Re: FTP Server on Win XP Pro
From: Karl Levinson [x y] mvp (levinson_k_at_despammed.com)
Date: 04/30/03
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:48:34 -0400
There are a number of articles in www.google.com on how to set up Passive
vs. Active FTP with NAT firewalls.
Generally it is not considered advisable to allow Administrator to FTP, as
this exposes your administrator password across the network or internet in
clear text which can be sniffed. If the files are not sensitive, I would
recommend using Anonymous instead. The disadvantage here is that anyone can
see your files, but that might be OK if the files are not sensitive. If you
use anonymous, don't let the anonymous user have both read and write
permission to any one folder.
A secure alternative to FTP is SSH. www.openssh.org and
www.networksimplicity.com have links to free SSH software. Ohter
alternatives are at:
http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#iis
The only permission you need to access those files is read, and maybe write.
Administrator comes with a lot of other permissions that are unnecessary and
inappropriate here.
"BigAl" <bigallanrogers@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:008e01c30ee5$88a41460$3401280a@phx.gbl...
I am trying to set up a FTP server through windows XP
pro. I am using a dynamic dns client (no-ip.com). I am
using port 8181 to set up the FTP server. I have
anonymous access disabled, so only the administrator can
log onto the ftp server. I have shared the ftp folder in
the intepub directory. When I try to connect to the ftp
server in WS_FTP LE, I get the following error message
WINSOCK.DLL: WinSock 2.0
WS_FTP LE 5.08 2000.01.13, Copyright © 1992-2000
Ipswitch, Inc.
- -
connecting to 68.108.11.4:8181
Connected to 68.108.11.4 port 8181
220 Microsoft FTP Service
USER Rogers
331 Password required for Rogers.
PASS (hidden)
230 User Rogers logged in.
PWD
257 "/" is current directory.
SYST
215 Windows_NT
Host type (S): Microsoft NT
PASV
227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,1,104,5,154).
connecting to 192.168.1.104:1434
- -
connecting to 192.168.1.104:1434
Connected to 192.168.1.104 port 1434
LIST
426 Connection closed; transfer aborted.
! Retrieve of folder listing failed (4)
Any suggestions? It looks like my computer freaks out
with the whole passive thing, but if I don't use a
passive connection in the FTP client, I can't connect at
all. Please help! Thanks
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