Koozali.org: home of the SME Server
Legacy Forums => General Discussion (Legacy) => Topic started by: addodge on February 12, 2005, 04:33:52 PM
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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
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does anyone have a clue why i am having this problem?
Im sure I am not the only that has this issue.
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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.