Does anyone have easy to follow directions to set up an FTP server on a home
network? I'd like to be able upload and download some files to/from my home
computer when not at home.

Or is there another solution?

Thanks.

This how to may help.

How to install and manage FTPFile Transfer Protocol (FTP) is the protocol
for transferring files over the Internet. FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP
protocols to enable data transfer. ...
www.howtonetworking.com/Windows/ftp0.htm


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"seanmanne" wrote in message
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Does anyone have easy to follow directions to set up an FTP server on a
home network? I'd like to be able upload and download some files to/from
my home computer when not at home.

Or is there another solution?

Thanks.

"seanmanne" wrote in message
...
Does anyone have easy to follow directions to set up an FTP server on a
home network? I'd like to be able upload and download some files to/from
my home computer when not at home.

Or is there another solution?

Thanks.

FTP is pretty insecure. You might consider running a SSH server on a home PC
and using a free SFTP client like WinSCP as an alternative.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...cureShell.html

Another alternative is to setup a Windows Home Server (WHS) using an old
spare PC or purchasing a new WHS. Personally I do the former, ie. use an old
spare PC as my WHS. I have a secure SSL connection into my WHS from remote
sites for file access.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...r/default.mspx

Lastly another free SSL VPN solution like SSL-Explorer may be a good option.

http://www.sshtools.com/showSslExplorerCommunity.do

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"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote in message
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"seanmanne" wrote in message
...
Does anyone have easy to follow directions to set up an FTP server on a
home network? I'd like to be able upload and download some files to/from
my home computer when not at home.

Or is there another solution?

Thanks.

FTP is pretty insecure. You might consider running a SSH server on a home
PC and using a free SFTP client like WinSCP as an alternative.

http://theillustratednetwork.mvps.or...cureShell.html

Another alternative is to setup a Windows Home Server (WHS) using an old
spare PC or purchasing a new WHS. Personally I do the former, ie. use an
old spare PC as my WHS. I have a secure SSL connection into my WHS from
remote sites for file access.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...r/default.mspx

Lastly another free SSL VPN solution like SSL-Explorer may be a good
option.

http://www.sshtools.com/showSslExplorerCommunity.do

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I forgot to add that many folks like Hamachi a free third partly VPN
service.

https://secure.logmein.com/products/...pn.asp?lang=en

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