logan Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 i have my cable modem hooked up to my hub, and just have my comp out of port 1, and laptop out of port 2.. how do i run an ftp server from my laptop? i use the ip that it supplies, but no one can connect.. is there any other configuration i need to set or anything. please let me know. thank you.. desktop: hp pavillion 8190 400 mhz 288mb ram windows xp pro laptop: dell inspiron 8200 1.6ghz 256mb ram windows xp home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YahoKa Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Need more info to answer your question. P.S. All servers must be on a network, otherwise they aren't serving very many people, now are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotbatman Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 first off, you need an app that will accept incoming ftp requests, like Serve U or Cerberus. Cerberus is VERY easy to use. Or you could use IIS, which comes with XP, and is quite easy to configure. second, you will need some way to direct the ftp traffic to your laptop. what are the IPs of the two machines? if your cable modem is plugged into your hub, how do your computers access the internet? are you using internet connection sharing of some kind? finally, do you have any sort of firewall running, such as the XP internet connection firewall? if so, you will need to configure it to allow requests on port 21 (ftp). lemme know more details, and i'll try to help. although it's 2 AM my time, so you may not hear back til the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotbatman Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 oh, and YahoKa, it's "Disciple", not "Desciple". unless it's deliberate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YahoKa Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Originally posted by dotbatman oh, and YahoKa, it's "Disciple", not "Desciple". unless it's deliberate... Nope it was not deliberate! almost 800 posts and you were the first to notice that! LOL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotbatman Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 ya, either everyone on neowin is a poor speller, or i am a big pain in the ass... Survey Says...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangesOfCourse Posted April 14, 2002 Share Posted April 14, 2002 Originally posted by dotbatman ya, either everyone on neowin is a poor speller, or i am a big pain in the ass... Survey Says...? No comments :p laterz ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan Posted April 15, 2002 Author Share Posted April 15, 2002 i just have my modem going into my hub, and my comp from port 1, and laptop from port 2.. and just the normal network wizard setup on windows xp btw.. im using bulletproof ftp server laptop ip 192.168.1.102 desktop 192.168.1.100 those are the ips that i give out to people which i assume the router assigns. but my real ip is 66.8.231.xxx if u need more info let me know. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted April 15, 2002 Veteran Share Posted April 15, 2002 ok, you need to configure your router to forward connections on port 21 to the laptop's IP. since you're on cable it's probably against your terms of service to run an FTP server, so pick something random for the port and they shouldn't find you (unless they've gotten smart...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotbatman Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 see, the problem is a 192.x.x.x address is for internal use only, so if someone tries to connect to 192.x.x.x from the internet, it's impossible. as timdorr said, you need to give people your REAL IP (66.8.231.xxx ) and then route the traffic from your modem to the laptop. now, you mention you have a router as well. you need to get into the router's configuration menu, usually through a web interface (this should be outlined in your router's user guide). what you are looking for is a setting for "port forwarding" or in some cases "virtual services". as timdorr said, enter the port you want to use (personally, i use the default port 21, and have had no problems from my ISP, but it's up to you, it's just that if you use a different port you would have to tell people to connect to ftp://66.8.231.x:xxx, where xxx is your port number), and the LAN host IP (your laptop, 192.168.1.102) and that should do it. when people enter ftp://66.8.231.x, the router will know what to do. hope this helps, if not please write back! i love this ****! one more thing, to test whether it is working, you would need to have somebody try and connect to you from outside, but there is a way to do it yourself, with a public proxy or "anonymizer". i use this one, it's very fast and totally free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan Posted April 16, 2002 Author Share Posted April 16, 2002 okay, i got it to forward to my ip.. but now it doesnt accept passive transfers.. imma try and figure this out now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotbatman Posted April 16, 2002 Share Posted April 16, 2002 Originally posted by logan okay, i got it to forward to my ip.. but now it doesnt accept passive transfers.. imma try and figure this out now check in the settings in Bulletproof, and also make sure the laptop does not have the XP firewall enabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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