ftp in linux?

[Jeff Bolton]

does anyone know how to set up (or any online tutorials) on how to set up an ftp site/server off of my hard drive in linux? i'd like to be able to host some files off of my hard drive without having to deal with webspace on other people's servers. and since i'm on a 10/100 mbps lan through a t1, i've got a great connection for bandwidth.

thanks for tips/links!

jeff

 

[XWRed1]

What distro did you install again?

Back in the day, that stuff was enabled out of the box, but I think its usually turned off now if you pick security settings.

Chances are, the software for running an ftp server are already present, its just not turned on.

 

[David]

I don't know if apache can do that, but there will be software available. They are usually turned off, but it beats me why

 

[Jeff Bolton]

i'm using redhat 7.2. i figured there was a way to do it out of the box (i mean, linux has a way to do virtually everything), but i just don't know what it is. thanks

jeff

 

[Jeff Bolton]

oh yeah, i already know how to use an ftp program like gftp to get into ftp servers but i don't think that has anything to do with setting up an ftp server. i could be wrong though, my knowledge on this area is next to nothing.

jeff

 

[XWRed1]

Look at /etc/inetd.conf and see if there is a line commented out for ftp.

Or maybe dig around the Redhat-specific config tools.

 

[mcrites]

http://www.proftpd.org/ is a good ftpd. You might have an rpm on the cd, but I always usually compile from source, so I have the latest fixes. They have tons of documentation on the site. And the package comes with a configuration file, that you can edit. Just follow the README and INSTALL files and you should be all set.

 

[Jeff Bolton]

thanks, i'll give that a shot later on when i have some time.

jeff

 

[chaim79]

You probably have it already installed, check /etc/xinit.d/ directory and look for a file for FTP server (wuftp or proftp), edit it and change the line "disable = yes", to "no".... if you don't have any FTP server there just install the RPM for proftp or wuftp (proftp would be the better one from what I've heard)

One thing to think about, you said that you were on a 10/100 lan connected to a T1... do you have a real-world IP? if not you probably are running behind a NAT gateway or Proxy, in which case you need to contact the network administrator in order to serve anything on the internet.

 

[Jeff Bolton]

i have a constant IP addy..its been the same since the first time i plugged it into the wall here at school.

jeff

 

[XWRed1]

But is it an external ip or an internal one? I'm guessing its probably external.

 

[Jeff Bolton]

well how would i tell that? i'm pretty sure you'd be right in your guess, you usually are.

i know i'm not behind a proxy, if that helps.

jeff

 

[XWRed1]

Well, what are your tcp/ip settings like? Doing an `ifconfig` will tell you the ip you nic is using, among other things. If its not 10.some.thing.here or 192.168.some.thing, then its probably external.

 

[SrX18]

Rhino FTP serve-u is probably the best.

It can handle 10,000 users at pro/100 at home. There should be a linux disttobution on there site at rhinosoft.com