Anyone ever setup a FTP server?

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

Ok I'm trying set up a little FTP server so I can print my word documents and stuff at school because I don't have a printer here in my room. I downloaded serv-u, tried to set everything up, but I can't get it to work. I signed up for a static ip from no-ip.com too but I can't connect to the server. Anyone have experience with this before and can offer some help??

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[ekincam 10+ year member]

Do you hvae a router at home between the modem and the computer? You may need to setup port forwarding.

The ISP could be blocking the port so you may want to chose a different port number. Can you connect to the FTP server from home?

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

No I can't connect. I can't even connect from the computer the server is running on. There is a router, and I think servu defaults it to 21? Do you know the values to put in forward it correctly?

 

[jblayz1 10+ year member]

i rather catch my pinky toe on the bed corner than set up an FTP server again. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/furious.gif.fc81ca146dbff91fede3ed290dbc4f4c.gif

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

It can be a pain to setup. Good advice about checking your router. You need to assign ports and make sure that the router is allowing those ports access.

Couple of tips for when you do have the ftp running. Erase the Admin account. You want to have one, but don't call it anything that has to do with admin. First thing they will try for to break in is admin. Also, get rid of guest.

Set up the admin as a name that isn't your first name.

Last but not least, don't block the ports that are closed, filter them. A blocked port returns a blocked message, a filtered port will not show up anything at all.

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

i use this to stream music and tv to my treo and laptop, you can also view files and such

just download the program, make a name and log in on their website to view everything

and its free

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

Chances are your school blocks this port as it is a very common port, try setting your FTP server to something like a really high port such as 31111 or something and it may work.

I do a lot of consultant work where I am blocked from different common services such as ftp, webdisk and SSH/Telnet.. What I do it setup my systems so everything is using a very high port number and for whatever reason I usually do not have an issue.

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

Well I'm real close, I just can't seem to get the actual directory on the site. I've got the ports on the router forwarded correctly. And to whoever commented about the high port #, it was 21 and then another port of 50000 to 50004, so maybe thats high enough to get around on my school's network? If any of you know the errors of servu, heres a log of what I'm getting:

220 Serv-U FTP Server v6.4 for WinSock ready...

USER bob

331 User name okay, need password.

PASS xxxxx

230 User logged in, proceed.

SYST

215 UNIX Type: L8

PWD

257 "/" is current directory.

TYPE I

200 Type set to I.

PASV

227 Entering Passive Mode (72,218,41,100,6,22)

SIZE /

550 /: No such file.

MDTM /

213 20071015112211

RETR /

550 /: No such file or directory.

PASV

227 Entering Passive Mode (72,218,41,100,6,24)

CWD /

250 Directory changed to /

LIST

421 Connection timed out - closing.

426 Transfer aborted.

At least now I can get it to recognize the domain. It asks for the password like its supposed to, but then it kinda times out. It continues to try and load a page after I enter the password. Nothing ever seems to come up.

I let the site run, and when I came back an hour or so later this was up on the webpage.

It's going into passive mode, whatever that means.

 

[.::DuD3::. 10+ year member]

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG I GOT IT TO WORK. I forwarded the ports 50000 to 50004, but I forgot to forward them in the server settings. It works perfect now. Thanks for the help anyways!

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

Congrats //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Also look into running some type of VNC, I do all kinds of shit remotely on the road and it helps a lot in the event you forget to pop something in your FTP folder that you need at school.