I am a novice user who would enjoy having FTP server to share my files
to my friends/relatives across country. i already set up my ftp by
following the instructions on this site
http://mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/IIS/iis1.php. now my problem is how
will i test my ftp site if it is working? and what will be ftp address
will i give to my friends to access my files



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first, test it locally at the server.
c:\> ftp localhost

try login and dir listing, download, etc

After that, ensure your friend request is able to reach your IIS FTP.
Typically, you will have a router/modem etc which connect you to the net.
You need to give your friends the 'public' ip, which the ip that you are
connected to the Internet. and then you need to ensure that you have
configure the router/modem to forward the ftp request to your internall FTP
server....

That's the basic concept, as of how to do it. you will need to refer your
router/modem document on how to achieve the above.

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Regards,
Bernard Cheah
http://www.iis.net/
http://www.iis-resources.com/
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bernard/


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correct me if I am wrong but don't be having people "logging in" with a
username/pass over the internet unless your on a vpn of ssh.

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