Guest stjoe5373@news.postalias Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 Hi, I have a 2003 SBS Domain and I have a static IP address from my ISP, I want to setup FTP so users can access files externally, my question is do I have to have the company hosting my Domain Name or the company hosting my website redirect an address for me so I would have an URL like ftp://mycompany.com. Thanks Craig
Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Posted February 28, 2008 Posted February 28, 2008 Re: FTP Question stjoe5373@news.postalias wrote: > Hi, > I have a 2003 SBS Domain and I have a static IP address from my ISP, > I want to setup FTP so users can access files externally, my question > is do I have to have the company hosting my Domain Name or the > company hosting my website redirect an address for me so I would have > an URL like ftp://mycompany.com. > > Thanks Craig Hi - this is an extremely dangerous thing to do from a security standpoint - don't do it. Have them use VPN instead (or RWW). And try posting future SBS questions in microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs - SBS does a lot of things its own way and it's critical that you follow the right steps/advice. My advice - never open up FTP or HTTP to your LAN at all, let alone your domain controller. That said - whomever hosts your public domain would need to set up ftp.mycompany.com to point at your public IP, and you'd have to allow the traffic in through your firewall. You likely wouldn't want to use mycompany.com (the root/domain) for this as your website is probably accessible that way currently.
Guest Morgan che Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 RE: FTP Question Dear Craig, Thanks for using this newsgroup and as well as to Lanwench for the inputs. In considering of security factors, I agree with Lanwench. We can create a new independent server for FTP propose. Of course, if we obtain a public IP address from ISP, we can redirect URL like ftp://mycompany.com to our FTP server by manually adding a record on the ISP DNS server. For information on how to add a record on DNS, please refer to: Modify an existing resource record http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/8b87c361-454e-44bc-98 84-3f1a2a7077071033.mspx?mfr=true Also, please contact your ISP to ask them assist you to adjust the DNS record according to your demand. I hope this helps. If anything is unclear, please feel free to post back. Sincerely Morgan Che Microsoft Online Support Microsoft Global Technical Support Center Get Secure! - http://www.microsoft.com/security ===================================================== When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. ===================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -------------------- --->From: <stjoe5373@news.postalias> --->Subject: FTP Question --->Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:09:04 -0500 --->Lines: 10 --->X-Priority: 3 --->X-MSMail-Priority: Normal --->X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 --->X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original --->X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 --->Message-ID: <eHxeBUjeIHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> --->Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general --->NNTP-Posting-Host: cblmdm72-240-127-118.buckeyecom.net 72.240.127.118 --->Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl --->Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windows.server.general:33413 --->X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general ---> --->Hi, --->I have a 2003 SBS Domain and I have a static IP address from my ISP, I want --->to setup FTP so users can access files externally, my question is do I have --->to have the company hosting my Domain Name or the company hosting my website --->redirect an address for me so I would have an URL like --->ftp://mycompany.com. ---> --->Thanks Craig ---> ---> --->
Guest stjoe5373@news.postalias Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 Re: FTP Question Thanks guys, What do you mean by "We can create a new independent server for FTP propose." I have a Server 2003 R2 that I was going to use as the FTP server would that be okay? And, I have to go to the ISP not the company hosting my website? Thanks again Craig "Morgan che(MSFT)" <v-morche@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4vTPMvreIHA.360@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl... > Dear Craig, > > Thanks for using this newsgroup and as well as to Lanwench for the inputs. > > In considering of security factors, I agree with Lanwench. We can create a > new independent server for FTP propose. Of course, if we obtain a public > IP > address from ISP, we can redirect URL like ftp://mycompany.com to our FTP > server by manually adding a record on the ISP DNS server. > > For information on how to add a record on DNS, please refer to: > > Modify an existing resource record > http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/8b87c361-454e-44bc-98 > 84-3f1a2a7077071033.mspx?mfr=true > > Also, please contact your ISP to ask them assist you to adjust the DNS > record according to your demand. > > I hope this helps. If anything is unclear, please feel free to post back. > > Sincerely > Morgan Che > Microsoft Online Support > Microsoft Global Technical Support Center > > Get Secure! - http://www.microsoft.com/security > ===================================================== > When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so > that others may learn and benefit from your issue. > ===================================================== > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights. > > > -------------------- > --->From: <stjoe5373@news.postalias> > --->Subject: FTP Question > --->Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:09:04 -0500 > --->Lines: 10 > --->X-Priority: 3 > --->X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > --->X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 > --->X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original > --->X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 > --->Message-ID: <eHxeBUjeIHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> > --->Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general > --->NNTP-Posting-Host: cblmdm72-240-127-118.buckeyecom.net 72.240.127.118 > --->Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl > --->Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl > microsoft.public.windows.server.general:33413 > --->X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general > ---> > --->Hi, > --->I have a 2003 SBS Domain and I have a static IP address from my ISP, I > want > --->to setup FTP so users can access files externally, my question is do I > have > --->to have the company hosting my Domain Name or the company hosting my > website > --->redirect an address for me so I would have an URL like > --->ftp://mycompany.com. > ---> > --->Thanks Craig > ---> > ---> > ---> >
Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] Posted February 29, 2008 Posted February 29, 2008 Re: FTP Question stjoe5373@news.postalias wrote: > Thanks guys, > What do you mean by "We can create a new independent server for FTP > propose." Precisely what he said! > I have a Server 2003 R2 that I was going to use as the FTP server > would that be > okay? No, not if it's on your LAN. Put it in an isolated network/DMZ if you're going to do this....although this will somewhat precludes the purpose you had in mind, however. > And, I have to go to the ISP not the company hosting my website? Whomever hosts your public / internet domain's DNS zone. This may be your ISP, may be your webhosting company, may be your kindly Aunt Gladys - we can't tell from here. :-) Seriously, why FTP? There are many better options - you've got several built into your SBS domain now. That's why I suggested you *not* post in general server groups without first posting to (or concurrently crossposting to) the SBS one. > > Thanks again Craig > "Morgan che(MSFT)" <v-morche@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:4vTPMvreIHA.360@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl... >> Dear Craig, >> >> Thanks for using this newsgroup and as well as to Lanwench for the >> inputs. In considering of security factors, I agree with Lanwench. We can >> create a new independent server for FTP propose. Of course, if we >> obtain a public IP >> address from ISP, we can redirect URL like ftp://mycompany.com to >> our FTP server by manually adding a record on the ISP DNS server. >> >> For information on how to add a record on DNS, please refer to: >> >> Modify an existing resource record >> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/8b87c361-454e-44bc-98 >> 84-3f1a2a7077071033.mspx?mfr=true >> >> Also, please contact your ISP to ask them assist you to adjust the >> DNS record according to your demand. >> >> I hope this helps. If anything is unclear, please feel free to post >> back. Sincerely >> Morgan Che >> Microsoft Online Support >> Microsoft Global Technical Support Center >> >> Get Secure! - http://www.microsoft.com/security >> ===================================================== >> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your >> newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. >> ===================================================== >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >> rights. >> >> >> -------------------- >> --->From: <stjoe5373@news.postalias> >> --->Subject: FTP Question >> --->Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:09:04 -0500 >> --->Lines: 10 >> --->X-Priority: 3 >> --->X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >> --->X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 >> --->X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original >> --->X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 >> --->Message-ID: <eHxeBUjeIHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> >> --->Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general >> --->NNTP-Posting-Host: cblmdm72-240-127-118.buckeyecom.net >> 72.240.127.118 --->Path: >> TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl --->Xref: >> TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl >> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:33413 >> --->X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general >> ---> >> --->Hi, >> --->I have a 2003 SBS Domain and I have a static IP address from my >> ISP, I want >> --->to setup FTP so users can access files externally, my question >> is do I have >> --->to have the company hosting my Domain Name or the company >> hosting my website >> --->redirect an address for me so I would have an URL like >> --->ftp://mycompany.com. >> ---> >> --->Thanks Craig >> ---> >> ---> >> --->
Guest Morgan che Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Re: FTP Question Dear Craig, Thanks for the reply. " I have a Server 2003 R2 that I was going to use as the FTP server would that be okay?" You can use this Windows Server 2003 R2 as FTP server. However, we recommend you put this server into the DMZ or an isolated network zone as Lanwench's suggestion for security purpose. In this way, you can generally block others to utilize FTP access to attack the interior network or servers. " I have to go to the ISP not the company hosting my website?", I think both ISP and some companies can provide you such service to host a Domain name on public DNS. About how to create a FTP site: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Creating-Configuring-FTP .html For more detailed information about FTP, please search on the internet. There are lots of relevant instructions which can help you get started. I hope this helps. Thanks. Sincerely Morgan Che Microsoft Online Support Microsoft Global Technical Support Center Get Secure! - http://www.microsoft.com/security ===================================================== When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. ===================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -------------------- --->From: <stjoe5373@news.postalias> --->References: <eHxeBUjeIHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> <4vTPMvreIHA.360@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl> --->Subject: Re: FTP Question --->Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:30:37 -0500 --->Lines: 79 --->X-Priority: 3 --->X-MSMail-Priority: Normal --->X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 --->X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 --->X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original --->Message-ID: <eFzmNjveIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl> --->Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general --->NNTP-Posting-Host: cblmdm72-240-127-118.buckeyecom.net 72.240.127.118 --->Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl --->Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windows.server.general:33464 --->X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general ---> --->Thanks guys, --->What do you mean by "We can create a new independent server for FTP --->propose." --->I have a Server 2003 R2 that I was going to use as the FTP server would that --->be --->okay? And, I have to go to the ISP not the company hosting my website? --->Thanks again Craig --->"Morgan che(MSFT)" <v-morche@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message --->news:4vTPMvreIHA.360@TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl... --->> Dear Craig, --->> --->> Thanks for using this newsgroup and as well as to Lanwench for the inputs. --->> --->> In considering of security factors, I agree with Lanwench. We can create a --->> new independent server for FTP propose. Of course, if we obtain a public --->> IP --->> address from ISP, we can redirect URL like ftp://mycompany.com to our FTP --->> server by manually adding a record on the ISP DNS server. --->> --->> For information on how to add a record on DNS, please refer to: --->> --->> Modify an existing resource record --->> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/8b87c361-454e-44bc-98 --->> 84-3f1a2a7077071033.mspx?mfr=true --->> --->> Also, please contact your ISP to ask them assist you to adjust the DNS --->> record according to your demand. --->> --->> I hope this helps. If anything is unclear, please feel free to post back. --->> --->> Sincerely --->> Morgan Che --->> Microsoft Online Support --->> Microsoft Global Technical Support Center --->> --->> Get Secure! - http://www.microsoft.com/security --->> ===================================================== --->> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so --->> that others may learn and benefit from your issue. --->> ===================================================== --->> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no --->> rights. --->> --->> --->> -------------------- --->> --->From: <stjoe5373@news.postalias> --->> --->Subject: FTP Question --->> --->Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:09:04 -0500 --->> --->Lines: 10 --->> --->X-Priority: 3 --->> --->X-MSMail-Priority: Normal --->> --->X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 --->> --->X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original --->> --->X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 --->> --->Message-ID: <eHxeBUjeIHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> --->> --->Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general --->> --->NNTP-Posting-Host: cblmdm72-240-127-118.buckeyecom.net 72.240.127.118 --->> --->Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl --->> --->Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl --->> microsoft.public.windows.server.general:33413 --->> --->X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general --->> ---> --->> --->Hi, --->> --->I have a 2003 SBS Domain and I have a static IP address from my ISP, I --->> want --->> --->to setup FTP so users can access files externally, my question is do I --->> have --->> --->to have the company hosting my Domain Name or the company hosting my --->> website --->> --->redirect an address for me so I would have an URL like --->> --->ftp://mycompany.com. --->> ---> --->> --->Thanks Craig --->> ---> --->> ---> --->> ---> --->> ---> ---> --->
Guest Morgan che Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 RE: FTP Question Hi, How is everything going? I am wondering if this issue is solved or you need further assistance, please feel free to let me know. Thanks. Sincerely Morgan Che Microsoft Online Support Microsoft Global Technical Support Center Get Secure! - http://www.microsoft.com/security ===================================================== When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. ===================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. -------------------- --->From: <stjoe5373@news.postalias> --->Subject: FTP Question --->Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:09:04 -0500 --->Lines: 10 --->X-Priority: 3 --->X-MSMail-Priority: Normal --->X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 --->X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original --->X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 --->Message-ID: <eHxeBUjeIHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> --->Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.general --->NNTP-Posting-Host: cblmdm72-240-127-118.buckeyecom.net 72.240.127.118 --->Path: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP01.phx.gbl!TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl --->Xref: TK2MSFTNGHUB02.phx.gbl microsoft.public.windows.server.general:33413 --->X-Tomcat-NG: microsoft.public.windows.server.general ---> --->Hi, --->I have a 2003 SBS Domain and I have a static IP address from my ISP, I want --->to setup FTP so users can access files externally, my question is do I have --->to have the company hosting my Domain Name or the company hosting my website --->redirect an address for me so I would have an URL like --->ftp://mycompany.com. ---> --->Thanks Craig ---> ---> --->
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