Topic: FTP does not work

[Patch]

I'm setting up my first SME Server, using version 5.1

I'm having trouble setting it up..as I expected, being a newbie to this.  I have it up and running and I can see the server on my network.  My first problem is..I can't seem to FTP to it.  I've set the remote access options for FTP to Private and even tried Public, but still can't seem to make it work.

Any help, would be appreciated.

Doug

[chris meredith]

Are you set to server only or server and gateway?  What happens when you try to connect from the LAN side?  What errors do you get?  How about when you try to connect from the server itself (to localhost)?

[Patch]

Thanks for responding!

We are set to SERVER ONLY.  I'm trying to create an Intranet.  It appears, that the FTP connects, but then it is denied access to anything.  I can't see anything.  For example, if I type:  ftp://mydoman.com in my web browser...it seems to connect, but I don't see anything.

Any help you can provide is very much appreciated!

Doug

[Nathan Fowler]

When you use ftp://mydomain.com in your web browser you are using anonymous access.  E-Smith is designed to show nothing to anonymous users, disclosing system information and files without sufficient security credentials would be a gross security flaw.  You must authenticate with the E-Smith machine using your username/password.  If you insist on using a web browser as opposed to a "real" FTP client, you must use the following syntax:

ftp://username:password@mydomain.com

Chances are you may want to use the admin account to access FTP information.

Hope this helped,
Nathan

[Patch]

Thanks Nathan.  Definitely DOES work.

I do have a Real FTP client...but I've been working from a machine that didn't have one

Thanks again!!

[Nathan Fowler]

Anytime, glad I was able to help you.

Nathan