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Blueboy1986
05-18-04, 02:37 PM
Hey guys i wanted to know whats a good program that will let u run a ftp server of my home cable connection?
SavageBasher
05-18-04, 02:53 PM
I found this after searching google for approx 1.8 seconds

http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/
darthdana
05-18-04, 02:57 PM
If you have XP, you have a built in FTP server. Not as whizbang as the other stuff out there but its free.

And before anyone gets all riled up on it not being secure, it only uses the same ports as any other FTP server (21 default)

Of course if it was me, I would this with SP2RC2

If you are running linux, this is even easier, as I can not recall a dist with a FTP server.
SavageBasher
05-18-04, 03:07 PM
whoops, I jumped the gun on that one... sorry. :(

What about windows 98?
Xenocide
05-18-04, 03:25 PM
Originally posted by darthdana
If you have XP, you have a built in FTP server. Not as whizbang as the other stuff out there but its free.

And before anyone gets all riled up on it not being secure, it only uses the same ports as any other FTP server (21 default)

Of course if it was me, I would this with SP2RC2

If you are running linux, this is even easier, as I can not recall a dist with a FTP server.

uh i wouldn't even think about running IIS ftp server, you have to setup a windows account for every user and if an exploit comes out before you can patch someone can get full acess to your box.

its worth shelling out the 12.95 or so for raideinftpd, ill even sell you a license that i don't use if you want it...
Cjwinnit
05-18-04, 03:42 PM
Originally posted by SavageBasher
I found this after searching google for approx 1.8 seconds

http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/

This is the one I use, it's good.
SK8
05-18-04, 03:50 PM
I use bftp on my proliant, i use iis for http bc its easy, i tried using iis for ftp but it was over complex and i couldnt monitor it all that great, so bump for bftp!
Xenocide
05-18-04, 04:42 PM
you can monitor IIS for activity is quite easy you just need a log analyizer
SK8
05-18-04, 04:43 PM
well bftp has one built in and its simple thats why i <3 it!
Como
05-18-04, 06:38 PM
i know someone who set one up, time warner cable (road runner) blocked his port! he has gotten a new router since then and they have not blocked him yet...just something you may want to consider. (and i'm almost ceartain he does it with linux)
SavageBasher
05-18-04, 07:32 PM
yes yes... cable companies don't like you doing ftp on your service
Xenocide
05-18-04, 08:04 PM
Originally posted by Como
i know someone who set one up, time warner cable (road runner) blocked his port! he has gotten a new router since then and they have not blocked him yet...just something you may want to consider. (and i'm almost ceartain he does it with linux)

uh new router doesn't help the blocked port...if he keeps the port the same they will still block it. he didn't need a new router, just needed to change the port to like 2121 or something random
SavageBasher
05-18-04, 09:07 PM
Its not ftp, but.... http://www.keyfocus.net/kfws/

It works damn good. I have 2 buddies that know it too. :D
SewerBeing
05-18-04, 09:08 PM
yeah, I just installed it, it works awesomly great (does that even work???). Oh well, it works.
Blueboy1986
05-18-04, 09:24 PM
Hey thanks guys for the reponses. Am gonna try Filezilla for now. I use comcast cable. u think they will mind if i do this? I mean its only when one exceeds thier upload limit that they say something right?
SavageBasher
05-18-04, 09:27 PM
my isp is blocking ports 21 (ftp), 80 (http), and 8080 (http) from reaching me. All I did was change the port though, and its good as new.
PAWO
05-18-04, 10:21 PM
I host like 8 websites on my comcast connection using KFWS, and a ftp server using TYPSoft FTP Server, its simple, has a lot of options, and is fast/free. Comcast has yet to say anything, I average about 3.5-4 gigs a month of outbound bandwidth usage...have been for over 1.5 years...I guess they don't care.
Como
05-19-04, 06:59 AM
They diddnt block that port alltogether, they woudl lose allot of customers if tehy couldnt download from FTP's...they jsut blocked it on his old IP. he could get it up a day or two every week before, but tehy just took it down again.

its been up for 2 weeks now with his new router, though.
Suran
05-20-04, 01:49 AM
Originally posted by Como
They diddnt block that port alltogether, they woudl lose allot of customers if tehy couldnt download from FTP's...they jsut blocked it on his old IP. he could get it up a day or two every week before, but tehy just took it down again.

its been up for 2 weeks now with his new router, though.

...

He means to host a server on port 21, not to download files on port 21. They're two different concepts, and it's very easy to block inbound access to a port and allow outbound access on the same port. This is exactly what a firewall does, and WAN devices work on the same theory.
RoD
05-20-04, 07:36 AM
www.serv-u.com
Fightingpiper
05-20-04, 11:30 AM
My personal Fav is GUILDFTP (http://www.guildftpd.com/index.php) which is pretty easy to set up but has some great functionality. If your looking for just a basic barebones that requires virtually no setup try BabyFTP (http://www.pablovandermeer.nl/body_baby_ftp_server.html). Be warned that BabyFTP has virtually no security so anyone can log on as an annonymous account. Its a Good quick way to get something up to share files though..........


Also i you want a nice P2P for you and your closest friends do a google search for WASTE. Its a chat room and file shareing proggy that is encrypted and only accessable by those you allow in. Was developed by the guy who brought us Winamp and he released the code as a kind of an F.U. to the people who bought winamp from him. They quickly stopped the release but it was already out there so it lives on the net.