Re: Windows 2000 server - ftp setup

From: Tom Kaminski [MVP] ((A_at_T))
Date: 04/30/03


Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 11:52:39 -0400


"Dave" <davemicheal@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:03ea01c30f2d$394f2920$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I'm running Windows 2000 server, and I'm setting up an FTP
> site on it.
> I was told to make sure that I do two things.
> 1 - setup all users as local and not domain? What exactly
> does that mean?

It means create the accounts locally on your server, as opposed to domain
accounts if your server is a member of a windows domain (which I suspect it
is not).

> 2 - make sure that I'm only allowing port 21 is open? How
> do I do that?

That's an issue for your firewall and/or router.

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