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by preacher_man

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I currently run a NT 4.0 w/srvc pack 6a.
I have IIS 3.0 loaded and FTP running.
I am still unable to FTP from a workstation
to a NT 4.0 server on the network. I am using
the "anonymous" login as the username but I
can't seem to find the correctpassword for
this. I have tried different variations of
e-mail name as suggested, but to no avail. I
have set the security to allow two
worksations access using their IP address's.
I have READ and WRITE enabled. I am at a loss
for what to do next, any suggestions ?

thanks...preacher man

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by stillatit

If anonymous login is set up properly, keying your email address as the password is more a matter of courtesy than requirement. Most servers do not check it.

The problem you are having is most likely in the "real" anonymous password.

When IISwas set up, a user account was created in NT, and that user account is used when an anonymous user tries to attach to ftp. This NT account must exist and have the rights you wish anonymous users to have. IIS must have this account spelled correctly.The password which IIS is trying to use for this account must be correct (i.e., must match what the Domain Controller thinks it is).

If you do not know the username/password, go to the IIS administration screen, and find the box for Anonymous login account. Write down the name. Pick a new password, and put that password into IIS. Then go to User Manager for Domains and change the password for the account you wrote down to the new password you just picked. (If that account does not exist, youjust found the problem.)

Good luck.

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