Comments on: Set up an anonymous FTP server with vsftpd in less than a minute http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/12/02/set-up-an-anonymous-ftp-server-with-vsftpd-in-less-than-a-minute/ An open-source software and technology related journal Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:35:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: Pankaj Rana http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/12/02/set-up-an-anonymous-ftp-server-with-vsftpd-in-less-than-a-minute/#comment-18846 Pankaj Rana Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:17:15 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/?p=706#comment-18846 i tried this its working but i am unable to open ftp on ms windows xp i tried this
its working
but i am unable to open ftp on ms windows xp

]]> By: David D. http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/12/02/set-up-an-anonymous-ftp-server-with-vsftpd-in-less-than-a-minute/#comment-14039 David D. Wed, 06 Oct 2010 01:13:06 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/?p=706#comment-14039 Exactly what i was looking for! Thanks mate! Exactly what i was looking for! Thanks mate!

]]> By: dE http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/12/02/set-up-an-anonymous-ftp-server-with-vsftpd-in-less-than-a-minute/#comment-13112 dE Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:06:41 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/?p=706#comment-13112 "Create bind mounts of the directories you want to share in the anon_root directory." This does not work directly. You have to bind in a subfolder for it to work. vsftpd has major issues IMO. “Create bind mounts of the directories you want to share in the anon_root directory.”

This does not work directly. You have to bind in a subfolder for it to work.

vsftpd has major issues IMO.

]]> By: George Notaras http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/12/02/set-up-an-anonymous-ftp-server-with-vsftpd-in-less-than-a-minute/#comment-11666 George Notaras Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:18:11 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/?p=706#comment-11666 Agile: You do not need an FTP server in order to setup webdav. You can consider WebDav as an FTP replacement. As for the connectivity problems, please make sure that you have opened the relevant ports (21 for FTP, 80 for HTTP) in the server's firewall. Having set up your firewall correctly, setup an anonymous FTP service as described in the article above, and try to connect from other machines. Finally, you should not use "localhost" as the server address when connecting from other machines, but use the server's IP instead. Agile: You do not need an FTP server in order to setup webdav. You can consider WebDav as an FTP replacement.

As for the connectivity problems, please make sure that you have opened the relevant ports (21 for FTP, 80 for HTTP) in the server’s firewall. Having set up your firewall correctly, setup an anonymous FTP service as described in the article above, and try to connect from other machines.

Finally, you should not use “localhost” as the server address when connecting from other machines, but use the server’s IP instead.

]]> By: Agile http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/12/02/set-up-an-anonymous-ftp-server-with-vsftpd-in-less-than-a-minute/#comment-11665 Agile Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:45:28 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/?p=706#comment-11665 Anyone have instructions on how to set up WebDAV. Also, don't you need a ftp running server too? My problem is when is use ftp://agile@localhost it works (with both httpd and vsftpd running.) But if I try it from another host if fails. Error in log file for vsftpd indicates incorrect login. But I can login to vsftpd with /usr/bin/ftp without any problems. Any leads on how to resolve the problem would be greatly appreciated. Anyone have instructions on how to set up WebDAV. Also, don’t you need a ftp
running server too?

My problem is when is use ftp://agile@localhost it works (with both httpd and vsftpd
running.)

But if I try it from another host if fails. Error in log file for vsftpd indicates
incorrect login. But I can login to vsftpd with /usr/bin/ftp without any problems.

Any leads on how to resolve the problem would be greatly appreciated.

]]> By: George Notaras http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/12/02/set-up-an-anonymous-ftp-server-with-vsftpd-in-less-than-a-minute/#comment-11606 George Notaras Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:09:37 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/?p=706#comment-11606 Although I haven't used webdav as much, I agree and I will probably check it out extensively whenever I have enough spare time. However, this was supposed to be a very quick way to make the installation tree of the linux distribution available across the network and ftp seemed like the ideal solution for a quick setup. Thanks for your feedback :-) Although I haven’t used webdav as much, I agree and I will probably check it out extensively whenever I have enough spare time. However, this was supposed to be a very quick way to make the installation tree of the linux distribution available across the network and ftp seemed like the ideal solution for a quick setup.

Thanks for your feedback :-)

]]> By: D http://www.g-loaded.eu/2008/12/02/set-up-an-anonymous-ftp-server-with-vsftpd-in-less-than-a-minute/#comment-11604 D Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:58:40 +0000 http://www.g-loaded.eu/?p=706#comment-11604 FTP is an obsolete and outdated protocol. Anyone using FTP should seriously consider using WebDAV. Since DAV works over HTTP, you get all the benefits of HTTP that FTP cannot provide. For example: strong authentication, encryption, proxy support, and caching. It is true that you can get some of this through SSH, but the HTTP infrastructure is much more widely deployed than SSH. Further, SSH does not have the wide complement of tools, development libraries, and applications that HTTP does. DAV transfers (well, HTTP transfers) are also more efficient than FTP. You can pipeline multiple transfers through a single TCP connection, whereas FTP requires a new connection for each file transferred (plus the control connection). FTP is an obsolete and outdated protocol.
Anyone using FTP should seriously consider using WebDAV.

Since DAV works over HTTP, you get all the benefits of HTTP that FTP cannot provide. For example: strong authentication, encryption, proxy support, and caching. It is true that you can get some of this through SSH, but the HTTP infrastructure is much more widely deployed than SSH. Further, SSH does not have the wide complement of tools, development libraries, and applications that HTTP does.

DAV transfers (well, HTTP transfers) are also more efficient than FTP. You can pipeline multiple transfers through a single TCP connection, whereas FTP requires a new connection for each file transferred (plus the control connection).

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