Hi,
Thanks for the reply...
to test my ftp site i typed the following from my xp and 2000 machine(internally)..
FTP://192.168... and it displayed the folder pub and the file i put in to test... it displayed the file form both machines.
and also i enabled or put a check mark beside vsftpd to start the server...
at home i have the following setup
router
xp(girlfriend machine...)
2000 my machine..
linux(redhat, learning machine)