Create a FTP site on my home computer

[hwee30]

Hi

Anyone know how to create a FTP site for home computer?

i click on the IIS on the install program to install IIS 5.0 but i
cannot find it after installing it using window2000 disc. What else
must i do?

A website say this after installing IIS:

To access IIS, you can click Start | Programs | Administrative Tools |
Internet Services Manager

But i cannot find administrative tools...

Thanks, your help is deeply appreciated

 

[George Hester]

Right-click your Task Bar | Properties | Advanced | Start Menu Settings |
check Administrator Tools. You should now be able to access Adminitrator
Tools from your Start Menu under Programs. You must be signed in as
Administrator to access these tools. These tools should also be available
in the Control panel.

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George Hester
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Hi

Anyone know how to create a FTP site for home computer?

i click on the IIS on the install program to install IIS 5.0 but i
cannot find it after installing it using window2000 disc. What else
must i do?

A website say this after installing IIS:

To access IIS, you can click Start | Programs | Administrative Tools |
Internet Services Manager

But i cannot find administrative tools...

Thanks, your help is deeply appreciated

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[hwee30]

Right-click your Task Bar | Properties | Advanced | Start Menu
Settings |
check Administrator Tools. You should now be able to access
Adminitrator
Tools from your Start Menu under Programs. You must be signed
in as
Administrator to access these tools. These tools should also
be available
in the Control panel.

--
George Hester
_______________________________

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Hi thanks for your help...

I had already create a ftp site, but how do i create a password to
prevent unautorise pple to access my ftp site?

again, thanks for your help

 

[George Hester]

You give them a user account and the password. Then you setup a FTP Virtual
directory named after the user. The folder name where it resides is
irrelevant. So for example you make this:

User: ftpuser
Password: password

Have a folder called D:\FTPStuff. Point a virtual FTP directory called
ftpuser to D:\FTPStuff. Make sure your NTFS permissions are set
accordingly.

Also make sure ftpuser has Security settings set to Allow sign on locally in
Local Security.

 

[hwee30]

You give them a user account and the password. Then you setup
a FTP Virtual
directory named after the user. The folder name where it
resides is
irrelevant. So for example you make this:

User: ftpuser
Password: password

Have a folder called D:FTPStuff. Point a virtual FTP
directory called
ftpuser to D:FTPStuff. Make sure your NTFS permissions are
set
accordingly.

Also make sure ftpuser has Security settings set to Allow sign
on locally in
Local Security.

thanks man...

i understand what you are saying... the most difficult thing is
setting the NTFS permissions. Do i or do i not tick the column of
allow anoyomous connecttion, and allow anoyomous logon only and also
the allow iis to control password permission...

Thanks

 

[George Hester]

No that has nothing to do with NTFS permissions. That is in the Internet
Administration mmc. You want to look at the NTFS permissions for the folder
using Windows Explorer. Right-click the folder | Properties | Security and
make sure the user has access to the folder. It doesn't really matter what
IIS Admin says for access to the folder. Your NTFS security settings rule.

So yes just set FTP in the IISAdmin to Anonymous and all that. Rule the
access by NTFS. You should have all that you asked about set to the
default. I have a secure virtual FTP. But that is NOT configured in IIS
Admin. It is configured with NTFS permissions. The Virtual directory
allows Read | Write | Log vists. The FTP site itself ia all default Allow
Anonymous Connections, Allow IIS to control password. Big deal. Your NTFS
permissions will make sure only your user with their password can get into
your secure account. The anonymous account will never even see it. You
could change that too but let's see how this works right now.

Remember you use Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Local Security
Policy | Local Policies | User Rights Assignment | Logon Locally for that
user.

 

[hwee30]

No that has nothing to do with NTFS permissions. That is in
the Internet
Administration mmc. You want to look at the NTFS permissions
for the folder
using Windows Explorer. Right-click the folder | Properties |
Security and
make sure the user has access to the folder. It doesn't
really matter what
IIS Admin says for access to the folder. Your NTFS security
settings rule.

So yes just set FTP in the IISAdmin to Anonymous and all that.
Rule the
access by NTFS. You should have all that you asked about set
to the
default. I have a secure virtual FTP. But that is NOT
configured in IIS
Admin. It is configured with NTFS permissions. The Virtual
directory
allows Read | Write | Log vists. The FTP site itself ia all
default Allow
Anonymous Connections, Allow IIS to control password. Big
deal. Your NTFS
permissions will make sure only your user with their password
can get into
your secure account. The anonymous account will never even
see it. You
could change that too but let's see how this works right now.

Remember you use Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Local
Security
Policy | Local Policies | User Rights Assignment | Logon
Locally for that
user.

Hi thanks for your advise....

another thing is that after i set up a ftp site, whenever i disconnect
from the internet and connect again, the ip address will change....
how do i prevent this from happening?????

 

[George Hester]

It really shouldn't matter if your IP changes as long as you aren't using an
IP address for people to hook up to you. IIS will see the new IP address no
matter. You cannpt stop that change as more than likely that is the IP
address your ISP is giving you.

You can set up a dns name for your IP address free here:

http://www.dyndns.org/

I been using it for 5 yers. You'll have to update everytime your IP changes
but you'll find that's not too bad really.