I got it sorted!!! Not long after I posted this!! The server wasn't pointing at the right home directory - so it couldn't find the resource. Thanks for your input though!!!
I search in web for setup FTP..nothing ever teach me as noob..and not a specific details was showing. I failed at certain part. But you sir, deserve a medal. I follow all your step and now, I'm able to connect to my FTP. And thank you for teach setup in local and bring it through internet FTP.. 5+
I have a problem with CCTV too. The thing is im working in an big Hotel and there is a special camera which opens ramp over car license plates... This type of camera is storing on its own SD card and I want to make it store on the computer it is connected ? Can I do it the same way as in this video ? Can you help, thanks
Man, you are smart...Since I retired; I had completely forgot about this configuration on WIN7...I always use the Server version Windows for this type of thing...More people should do this instead of putting files out there some google site for download...
You are the man! Set it up the first time, both local and outside users can log-in. Before this, I never even knew what IIS is. I never even knew where to find it on my PC. LOL! I only disable my firewall when I admit people to the ftp site, once they are finish I turn it back on. Great tutorial and instructions, you will go far!! Thank you!
Highly recommended. A very good explanation and a very informative demonstration with clear steps to follow. Understandable by all non-high technical users. Keep it up.
Your instructions are well thought out, and concisely expressed. Also, you don't speak 'a-mile-a-minute' which is very useful to we grasshoppers who are trying to learn. Thank you for this video. I'll have a go at this in a few days.
tnx a lot bro...... It works fine and now i can access files on my pc from my cell phone.... can't thank u enough for this video......... TNX ................ ^_^
I do not at all comment on videos that help but you did an extremely great job. I was Forced to acknowledge how easy you made it. Good job. You got a like and a subscriber. :)
In order to use an FTP name the FTP host must be named, you must be able to resolve DNS on your network, if you want to hit it from outside your LAN you must enable port triggering enter the IP address and service ports into the router and you must know the outside IP address of your home/office. If you use regualar internet service your public IP changes so either pay for a static IP address so it never changes. Also, you should use SFTP over FTP it is much more secure. If it were me I'd use WINSCP software for the server, very easy to set up.
This is a very helpful tutorial. It goes straight to the point and very explanatory, I give it a 100% pass mark. I was thinking of getting an FTP for my work but I pause for a moment and decide to check on RU-vid. and bomb here is what I was looking for right on the internet free. Thanks a lot man.
When I try to connect from my external Ip Address, I get a 'error connection refused'. I have tried and tried, and read up, but can not get it working properly, help would be greatly appreciated.
Either your Windows firewall is blocking outgoing port 21, your router isn't configured to port forward/NAT to your public IP address or your ISP has blocked it from their end.
Jamie Heon-Lajoie Yes, I did some research and I have Verizon fios, and it turns out they blocked ftp for "safety reasons" a few years back, you you can pay to add a service to enable ftp... hah, thank you for answering :)
@@tylers1219 In my neck of the woods, I doubt any ISP could get away with that. So many people run a small business from home that any ISP who tried to restrict port access in that way and then tried to charge for allowing access would either be boycotted or sued into oblivion.
Even I faced few problems regarding it, I just used filezilla server, it also same as this one, there you can provide a default account name "user" for default access and with no password, this is what I tried at my home! Ask if further help for ftp server using filezilla is needed! :)
AKevin Thomas: Just go to Administrative tools->Internet Information Services(IIS)-> Click on FTP server which you have created -> FTP Authentication -> Enable the status I think you will not face the same problem again!
Thank U. It was very helpful. This the the best of all the ftp setup tutorials I have seen or read.My Camera supports shooting N uploading directly to an FTP Server but it was a pain trying 2 figure it out. I had no clue how 2 set it up on my computer or how FTP really work and the instruction manual sucks. It instructed me to go to the network properties and change to a static ip and a whole bunch of other crap that made me lose my internet connection. Kudos to you It works now . I subscribed.
awesome video. Ive been working with computers for a very long time but never needed to setup an ftp until now. This video was simple, easy to follow, and to the point. Good work!
Thank you so much man! This is the simplest and best tutorial ever for creating an ftp server. Now I can access my files from anywhere. Thanks you Sir.
I found this very useful as I'm planning on setting up a server of my own, but just a general server and not for ftp. I have Win-7 home edition and apparently it allows you to configure a small home network using a wireless router, but could be wrong.
Pretty fabulous job, so easy to understand and follow. ...For convenience, I'll note/remind here that selecting "no SSL" 3:34 and turning off Windows firewall 5:11 are two steps depicted which people should NOT apply to their own setup.
Thanks for this video which is very instructive and I hope you would upload more on these type instructing people in the networking area. It was very useful, and the way you explained things were beautiful and to the point.
Thanks a lot, much appreciated! For some reason my iOS 15 (on iPhone XR) cannot connect with my trusty & oldie Win 7. For both, USB and Bluetooth it's not recognising and has some issues with drivers. Then I have dig out the option in files on my iOS to connect to the FTP server! I was running FTP server back then in Amiga days so I was thinking if Windows has that stuff already available. And it has! Thanks for the video, now I can send long videos I record for my channel and skip Google Drive! For some reason the destination folder on the another disk partition wasn't selected so I was able to browse the whole C: drive (perhaps because the user created is an admin?) but this is a detail. Your video was recorded 10 years ago (!) but still VERY useful. Thanks a lot!
Thanks for this tutorial; it was one of the best that I've used on RU-vid...clear, concise and to the point. I do have one question on external access of the FTP site. I followed all the instructions and I could successfully access my FTP site internally (from within my network). I however COULDN'T access my FTP site using the external IP address. However, a friend who is located at a remote location COULD. So, that shows that for the most part it was set up properly. But, in the tutorial, it seemed that YOU accessed your FTP site 'externally' (using the external IP address) seemingly from WITHIN your network. Is that the case? You didn't explicitly say anything about this one way or another. So the question is: 1) Is it to be expected to NOT be able to access your FTP site using the external IP address from within your network? And if so, did that mean that when you demonstrated external access you pulled your tutorial machine off the local network to show this? Or if this should be able to be accomplished, what might the problem be with my setup? At this point I'm just curious as the functionality of my FTP site is fine as people located remotely can access it...just wanted to know about my own results done locally. One last question: 2) In the 'Authentication and Authorization Information' dialog, when you choose a 'Specified User', that definitely has to be a user with a local account, correct?. If so, then that would mean that people accessing your FTP site externally would have to have accounts on the local machine? Is that the case? Your tutorial seemed to suggest that. And I guess the question would apply to the choice 'All Users' as well (which you didn't choose in the tutorial). Would the person logging in then only have to be any one of the local users on the machine?
Hi Miguel... I want to say a Big Thank to you for making this tutorial .. very clean and straightforward and excellent for people who are learning about FTP ....Thank you my friend and wish you a very good future :)
FTP Mac to Windows 7. I followed these very nice instructions on Windows 7 and it all works. Very good instructions. I enabled Windows 7 Firewall I could not connect from MAC to Win 7. If I disabled Windows 7 firewall I could connect. I enabled all the FTP rules in Windows Firewall, that didn't help. When I enabled the remote part of Windows Firewall it would not connect. FIX: create and enable a new Inbound Rule in Windows Firewall. Click New Rule, then click Port, then click Next, I created a TCP for specific ports 21, 1024-65535 for specific profile Public. Now able to read write and connect from the mac. Not sure what the security ramifications are, but this worked. I have not tried SSL enabled yet, that will be next. One weirdness on the Mac, if you connect to server (command-K) using the Finder to ftp://192.168.x.x it will connect as read only. It is only read-only for FTP connections, other connections like SMB:// are both read and write. Use another FTP client to connect from the MAC and you can both read and write. I used FireFTP add-on for Firefox and it works great.
Really greattttttttttttttttttttttt video. Thanks alot for a great video. helped me solve an issue at office where i had to upload a system image for firepower ( sfr module) and it worked following your steps.
Thanks man. This was very comprehensive. I have been trying to connect to a thin client to download a Cert to it. I can connect, but for some reason, I keep getting a navigation error trying to reach the folder that the cert is located in. Your demonstration was excellent as far as showing me how to setup the FTP though. Thanks much.
Awesome vid it was a great help . Issues I ran into was port settings . This software seems hard wired to port 21 only . My router at one time used it for ready cloud and was still occupying that port easy to disable not so easy to find . Also for public address IPV6 is a must . Googling what is my IP will show both local and public addresses . Long live Win 7 64
