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    setting up ftp server help

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by jisaac, Jan 18, 2009.

  1. jisaac

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    i used this guide:
    http://lifehacker.com/software/home-server/how-to-set-up-a-home-ftp-server-130806.php
    to try and set up an ftp server on one of my old laptops. Firstly does the laptop i'm using need to be connected via ethernet, or will wifi work? Secondly the guide states:
    i've opened port 21 on my router but what is the ip address of my laptop? is it just the default 192.168.1.1?
    because i've followed the guide, but everytime i try to connect to the server using an ftp client, I get 'the server refused the connection' or sumthin... and no i'm not using a firewall. The router i'm using is a linksys wag54gs... anyone help?
     
    jisaac, Jan 18, 2009
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  2. stewie

    stewie What the deuce?

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    Your laptop's IP is not the default IP (192.168.1.1) of your router. Open command prompt and type ipconfig on your laptop to find out its IP. Then you map port 21 to that IP in your router's configuration.
     
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    You can use wifi. I've had a basic file server on wifi for years now.

    The internal IP of your laptop is going to be Network Connections > Wireless Network Connection Status > Support > IP Address. The external IP of your laptop (assuming the port is forwarded properly) is going to be the IP that your modem/router sees. If you are connected to the same network as the server, you should be able to access it with the internal or external IP.

    While you may not have an additional firewall, make sure that Windows Firewall is also turned off, or opened to the port that you are using.
     
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  4. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    WiFi will work just fine. Type ipconfig at the command prompt and look for the IP of your Wireless adapter. All routers doesn't support loopback, if yours doesn’t, that means you cannot use your public IP/domain name to access your server within the LAN. Instead you’ll have to use the internal LAN IP, or edit the host file and put your external IP/domain name and map it to your local IP.
     
    PhoenixFx, Jan 18, 2009
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  5. jisaac

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    ahh thanks guys works now :) +rep
     
    jisaac, Jan 18, 2009
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    wait... one more thing... when i access my central files using an ftp client it has to download them first, is there any way i can run/open for example a program directly from the laptop i'm using as a server? are the any other more 'sleek' ways to access my files ?
     
    jisaac, Jan 18, 2009
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    sipp11 Notebook Consultant

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    Well, no matter which way you use you have to download them anyway. However, the better way should be sharing by SMB protocol which is a regular file sharing in Windows. I think you prefer this to FTP based on your usage.

    :)
     
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  8. jisaac

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    sipp11 any simple guides on how to set up a a server that uses an smb protocol?
    thanks man
     
    jisaac, Jan 18, 2009
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    Which Linux/Unix OS are you using ?
     
    PhoenixFx, Jan 18, 2009
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  10. jisaac

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    ahh i suspected it my require that... umm.. well one of my laptop's is running ubuntu 8.10 ... smb will allow me to open/exectue files without transferring it to my current computer right?
    thanks
     
    jisaac, Jan 19, 2009
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    PhoenixFx, Jan 19, 2009
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