FTP server

[Ariador]

Hello i have an isp that only provides dynamic ip and i would like to creat and ftp server but the dynamic ip doesnt allow me. If somebody know how to creat a ftp server with a dynamic ip, a tutorial would really help me thanks<

[Greg]

Try dynamic DNS... http://www.dyndns.com/

[Zero Tolerance]

dont get your hopes up too high. Most ISP's nowadays will throttle your ftp traffic...or even restrict it.

[Ariador]

Isnt there a software that i can download that allow me to do what i want?

[Zero Tolerance]

Isnt there a software that i can download that allow me to do what i want?

Follow nopps link....that will or should do what you want.

I was simply stating in my post that even though you may be able to get a static redirect DNS...your upload/download bandwith may be limited to your server by your ISP.

Alot, if not most, ISP's dont like people hosting ftp servers on their home connections. In most cases you have to buy larger and higher bandwith packages thru the ISP to have enough bandwith to make an ftp server worthwhile.

Not all ISP's limit the bandwith use...but most do. Does yours?....That is yet to be known.

[Ariador]

Sorry for my mistake, i meant real ip instead of static ip, my ftp server program (AnalogX) only detects my local ip (192.168.0.2) instead of my real ip (200.199.45.###)i would like to know how can i do to make it detect the real ip instead of the local ip.
Thanks

[Zero Tolerance]

are you using a router?

sounds like you are. If so you will need to forward the ports...most likely 21 for ftp to the localmachine IP.

So example:

forward port 21 and any other ports that the ftp server needs to run to the 192.168.0.2 within the software of your router.

goodluck!

[Ariador]

Well, im not really good at this, I have a modem SpeedStream 5200 Efficient Network, my ISP is Velox from Brazil RN Natal. My real ip is dont post your real IP on the net...this is for your protection but just doesnt appear in the AnalogX simpleserver: www.

[Zero Tolerance]

so all you have is the speedstream DSL modem connected straight to your computer?

then you should be able to log into its firmware and forward the port you need. You would get into the firmware of it by typing 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.100.1 into a browser. Then you will have to enter an administrator username and password.

If you dont know the password then it probably is still set to the default. You can find your models default passwords HERE (http://www.phenoelit.de/dpl/dpl.html)

Once there you will want to forward port 21(and any others that the ftp server app needs to the IP of the machine you are using.

YOu can open a C:/ prompt and type in

ipconfig /all

and that will tell you your machines IPs for all interfaces you have.

Once the ports are forwarded...you should be able to give your routable IP..the real one to anyone and they should be able to connect.

goodluck!

[Ariador]

Thanks but, the ips you gave me to open the firmware doesnt work. It says: server wasnt found. Maybe doesnt work with IE 6?

[Ariador]

Do you have hotmail? i think it would be easier to explain from there if it doesnt bother you... Can you add me please? ariador@hotmail.com

[Zero Tolerance]

well if those IPs dont work...get out your info from the DSL provider that came with your SpeedStream. It should tell you the gateway address so you can enter the modems firmware. Or Google it.

Also you SHOULD be able to take your ip address and subract 1 from the last octet and enter its firmware with that address.

We only help solve problems here in the open forums. No one else can benefit from the same problem you are having if I help you privately with messenger.

[Ariador]

hmmm you are right, but if you help me through the messenger we could solve my problem and then write the answer to the problem in the open menu instead of asking a question one day and answering the other one, it would take too much time. But if its the rule to only help through the forum then ill only ask your help through it.
Ill find the way to find the ip to open the firmware cuz my isp provider is hmm, to lazy to help me with this.

[Zero Tolerance]

Ariador,

There is no written rule and every staffperson here can handle posts however they see fit. Its just pretty much the unwritten rule to keep the information in the forum for the indexing of threads for future searchers.

I personally cant commit the time to help 1 on 1 thru a messenger or otherwise. There are others here on staff that know as much about this area as I, and some that know even more. They will chime in when they see this and hopefully your fix time will be reduced.

As for me...I will reply to your threads as quickly as I can when I have the time to do so.

[Ariador]

My problem is this one: I use now BulletProof FTP server,I do everything as the tutorial in the program says to do. I connect the server and try first to open it with the IE using ftp://127.0.0.1, it works perfectly. Now comes the problem, when I try with the other ip ftp://200.199.45.230 (it changes everytime i connect to the internet) the IE says that cant find the ftp server.

[Zero Tolerance]

127.0.0.1 or better known as "localhost" is the test IP for the local loopback of your NIC. The reason it works with this IP is because it is on your local machine.

If your IP changes every time you connect to the net....then you have a really strict ISP for broadband or you are using a dialup. If you are using a dialup....then you may as well forget running a server with a dialup connection.

If you are using a broadband connection...and your ISP is so strict to change it every single time you are connecting...then you need to take the advice in one of the previous posts and use a program that always redirects a DNS name to your dynamic IP address. That way the program will check your IP every so many seconds or minutes....and update the forward from DNS to it.

[Ariador]

The ip change everytime i go offline and then connect, while im connected the ip doesnt change, i have broadband 256 kb/s. Even if the ip doesnt change every minutes or seconds i cant open the ftp using my ip.

[Zero Tolerance]

you need to forward the port to your machine in your dsl router as I told you before. then you will just have to give the IP to anyone you want using it as it changes...or as nopp suggested....use a 3rd party program to update everytime your IP changes.

if you dont forward the port to your local machine....it will never work.

you need to go reread every post in this thread.....all of the answers are already here for you.

[Ariador]

How do I forward ports?

[Ariador]

I was looking for a tutorial for forwarding ports, it says to open the firmware using 192.168.254.254 or this one if it doesnt work 10.0.0.1 Problem: no one works