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m0irey - 22 Apr 2005 18:18 GMT

Hey all,

About 8 years ago I was using FTPd to act as a server under mac 7.1

I’m needing to set up an FTP server @ work now on a mac running OSX
(Jaguar). Any recommendations?

There’s also a linksys router acting as a firewall, and hopefully the
ftp server would have the documentation would have all the info about
port forwarding.

I know there are several ftp Servers on downloads.com, but I wanted to
get recommendations first.

Thanks,

Michael

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Richard E Maine - 22 Apr 2005 18:43 GMT

> I’m needing to set up an FTP server @ work now on a mac running OSX
> (Jaguar). Any recommendations?

Well, the easiest by far is the one that's already on your system. :-)
Go to system prefs/sharing/services and turn it on (you might also need
to go to the firewall tab and allow it there).

There are certainly plenty of alternatives, which might have advantages,
but that one sure is easy.

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Loadnlock - 23 Apr 2005 14:49 GMT

>>I’m needing to set up an FTP server @ work now on a mac running OSX
>>(Jaguar). Any recommendations?
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> There are certainly plenty of alternatives, which might have advantages,
> but that one sure is easy.

Turned on

Got the following error messages on the Windows box trying to access the ftp
service:

220 MacG4.localFTPserver(tnftpd 20040810) ready.
530 User anonymous unknown.

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Bev A. Kupf - 23 Apr 2005 14:59 GMT

> Got the following error messages on the Windows box trying to access the ftp
> service:
>
> 220 MacG4.localFTPserver(tnftpd 20040810) ready.
> 530 User anonymous unknown.

Ah - you want to setup anonymous ftp access; you didn't mention that
in your original post. Here's one way to do it:
<http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/04/ftp.html>

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AnToNio - 22 Apr 2005 20:32 GMT

> Hey all,
>
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>
> Michael

www.crushftp.com, very fast and very simple to setup. Also no problems
with setting up accounts and permissionproblems.

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Silversleeves - 20 Oct 2005 08:22 GMT

I recall CrushFTP wants port 21 - question - why should a novice keep
it open on the firewall for the sake of a third-party app when the
built-in FTP loads conterminously with the Finder (if not before it)
and is free? Even when one sets something like Crush as a login
(startup for Panther and Tiger) item, it debuts *after* the Finder
does.

Better, imo, to go with what you got.

Silversleeves

> www.crushftp.com, very fast and very simple to setup. Also no problems
> with setting up accounts and permissionproblems.

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M Paulus - 29 Nov 2005 10:45 GMT

Any standard FTP setup would default to using ports 20 and 21. These can be
dynamically opened and closed via the OS so I am not sure why someone would
buy CrushFTP either...

> I recall CrushFTP wants port 21 - question - why should a novice keep
> it open on the firewall for the sake of a third-party app when the
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> > www.crushftp.com, very fast and very simple to setup. Also no problems
> > with setting up accounts and permissionproblems.

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o-chan - 22 Apr 2005 20:38 GMT

> Hey all,
>
> About 8 years ago I was using FTPd to act as a server under mac 7.1
>
> I’m needing to set up an FTP server @ work now on a mac running OSX
> (Jaguar). Any recommendations?

OSX has a built-in FTP server but I'm not sure how noob-friendly the UI is.

> There’s also a linksys router acting as a firewall, and hopefully the
> ftp server would have the documentation would have all the info about
> port forwarding.

It is very easy to do. First, give your Mac a static IP outside of the
DHCP range of the router. For example my Linksys DHCP range is
192.168.1.x where x is 100-199. I went into the Mac prefs for ethernet
and gave myself an address where x is between 1 and 99. Then, under the
"applications and gaming" tab in the Linksys firmware, put in your
server's IP number and the port to forward.

Also, one other thing to consider. In the age of broadband, some ISPs
block certain ports. Comcast for example blocks whatever port SAMBA
uses. If you have trouble with external connections see if they have a
policy against running servers on home connections. Usually they do
this because they want you to buy a professional-tier service.

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