Topic: FTP not promting for password...

[addodge]

Hi,
I setup SME for a client of mine to simply run a ftp and small web server.  Under remote access i setup the server to "allow public access (entire internet)"
and "accept passwords from anywhere"  
It is sitting behind a Microsoft ISA Firewall and i have forwarded the correct ports to SME.  When i try to connect via ftp in Internet explorer or Firefox, I am immediatley taken to the primary folder without SME asking for a password.  However, if i go to File and choose "login as" i can login with the username i setup for ftp access and am routed to the correct folder.  Is there a way that i can have it ask for a password by default and not allow anonymous access?  That would be ideal for this setup.
TIA
Andy

[addodge]

does anyone have a clue why i am having this problem?
Im sure I am not the only that has this issue.

[Brenno]

I'm wondering if somehow the problem is related to the fact that you're using a web browser instead of a bonafide FTP client like SmartFTP or CuteFTP.  From my experience, using an actual FTP client has never posed problems for me.

You could put a password on the ibay in question, which would then prompt for that password whenever that ibay is accessed.  (Hint: the username is the same as the ibay name, the password is whatever you specified.)  Set public access as "Entire Internet (password required)" in the ibay config page in server-manager.  One caveat: the username/password combination is the same for all users, so you won't be able to use this method to restrict content access like you would if your clients were accessing via a FTP client like those mentioned above.

Doing this would also mean you'd use the http protocol instead of the ftp protocol in your browser.