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Old November 7th, 2006, 11:52 AM
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How To Create An FTP Sever/Site
Ok I'm a newbie when it comes to FTP. My goal is to setup an FTP server/site at home so I can access files from a remote location instead of having to email or add files to a flash drive and vice versa.

Operating System - XP Home Edition

If there is anything else you need to know please let me know.

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Since you are using Windows XP, you can use IIS to setup a simple one. You can get an idea on the link below.

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Filezilla Server is a good choice if you dont like IIS.

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Well I ended up finding Serv-U and SmartFTP. I setup everything last night but what do I need to connect from a remote computer to the server at home? Oviously another FTP client but the whole connection setup is fuzzy to me. Not sure if I just enter the IP as I did at home or what.
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type ipconfig and this will tell you your ip address. Just use that address to ftp in (note you may have a dynamic ip (dhcp) so it may change from time to time).

If you have a firewall that may(probably will) block the incoming connection, you will need to allow all ftp traffic to your computer (not a good idea) or allow ip from a specific address (better).

Depending on what you will be transfering you might want to think about ssh.

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Very good. I'll try and set it up tonight and test again tomorrow from work.

Thanks for the input and I'll let ya know how I make out.

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I use Serv-u as well. It is very good. Its a shame that you don't have xp pro on your home system as i would suggest you configure it for remote desktop so you can start the server when needed - this just means its only online when you want it to be and save your computer from being hacked in any way.
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Yeah I wish I had XP Pro too. Well I couldn't find where to allow certain IP addresses to connect via the firewall. Not sure if its in the router setup or within Norton Internet Securities.

Any help would be appreciated.
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Norton Internet Security is pretty much horrible. You are better off buying a router and using a normal desktop firewall software.
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I already have a router. There is the Windows Firewall option that is disabled since I have Norton.
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