How to setup my comp for FTP service?

[TygGer]

Running Win2k, should I use the FTP service in IIS or something like Serv-U FTP free service?

And what would be the advantages/disadvantages of either or?

Thanks!

 

[minendo]

Cerberus is a great ftp server program and it is free.

http://www.cerberusftp.com/

 

[replicator]

Whatever you do, don't use IIS ftp.

There are just too many vulnerabilities. Serv-U is alright, though it isn't free.

Another good free FTP server is FileZilla. It is open source and very fast.
There is also a FileZilla FTP client.

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558

 

[bob4432]

i have used the free version of serv-u for a long time and have found it very reliable and easy to use.

 

[ArchStudent]

One of the easiest and best freeware War FTP Daemon

 

[drag]

Also keep in mind that when you use FTP it usually transmites usernames and passwords in plain text over the internet. Which means that any of the computers or routers on the networks your information travels thru can get your passwords and username.

So you probably want to set up a special user just for using ftp, and change the password regularly. Especially if you do any job stuff or finacial stuff on your computer. That will keep you pretty much safe, then restrict and log whenever that user account get used.

You might be able to find a free ftp server that uses kerobos or SSL or some other sort of encryption sceme, but I am not aware of any free one. If it was *nix I'd just tell you use to use sftp using a OpenSSH server, but that's a pain to set up under windows because you have to use a cygwin enviroment to simulate a linux OS. There are a couple SSH servers for windows that I know of but none of them are free, but putty.exe is a excelent ssh client for windows that's completely free.


Just something to keep in mind. I use ftp from my home every once and a while when it's not convenient to do anything else, and I still fine.

 

[bob4432]

E FTP offers encryption for free if you are a home user, but you need to use their ftp client with their server. i have used it but am not sure of it because a lot of people don't know about it and have never read a review about how good the encryption is in the real world vs what they claim.

 

[ViciouS]

Bullet Proof FTP kicks arse.

/Bulletproof g6 Server Website

 

[Daishiki]

guildftp if you're hosting. filezilla for the rest