Guest Gradient backround Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 I have setup an ftp folder and need to have people access it from the internet. how do i set username and password to let them do that ? also if they put in the URL "FTP://my ip address " will it atomaticly allow them to drop files in my "Default FTP Site?
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 Re: ftp folder username and password "Gradient backround" <Gradientbackround@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:70F768D5-58AB-4055-AC9E-8741C2466C21@microsoft.com... >I have setup an ftp folder and need to have people access it from the > internet. how do i set username and password to let them do that ? also if > they put in the URL "FTP://my ip address " will it atomaticly allow them > to > drop files in my "Default FTP Site? How you do that depends on who is hosting the system and what rights have been established by them - what user accounts have been created. There's no information in your post to go further. As to using a browser, IE7 does *not* work this way, as IE6 did and as Firefox does. You will not be able to directly log in to a password-protected account with IE7. IIRC you take a detour through Explorer to do this. http://www.phatz.com/ftp-in-ie7.php http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/07/02/103612.aspx http://businessol.helpserve.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=58 Alternately, use an FTP client. HTH -pk
Guest Gradient backround Posted August 24, 2007 Posted August 24, 2007 Re: ftp folder username and password the ftp site is on my xp pro workstation and I am allowing it to passthrough my router so it has a public IP address. but how do I have poeple access it, do you do that just through windows explorer, like your using a UNC and then how do I setup username and password? "Patrick Keenan" wrote: > "Gradient backround" <Gradientbackround@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message news:70F768D5-58AB-4055-AC9E-8741C2466C21@microsoft.com... > >I have setup an ftp folder and need to have people access it from the > > internet. how do i set username and password to let them do that ? also if > > they put in the URL "FTP://my ip address " will it atomaticly allow them > > to > > drop files in my "Default FTP Site? > > > How you do that depends on who is hosting the system and what rights have > been established by them - what user accounts have been created. There's > no information in your post to go further. > > As to using a browser, IE7 does *not* work this way, as IE6 did and as > Firefox does. You will not be able to directly log in to a > password-protected account with IE7. IIRC you take a detour through > Explorer to do this. > http://www.phatz.com/ftp-in-ie7.php > http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/07/02/103612.aspx > http://businessol.helpserve.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=58 > > Alternately, use an FTP client. > > HTH > -pk > > >
Guest Patrick Keenan Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Re: ftp folder username and password "Gradient backround" <Gradientbackround@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:434E3ABE-FBFB-411F-B83A-B6BB52122D48@microsoft.com... > the ftp site is on my xp pro workstation XP Pro does not come with FTP server software built in. You might be using IIS to do this, which you would have installed separately, or something else. There are many FTP servers available. You need to check the documentation for whatever it is. > and I am allowing it to passthrough > my router so it has a public IP address. but how do I have poeple access > it, > do you do that just through windows explorer, like your using a UNC and > then > how do I setup username and password? What are you using as the FTP server software? That's where the documentation should be. Read through it thoroughly until you understand it. You may also want to investigate DDNS clients and free DDNS services. These can be of *great* help. Please take some time to review security concerns as well. You are opening your system to the world. HTH -pk > > "Patrick Keenan" wrote: > >> "Gradient backround" <Gradientbackround@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote >> in >> message news:70F768D5-58AB-4055-AC9E-8741C2466C21@microsoft.com... >> >I have setup an ftp folder and need to have people access it from the >> > internet. how do i set username and password to let them do that ? also >> > if >> > they put in the URL "FTP://my ip address " will it atomaticly allow >> > them >> > to >> > drop files in my "Default FTP Site? >> >> >> How you do that depends on who is hosting the system and what rights have >> been established by them - what user accounts have been created. >> There's >> no information in your post to go further. >> >> As to using a browser, IE7 does *not* work this way, as IE6 did and as >> Firefox does. You will not be able to directly log in to a >> password-protected account with IE7. IIRC you take a detour through >> Explorer to do this. >> http://www.phatz.com/ftp-in-ie7.php >> http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2006/07/02/103612.aspx >> http://businessol.helpserve.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=58 >> >> Alternately, use an FTP client. >> >> HTH >> -pk >> >> >>
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