July 22, 2008, 03:28:55 PM »

Quote from: tfrench on July 22, 2008, 03:13:58 PM

I have the ip address and then have it forwarded from the router. I'm not sure what I'm missing here. Any other information?

What IP address are you using? There should be two in play: <1> the IP address your ISP assigns to your router, and <2> the local IP address of your laptop (assigned from your router, either via static LAN IP setup or DHCP).

tfrench · « **Reply #12 on:** July 22, 2008, 03:32:26 PM »

Quote from: Brian Skalinder on July 22, 2008, 03:28:55 PM

Quote from: tfrench on July 22, 2008, 03:13:58 PM
I have the ip address and then have it forwarded from the router. I'm not sure what I'm missing here. Any other information?

What IP address are you using? There should be two in play: <1> the IP address your ISP assigns to your router, and <2> the local IP address of your laptop (assigned from your router, either via static LAN IP setup or DHCP).

Using the IP address from Earthlink (24.xx.xxx.xxx) and the forwarding via the rotuer to my laptop (192.168.0.105).

Brian Skalinder · « **Reply #13 on:** July 22, 2008, 03:47:27 PM »

Quote from: tfrench on July 22, 2008, 03:32:26 PM

Using the IP address from Earthlink (24.xx.xxx.xxx) and the forwarding via the rotuer to my laptop (192.168.0.105).

Forget the Earthlink-assigned IP address for the moment - only people connecting from the internet will use it. Since you're connecting locally, specify the local IP address of 192.168.0.105 in the FTP client's address field.

tfrench · « **Reply #14 on:** July 22, 2008, 03:57:00 PM »

Quote from: Brian Skalinder on July 22, 2008, 03:47:27 PM

Quote from: tfrench on July 22, 2008, 03:32:26 PM
Using the IP address from Earthlink (24.xx.xxx.xxx) and the forwarding via the rotuer to my laptop (192.168.0.105).

Forget the Earthlink-assigned IP address for the moment - only people connecting from the internet will use it. Since you're connecting locally, specify the local IP address of 192.168.0.105 in the FTP client's address field.

Ok, this works....slowly getting there!

Brian Skalinder · « **Reply #15 on:** July 22, 2008, 03:58:50 PM »

Quote from: tfrench on July 22, 2008, 03:57:00 PM

Ok, this works....slowly getting there!

Excellent! Make sure the login you create for others to access remotely has its permissions set appropriately. If you need someone to test connecting externally, lemme know via PM.

tfrench · « **Reply #16 on:** July 22, 2008, 04:10:42 PM »

Quote from: Brian Skalinder on July 22, 2008, 03:58:50 PM

Quote from: tfrench on July 22, 2008, 03:57:00 PM
Ok, this works....slowly getting there!

Excellent! Make sure the login you create for others to access remotely has its permissions set appropriately. If you need someone to test connecting externally, lemme know via PM.

PM coming your way now.

phanophish · « **Reply #17 on:** July 22, 2008, 04:42:01 PM »

Just a word of warning. Exposing any service to a public IP address can open you up to being hacked. If you are not really familiar with running and managing a public facing server it might be a good idea to leave the hosting to a third party.

rastasean · « **Reply #18 on:** July 22, 2008, 06:54:09 PM »

Quote from: phanophish on July 22, 2008, 04:42:01 PM

Just a word of warning. Exposing any service to a public IP address can open you up to being hacked. If you are not really familiar with running and managing a public facing server it might be a good idea to leave the hosting to a third party.

This is true. FTP is a wonderful protocol that is not used enough anymore because people aren't aware of the evils that can be done. If you're only allowing access to a particular folder/drive and granting access to only a few people, no worries with that as long as you trust them. If you want to send files to people that you don't know, I would stick to sendspace and megadownload.

Anyone know any ftp 3rd party hosting places?

rastasean · « **Reply #19 on:** July 25, 2008, 12:00:03 PM »

Well I guess I'll answer my own question...

I have godaddy hosting for my website and just learned the bandwidth total resets every month. that means I have 300GB a month.
The total 300 GB bandwidth for your account is a monthly rate that is reset after every month. writes one of the sales agents.
So, I just created a folder and an FTP user. people who have the account info can ONLY login to that folder to download and upload.

300GB a month for $8 4/month. You can't beat that for anything.

-peace