Setting up FTP?

[]V[]essenjah · Post by **[]V[]essenjah** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:45 pm

So, what would you recommend for setting up an FTP server? I would like to set up my computer at home as an FTP server that I can access files from at work. That way, if things are slow, I can continue to plug away at some of my modeling/texturing projects in any free time I may have.

I tried a program called SmartFTP, but it looks as though I need to have some kind of a web host for it. I would like to just set my PC up to allow me to access a specific folder over the net that is password protected.

Sniper · Post by **Sniper** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:59 pm

ServU FTP is an excellent choice. It has many options, but is easy enough to set up a very simple and effective FTP site for yourself. We use it professionally on all of our servers here at work.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:48 pm

Serv-U isn't free. Filezilla is and it's a simple to setup as anything.

Zantor · Post by **Zantor** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:20 pm

I would suggest FileZilla. It is completely free and available at SourceForge.net.

Foil · Post by **Foil** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:32 pm

x2 FileZilla

It's easy to set up, extremely configurable, and just runs as a process in the background when you aren't using the admin interface.

Top Wop · Post by **Top Wop** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:08 pm

<-- frequent FileZilla user.

ccb056 · Post by **ccb056** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:07 am

I would recommend setting up a VPN tunnel between your work and your house.

VPN is much more secure than FTP, and the traffic can be compressed.

Zantor · Post by **Zantor** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:46 pm

x2 on the VPN. One free VPN software I know of is Hamachi. I don't know where to get it, but Google is your friend.

ccb056 · Post by **ccb056** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 4:55 pm

XP Pro comes with its own Server and Client software.

Jeff250 · Post by **Jeff250** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:32 pm

Or at least go with sftp, since unencrypted ftp is icky for personal information and with passwords.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:18 pm

ccb056 wrote:XP Pro comes with its own Server and Client software.

Never use IIS if you can help it.

Top Wop · Post by **Top Wop** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:33 pm

ccb056 wrote:XP Pro comes with its own Server and Client software.

With as many attacks as XP gets, that would not be prudent.

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