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Create An Ftp Server On Your Pc With Serv-u

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Serv-U

No-IP.com Website

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Step 1. Getting a static IP address.

Get a static address for your FTP server. You will want to do this as opposed to using your IP address for several reasons. First, it’s easier keeping up-to-date. Imagine having to change all of your setting every time your IP changed. With No-IP, the No-IP service runs in background on your computer and updates your current IP address with your FTP server’s URL (for example, you get ftp://rkchoolie.serveftp.com). Second reason, you don’t want your IP address posted out there for everyone to see.

1. Go to www.No-IP.com to create a new user account.

2. Fill in the information that is required and the click Register button.

3. Your account has now been created and your account password has been emailed to you.

4. Check your email mailbox and wait for the mail that contains your password

5. Go back to www.No-IP.com and type your email address and password to login to your account.

6. Once in your account, click on Add a host in the left menu

7. Type in the Hostname you want (example: rkchoolie) and pick a Domain from the list (example: ftpserve.com)

8. Check Allow Wildcards and click the Submit button

9. You now have your static address (example: rkchoolie.serveftp.com)

10. Click on your OS link in the Dyn-Update Client in the bottom right menu and follow links to download the client

11. Once downloaded, install the software and type in your email address and password when asked.

12. Finally tick the checkbox near your static address.

You now have a static web address .

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Step 2. Installing and setting the FTP server

1. Install Serv-U 4.0.

2. Start Serv-U and use the wizard to setup your ftp.

3. Click next until you're asked for an IP address, leave it blank and then click next.

4. Type the domain name you've just registered above (example: preacher.serveftp.com) in the domain name field and then click Next.

5. You are asked if you want to allow anonymous access, select No and then click next.

6. You are then asked to create a named account, check yes and then click next.

7. Type in the user name you wish for this account (example: Harrie) and click next.

8. Type a password for this account (example: $p3c1aL). For security reasons, try to create a password with some letters, numbers and special characters. Then click next.

9. You will then be asked for the Home directory of the account you just created. Select the directory and then click next.

10. Select yes to lock this account to the Home directory. You want to do this so that the user can not go any further up that his home directory. Click next.

11. The account is now set so click finish.

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Step 3. Configuring user accounts

1. In the left tree-menu, select the account you've just created and then click on the General tab.

2. Check Hide ‘Hidden’ Files.

3. Check Allow only and enter the number one in the box.

4. Set the Max. download speed to what ever you want. If this is an account that many will be using, set it low to save on your bandwidth. I usually have mine set between 10 – 20. If you leave it blank, users will be able to download from you at full bandwidth.

5. Set the Max no. of users to how many you want to be able to log on at one time. This depends on your connection speed but try these (56 - 1, ISDN - 3, ADSL or cable - 5-6 users.)

6. Now, click on the Dir Access tab.

7. You should see the home folder in there. Highlight it and make your permissions.

8. If you only want users to be able to download check only Read, List, & Inherit.

9. If you want users to be able to upload, but to only one particular folder but not download, click the add button and then select that folder. Now highlight the folder and set these permissions on that folder. Check Write, Append, List, Create, & Inherit. Once you have made the permissions click on the up arrow that is located at the bottom right-hand corner. You want this special upload folder to be list first, before the home folder.

10. If there is a folder that you don’t want anyone to have access to, but it is inside the home folder, then click the add button and then select that folder. Now highlight the folder and make sure that all checkboxes are left. Once you have made the permissions click on the up arrow that is located at the bottom right-hand corner. You want this no access folder to be listed at the very top.

11. There are many other different sets of permissions you can play with. I just covered your basics.

12. Your server is now set!

13. Try logging on with the username and password and see if it works. 

How to set up a http server running from you computer

(Either you can set up a basic server which means you stop at step... or if you want to make a server with free address you can continue after that step)

1. We are going to use a program called hfs i like the beta version (2) you will need to download this program.

Go to www.rejetto.com/temp/hfs2.0beta23.zip

2. Make a folder where you wish to run it from for example C:/Program files/hfs or C:/Documents and settins/Username/My documents/Hfs

3. Move the downloaded zip file into that folder and extract it.

4. Delete the zip file and KEEP THE OTHER FILES!!!!!

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5. Run the program and it will come up with a screen that looks like this

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6. Click the button that says easy mode (this turns it into expert mode which basicly means you have all the options)

7. Where it says port change the port to 80 (this can clash with some programs like webcam on msn and maybe others im not sure) ((the port you choose doesnt really matter 80 is just easier))

8. How to turn on port forwarding. (ONLY for people with routers) ((this varies depending on which make of router you have but for my router sweex i will tell you how its done))

Go to internet explorer or mozzilla firefox. Type into the address bar 192.168.2.1 with nothing in else. A window will come up asking you for username and password by default this is admin and 1234 it will only be different if you have changed it.

9. This window should then show up.

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Click general setup then you will see this window

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Click NAT then port forwarding

You should now see this

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In private ip you need to post your computers local network address like for example 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.2 it depends. If you do not know how to do this here is how its found out

Click start>run>cmd type in the command line ipconfig

wait

some information will come up looking like this

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That is your computers local network address.

So going back to

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Now go back to hfs and you must enter your ip (not your local address but your ip) here

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Keep the http:// in front of your ip.

This is essentially now your server. Make sure it is on and you can go and visit it at http://yourip:port/

To add files simply drag and drop them in. Then click virtual folder.

That was if you do not want a personal address you can make it personal like mine http://randomshitfromtimmy.no-ip.org very easily.

All you have to do is go to www.no-ip.com

Make a username

Log in

Click add on the left hand side

Make a hostname (mine is randomshitfromtimmy)

Click port 80 redirect

Enter your ip in the ip address field

And choose the port you wish to forward (this is either 80 or the other one that you chose)

Click add redirect.

Now you have a fully working hfs system.It runs of you bandwidth so if lots of people are downloading you will find your net goes slowly so remeber to set limits.

(below is a pic of a set up hfs working) Ips blurred for privacy.