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Monkey Head
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Best OS for......

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an FTP server?

Win XP..... win2000pro... win adv server....


reason for asking is win adv server really needed for an FTP server.... running off cable..... were lookin at about 15 to 20 clients at peak times...... the system has 1 gig ram..... 480 gig hard drive.... AMD duron 1.0
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UNIX/Linux/BSD

Or Windows 2000 Adv. Server.
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0 experience with win adv server..... also forgot to mention

Bulletproof G6 ftp server will be the software.... im not going to use an OS integrated or the like......

i have done some linux before..... but i forget how.....

and it is up 24/7
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windows 2k avd server / linux

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I was going to say NT, shows how much I know lol.
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no problem with running one using Serv-U in WinXP :)
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Post by downhill »

Originally posted by cy
no problem with running one using Serv-U in WinXP :)


cy...I tired that one. I can't get anyone to see anything in their home directory.

Care to educate a newb?
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no no... theres no problem with the software... just wondering which OS would be best....
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Originally posted by downhill
cy...I tired that one. I can't get anyone to see anything in their home directory.

Care to educate a newb?


did you set the home directory? Lock user in their home directory? and of course did u set permission to allow them to read files? :)
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Post by downhill »

Originally posted by cy
did you set the home directory? Lock user in their home directory? and of course did u set permission to allow them to read files? :)



Yep, I did all that..even all the subdirectories.

I even unchecked the passive thing...and tried it that way..

What's passive, anyway?

The folk I had try it, can log in...but they can't seem to get past "list"....The log says it disconnects them, but they are still connected. Dunno.
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I m not an expert in this and i m not quite sure what's passive means....how about try to enable passive and tell your friends to connect to you using passive?
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Re: Best OS for......

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Originally posted by Monkey Head
an FTP server?

Win XP..... win2000pro... win adv server....


reason for asking is win adv server really needed for an FTP server.... running off cable..... were lookin at about 15 to 20 clients at peak times...... the system has 1 gig ram..... 480 gig hard drive.... AMD duron 1.0


I have an FTP up and win xp professional Corporate works just great for moi. :)
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Post by downhill »

Originally posted by cy
I m not an expert in this and i m not quite sure what's passive means....how about try to enable passive and tell your friends to connect to you using passive?


Yeah, I tried it both ways....maybe I need to just uninstall and reinstall. Could be a glitch in the installation.
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Originally posted by Monkey Head
an FTP server?

Win XP..... win2000pro... win adv server....


reason for asking is win adv server really needed for an FTP server.... running off cable..... were lookin at about 15 to 20 clients at peak times...... the system has 1 gig ram..... 480 gig hard drive.... AMD duron 1.0


I'd say Adv Server is really a bit WAAAY overkill for a home broadband server. Advanced server over standard server has to do with running "clustered" servers...like in a database farm.

What would matter more to you, running on a plain server version, is which FTP Server software you choose...NT's native, or something like Ipswitch's FTP Server.
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