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[pic] FTP into a shared folder on home network?

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edro

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I have an FTP server running on a Win2k server at home. It is the standard built in FTP server that comes with Win2k Server.

I also have a shared folder on the home network that I want to be able to serve up to the FTP.

Can I do this without copying the stuff to the server?

I basically want to put a shortcut to a shared folder in the shared ftp folder, but you obviously can't do that.

Picture to better explain.
I want to get to the shared folder from the remote PC in Namibia. 🙂

Thank you!
 
Haven't tried this but in theory it should work...

From the the FTP Server map a drive to the shared folder.

Change the FTP root in IIS to point to the mapped drive.

Stop and Start IIS Service.

Not tested... Never done it before but that would be the first thing I would try...
 
as an alternative, an linux, you could mount the network share anywhere in the tree, including IN the ftproot, so you can have ftp files AND the shared folder.

after using Linux and learning how mounting/directory stuff works, I hate using windows, as it has a difficult time with stuff like this.
 
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