FTP issue
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Hi, I am trying to ftp from our QA server, based on a ftp tool(Filezilla) set up on my laptop. The QA server is literally located out of the state i live in - outside our DMZ. The QA server is Windows 2008 server. I can see that the FTP server and FTP service is "installed" on the QA server. But when I used commands from my dos prompt like ftp> open - it does not come back with username and password request. The user account I am using is an Admin account on the server. Is there a way to check if the FTP service is enabled? Thanks so much!
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Hi, I am trying to ftp from our QA server, based on a ftp tool(Filezilla) set up on my laptop. The QA server is literally located out of the state i live in - outside our DMZ. The QA server is Windows 2008 server. I can see that the FTP server and FTP service is "installed" on the QA server. But when I used commands from my dos prompt like ftp> open - it does not come back with username and password request. The user account I am using is an Admin account on the server. Is there a way to check if the FTP service is enabled? Thanks so much!
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Never mind - got it figured out - you need to have the Microsoft FTP Service running on the service. enabling this service is allowing to use the FTP commands.
Just needed some pointers in the IID 7 ftp set up. Is it safe to allow anonymous authetication? also, why can I see only the c:\inetpub\ftprrot folder when I connect remotely? I want to ftp files from another location other than the ftproot location. thanks!
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Just needed some pointers in the IID 7 ftp set up. Is it safe to allow anonymous authetication? also, why can I see only the c:\inetpub\ftprrot folder when I connect remotely? I want to ftp files from another location other than the ftproot location. thanks!
vkEmerson wrote:
Is it safe to allow anonymous authetication?
That depends. Are all the files that will ever be stored on your FTP site open to the public? If so, allowing anonymous read access shouldn't be a problem. You only need to restrict read access if your site hosts files which are private or confidential. Anonymous write access, on the other hand, is a Very Bad Idea™. Unless, of course, you actually want your server's hard-drive filled with viruses, pirated software and illegal pornography.
vkEmerson wrote:
why can I see only the c:\inetpub\ftprrot folder when I connect remotely?
Because that's the directory your FTP site is pointing to. If you want it to point to another root directory, go to Advanced Settings, and change the Physical Path. Alternatively, you could add the other folders as virtual directories - for example, you could have
ftp.yoursite.com/somefilespointing toE:\FTP\Public Files.
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