FTP setup?

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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 said:
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.
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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.org/Ssh/SecureShell.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/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/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 said:
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.org/Ssh/SecureShell.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/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/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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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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

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

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