Server Program?
 

How do I set up a server on Fedora Core 4. I need to to interact with windows people outside of my lan. Thanks, laters.

Which server ie service(s) did you have in mind??

FTP, tansering of files.

Just install your favourite FTP server. (proftp works if you want an opinion).

In order to access it outside of your LAN you need to tell internet about your internal IP (simple explanation).

How do you connect to internet ? via router ? If so, port warding to port 21 have to be set up (or another port you chose).

Also, in case of dynamically asigned IP you would probably want a service like this :

www.no-ip.com (there are others similar too)


more info = more precise answers ;)

Are any of those free? Cause I am only doing this so me and my friends can share files. And I would like it to cost nothing, and what program do I have them use? And how do I find out the IP? Yes I go thru a router.

Yes, there are lot of free FTP server/clients, both for Linux and Win.

Yes, no-ip is free. You can choose the non-free part of their services, but I presume you wont be hosting more than 5 domains :)

You don't HAVE to use no-ip..but then you have to tell your friends your IP everytime it changes..

One little thing, and this might suck to read, but I strongly recommend some googling and reading on networking. There's no easy way around that, unless you want to be dependent on other ppl every 5 minutes or so :)


Have you looked around the routers admin interface ? I quess you use DHCP for IP's ?

Set your router to use static IP's and then configure your PC to use excactly that, static IP.
This is usually set up in /etc/network/interfaces, unless your distro has some fancy GUI for it. What distro are you on anyway ?

Fedora Core 4, I said in the begining :-), I know alot about networking, just not ftp's and not so much about routers, couldn't I just have them connect thru my ip, not the one my router gives me, but my ip that goes to my router? And what program do u suggest that's linux based?

Not being funny, but as previously stated, there are a lot tutorials on this kind of thing, including the Tutorials section on this website. Think about your basic networking though - your friends can't see your IP address as its inside your router, so you must provide the outside facing address. And since your router is not running FTP, you must forward the port to your computer. As for Linux software, again as suggested, try ProFTPD as a starting point.

Ah, Fedora, that's right :D jumped into the thread a little farther down.

So you know alot about networking ? good. Didn't mean to offend you or anything.

They would have to connect through your external IP, the one internet sees. That's why your router need to understand that a package destined for port 21 (FTP) is to be forwarded to your internal IP. As you probably know, internal IP's are not valid on the internet.

seems other ppl agree :P try to set up proftp and static IP and report back :)

That's what I figured, so would my IP to my router, combined with port 21 work?

Yes, install your FTP server, forward port 21 from your router to your computer then give your friends the IP address of your router, bearing in mind this will likely change from time to time.

Two things. Where do I find that ftp program? Cause I found one but it used wine to install and I don't know how to open thjings in wine, like where does it install to? Is there a ftp that's a simple rpm?