How to Set Up Home FTP using Filezilla

You need to log into your Internet router and find your IP address. This is how people will be able to FTP to you. Also while your there open port 21 traffic to your computer's IP address.

Now in Filezilla just setup your users and now people from the outside should be able to log into your FTP site.

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Filezilla is an open source project that is comprised of a FTP client program and a FTP server program.

If you want to allow access to files on your computer you must run the server program.

If/When you are connected to the Internet (via cable , DSL, or POTS)you are issued an IP address by your ISP.

If you have a NAT router in between your computer and your Cable/DSL modem, then it receives that IP address and assigns a Private IP address to your computer. The NAT router must be setup to transfer outside FTP requests to your computer's inside private IP address.

When connected to the Internet Click on the Start Button and select RUN, type "cmd" without quotes, click OK, this brings up the command prompt.
Type: ipconfig /all
This will show you your current TCP/IP settings.
Your IP address is shown in these settings.

IF you have a private IP from a NAT router then you will see an address in one of these ranges:
10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255
172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255

The NAT router provides a hardware protection layer from many Viruses, worms, and Hackers, but it will break your FTP server too. (DO NOT REMOVE IT). If you have one you will need to consult your documentation on how to allow the FTP ports (20 & 21) to translate through to your computer, and how to obtain the IP address.

If the IP address is not in the above ranges then you should get a NAT router and install it, but the IP address listed is the one to give your friend that wants to get/put files from/on your computer.

Note: This IP address may change frequently depending on your ISP, and how often you reboot. Most ISPs let you purchase a static IP address (one that does not change) for $10.00 per month.

You might try these web pages for more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ftp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NAT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ip_address

Hope this Helps,
Job Cacka

Hi i got 2 responses to my question. due to my lack of computer savvy I require additional assistance. Can either of you provide a step by step, screen by screen setup instruction for me? I will provide a phone number just send me a private message.

Thanks!

If I can be frank, if this were a 10,000+ point question I might put the large amount of time required to show a step by step process once I got enough information on your configuration to do so. Maybe see if you have a techhead friend who can come help you with this for an hour.

Ditto what zaferus said.

Hey there, well if you dont want to pay for anything, theres a mad application called, noip. this sets up a domain name e.g ftp.hopto.org and you can use that to search for your ftp.