Proftpd Troubles

gbj · 03-05-2005, 06:46 AM

I have successfully set uo proftpd so that I can ftp to myself using the command ftp localhost. My quiestion is this, how do I use my ip adress so that I can access the server from an outside machine? Have in mind that im a complete noob

Artanicus · 03-05-2005, 08:25 AM

well, you use ip adresses as a connection location, just like localhost is binded to 127.0.0.1 meaning your own machine.. So, if your ip would be 123.123.123.123 (ifconfig will show your ip listed amongst the data of the interface you are using), you could issue on a remote machine:

Code:

ftp 123.123.123.123

As simple as that it is..

You may want to get an ieasier to remember "domain" than your ip address.. Then for eg http://www.no-ip.com could be to your interest.

gbj · 03-05-2005, 01:48 PM

Thank you so much for your quick reply. Exactly the information I was looking for

Thanks