ftp folder username and password

[Guest]

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?

 

[Patrick Keenan]

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]

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]

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