Fileziller server setup help

[N4sty]

Hello

I am trying to set up an FTP server on my home PC to transfer some files amongs friends. I have installed Filezilla FTP server and have managed to get my users set up and there directorys along with file rights. What I am stuck on and can find no information further on is the 'Server address'

When I first start the server I am presented with a box titled 'Connect to Server' below that are two boxes one for the server address and one for the port. The server address defaults each time to 127.0.0.1 and will connect. If I then go into internet explorer and type ftp://*127.0.0.1 it goes to the server and gives me the log in box for users. If I put the users info in then it goes to the correct directory I have set up. Now what has got me stumped is that 127.0.0.1 is not my IP address, If I put my actual IP address in the start up box connection fails. So my question is what do I have to do to set this up so that the server address is my IP address and freinds and relations just have to type FTP://*then my IP to connect to it in internet explorer.

Any help would be appreciated.

N4sty

[Steve H]

127.0.0.1 is your internal IP address... assigned by a router maybe?

Your correct in saying you'l need to provide your client's with your external IP... Maybe you'l need to forword some port's on your router or something to allow them access?

[N4sty]

Originally Posted by Steve H

127.0.0.1 is your internal IP address... assigned by a router maybe?

Your correct in saying you'l need to provide your client's with your external IP... Maybe you'l need to forword some port's on your router or something to allow them access?

I am not behind a router I connect via a STB and my comp is running zonealarm pro. Even if i shutdown ZA it still wont run the server address as my IP address

N4sty

[punky]

Originally Posted by N4sty

I am not behind a router I connect via a STB and my comp is running zonealarm pro. Even if i shutdown ZA it still wont run the server address as my IP address

N4sty

You should be able to connect to yourself via your IP. If it doesn't work without Zone Alarm, then you might have the wrong ip. Don't mix up the cache IPs 62.*.*.*, with your real IP (probably 80.1.*.*).

If you want to check your ip, click here for it: http://checkip.dyndns.org/

If that don't work, you might want to try a different FTP server. I find http://www.pablovandermeer.nl/ftp_server.html rules, and I can help you directly with that if you need.

Also, i'd take out that * in the address. I've just had a play and it seems to cause a bit of trouble, just use either the following syntaxes:

ftp://<ip>:<port>

And enter your login manually, or do it all in one go:

ftp://<username>:<password>@<ip>:<port>

HTH