FTP on windows2000

[Joe O]

I have a fairly large (120mb) file I need to transfer to a friend in another
city. I have broadband Internet connection and my friend also has broadband
Internet connection. My win2000 system is actually connected to a router and
gets its IP dynamically. Is there a way I can setup some kind of FTP to
enable my friend download the file from my computer?

I will appreciate any help.

 

[Dave Patrick]

This article may help.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300662&sd=tech

or possibly
http://www.ipswitch.com/products/ws_ftp-server/index.asp

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
|I have a fairly large (120mb) file I need to transfer to a friend in
another
| city. I have broadband Internet connection and my friend also has
broadband
| Internet connection. My win2000 system is actually connected to a router
and
| gets its IP dynamically. Is there a way I can setup some kind of FTP to
| enable my friend download the file from my computer?
|
| I will appreciate any help.
|
|

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Yes, see:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300662

Note, you may have to open or map TCP port 21 on the router and/or any
software firewall you may be running; and your friend will have to know your
current IP address.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

 

[Joe O]

Thanks Dave, Doug. I appreciate your help. I did install Internet Iformation
Service (IIS). It did not prompt for FTP path or anything so I assumen the
FTP is the default path. Doug you said something about opening TCP port 21
on the the router... I am sorry I have no clue how to set that... What do I
need to do next... The current setup is the router connects to the
Internet... So WAN IP is something like 69.X.X.XX and my local dynamic IP is
192.X.X.X.

 

[Dave Patrick]

In your router's configuration go to port forwarding and forward 20,21 to
the private IP address of your FTP server.

Also read;
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323446

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thanks Dave, Doug. I appreciate your help. I did install Internet
Iformation
| Service (IIS). It did not prompt for FTP path or anything so I assumen the
| FTP is the default path. Doug you said something about opening TCP port 21
| on the the router... I am sorry I have no clue how to set that... What do
I
| need to do next... The current setup is the router connects to the
| Internet... So WAN IP is something like 69.X.X.XX and my local dynamic IP
is
| 192.X.X.X.

 

[Charlie Tame]

Joe, I have had some fun with FTP on W2000 and would add something about
Users before you end up having to reinstall IIS...

Create a user on your PC and give your friend the name and password, in case
he has trouble logging in. Make sure the FTP root folder and it's children
have permission for that user to access them.

The FTP parameters you can set (eg anonymous access etc) do NOT work as you
expect them to work, and once you change the settings they do NOT change
back. In other words FTP on IIS is fine if it works first time but if not
you may as well uninstall IIS and reinstall it right then and there because
you can change back to default settings until you're blue in the face and it
will ignore you Much as I hate to go against the professional info I have
done this 3 times on 3 different PCs and established that it is
repeatable... much simpler to give the user a local account.

(If he/she has XP pro or W2003 it would be simpler for you to log into that
machine using remote desktop (from your end) and simply paste the file to
his/her desktop ) You only need to obtain the RDP client and a .DLL to use
it from W98,W2000 etc... it's already there on XP and later.


Charlie

 

[Joe O]

Well I tried... but FTP didn't work. I have no clue what I did or set
wrongly. I did follow the instructions. I will explore the remote desktop...
thanks

 

[Charlie Tame]

The files you need are mstsc.exe and mstscax.dll (The activex control hence
the ax in the name) and both need to be copied to your W2000 system32
directory. Then create a desktop shortcut but right clicking on the exe and
choosing "Send to desktop".

All the XP Pro or W2003 user has to do is go my computer, right click,
properties and choose the remote tab - check the box to allow remote
desktop. Will need to select or create a user for you to be when you log on.
He will need to allow access to port 3389 TCP on his router or firewall.

You then start the client, (It starts full screen so use the right corner
gadget to put it in a window) type in his WAN IP address and you should get
to the desktop for whichever user you log in as. Then you should be able to
simply drag the icon for the file from your desktop to the users desktop on
his machine, it works for me from work to home.

Unfortunately W2000 cannot do remote desktop so easily so the other way
around is not good. The files you need will be in his system32 folder and he
can email them to you, they are small.

He can always disable the remote access and plug the hole in the firewall
later, but should give you a decent password.

Charlie

 

[Joe O]

Thanks Charlie... great info. I appreciate it.

The files you need are mstsc.exe and mstscax.dll (The activex control hence
the ax in the name) and both need to be copied to your W2000 system32
directory. Then create a desktop shortcut but right clicking on the exe and
choosing "Send to desktop".

All the XP Pro or W2003 user has to do is go my computer, right click,
properties and choose the remote tab - check the box to allow remote
desktop. Will need to select or create a user for you to be when you log on.
He will need to allow access to port 3389 TCP on his router or firewall.

You then start the client, (It starts full screen so use the right corner
gadget to put it in a window) type in his WAN IP address and you should get
to the desktop for whichever user you log in as. Then you should be able to
simply drag the icon for the file from your desktop to the users desktop on
his machine, it works for me from work to home.

Unfortunately W2000 cannot do remote desktop so easily so the other way
around is not good. The files you need will be in his system32 folder and he
can email them to you, they are small.

He can always disable the remote access and plug the hole in the firewall
later, but should give you a decent password.

Charlie

 

[Charlie Tame]

Don't mean to criticize W2000 FTP but it is fussy and by the time you
finished messing with it for a file or two you have to wonder why you
bothered. I had a very weird problem in not being able to reset to defaults
too... I mean it ran "Out of the box" but was insecure so I did what I
"Thought" I should which was wrong and then when I tried to put the "Out of
the box" settings back it was still broken.

Suffice to say that I now understand why many of the people I know would
rather buy some FTP server program than use it, if only because the
instructions are clearer

By all means continue to experiment, it will work but requires some
experimentation and FTP protocol is not great for security or firewalls.

(Just my opinion as an amateur you understand).

Charlie

 

[Charlie Tame]

Don't mean to criticize W2000 FTP but it is fussy and by the time you
finished messing with it for a file or two you have to wonder why you
bothered. I had a very weird problem in not being able to reset to defaults
too... I mean it ran "Out of the box" but was insecure so I did what I
"Thought" I should which was wrong and then when I tried to put the "Out of
the box" settings back it was still broken.

Suffice to say that I now understand why many of the people I know would
rather buy some FTP server program than use it, if only because the
instructions are clearer

By all means continue to experiment, it will work but requires some
experimentation and FTP protocol is not great for security or firewalls.

(Just my opinion as an amateur you understand).

Charlie

 

[Joe O]

Thanks Charlie... and I agree Win2000 Ftp is a pain, well for an non network
guru like me.

 

[Linker3000]

Why not use Filezilla? "FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client and
server with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface."

http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/

 

[Charlie Tame]

Why not use Filezilla? "FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client and
server with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface."

Hehe, "Intuitive" is the word I was looking for. the IIS one is fine once
you get it set up but it remains a mystery to me why I had the "Reset
defaults" problem. I mean it's no great problem but cost me quite a bit of
time since you tend to assume that when you change a setting on the
properties page it actually changes

Charlie