How to setup local FTP

rasat · 2006-11-28 10:59:46

Earlier I asked how to setup LAN
http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=12874

How to upload files on LAN? How to configure?

Zoranthus · 2006-11-28 11:26:40

*edit*
oops, sorry, you explicitly asked for ftp

filoktetes · 2006-11-28 11:38:27

If you just want to transfer files from one computer to another, ftp isn't the worst idea.
I like pure-ftpd. It's quite well configured after install, I think. Just run pure-ftpd as root. You can log into the server as any user, even root, and transfere files as you like. Anonymous useres will see the files in /home/ftp.

harlekin · 2006-11-28 11:39:17

Or check out the wiki: setting up vsftp

ralvez · 2006-11-28 14:26:59

In a networked environment any running service can be a source to compromise the network, so with that in mind I would rather run ssh than ftp.
SSH is inherently secure, especially compared to FTP, does the same job of transferring files over the network and if you are in the Intranet you can even export X for a graphical GUI.

To start SSH you just add "sshd" to your DAEMONS list in /etc/rc.conf

Then for added security in your /etc/hosts.allow enter the IP address of the machines that you allow to connect to the machine running SSH,like this:
sshd: 142.214.193.65 142.214.193.66 (Notice the space between IPs.)

Hope this helps.

rasat · 2006-11-29 12:56:06

Thanks for the suggestions.
Can I use any FTP client e.g. gftp or kbear? If so, then if /etc/hosts config is:

192.168.0.1    consultation.consultationdomain  consultation

in FTP client would be this:

host: 192.168.0.1
username: root

filoktetes · 2006-12-01 19:07:07

That should work fine, at least with pure-ftpd, which is the only one I've tried

thomas23 · 2006-12-02 21:33:49

For a long time I have used FTP for LAN file transfers. Actually I am running NFS for my Linux Desktop and Samba for my roommate.

A FTP service is very fast and easy to set-up and can be used by windows or Linux. I you just want to transfer file or do some backups, this is great ! vsftpd is the fastest and most secure ftp sever I have saw until now. Well documented too. Actually you have to read documentation if you want it to work with your local system users on your server. Unless you already know how to configure vsftpd... It is quite easy actually.

proftpd works out of the box with local system users non chrooted. Just pacman -Sy proftpd then /etc/rc.d/proftpd start and you have a nice ftp server. If you want to open your server to the world, I strongly recommend vsftpd !

FTP is ok for sharing small amount of files not accessed too often. For sharing large amount of files, you are better with NFS for Linux and Samba for Windows. I you need help with these, just ask !

rasat · 2007-01-12 14:12:20

To run ftp in Konqueror (e.g ftp://consultation), what is required? Currently http://consultation works fine but as ftp says cannot connect to host "consultation".

rasat · 2007-01-27 16:48:20

rasat wrote:

To run ftp in Konqueror (e.g ftp://consultation), what is required?

Here is the most simplest solution for file sharing, no daemon nor configure.

fish://consultation
(when asked, enter remote root passwd)

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How to setup local FTP

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