I'm running on Windows XP SP2.
I would like to share some folders with you can access.
But not share them true windows.
I would like to create a FTP site witch is PW protected.
How can I do this?
Thanks in advance

Jonas Well first of all you'll need an ftp SERVER.
XP PRO got one built in so that might be worth checking out.
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1491&page=1You say XP got a FTP sever build in but http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1491&page=1 Say that you have to use Serv-U.
Can I use the build in?
If I try to connect i get the message:
Code: [Select]The servername or adress could not be resolved.Or am I typing it wrong?
I'm just typing the server NAME in windows explorer.

Jonas Serv-U is mentioned as a solution to people who don't have XP pro. But Serv-U is also a possibility you can try if you don't want to install IIS.

You have to make sure ftp access is allowed on any firewall you have installed.
Also for testing try to connect to the ftp using ftp://127.0.0.1
My firewall is setup properly.
When I try to connect to the ftp you gave me that I'm prompet for user and PW But they don't work.
Or isn't this my ftp site? (It should be as I'm pinging myself.)

Jonas I don't have a domain so what should I type at the end?

Jonas Hmm okay the built in ftp server stinks out loud. I admit I have never tried it out before now, I just assumed that MS would be able to deliver a SIMPLE, no frills FTP server... I was wrong. I suggest you go with Serv-U instead. Sorry for leading you down a wrong track there. Well I try but this is what I got:

I guess I should stop the FTP sever of Microsoft but how?? (I tried deleting it.)

Jonas LOL this just isn't my day for giving out advice. I just tried to install it and I got the same error msg.
According to this article it's a problem related to XP SP2. You can download a fix that should resolve the issue, it did for me.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935448/en-us
(Note in my defense I have used Serv-U before and it worked just fine, but I guess it must have been before SP2.)Ok thanks it worked!
At the site they say its free but it LOOKS like I dloaded a trail version.
Is the free version still availeble?

Jonas You get a 30 day trial of the full version then it reverts back to what they call the personal version. Basically it means you can only have 5 users and 2 concurrent connections on your site.
http://www.serv-u.com/versions.asp

I don't have experience with any other free ftp servers but there are plenty around if you find out you don't like Serv-U.

Gene6 FTP Server is the FTP Server I know best, but it isn't free.I can't seem to find a way to connect to the server.
I read the site Twice but I can't find any example of how you create a FTP site name and connect to it.

Jonas Well the easiest way is by using your IP. As I've already mentioned you can use 127.0.0.1 to test. Does that work?

If you want it to be accessible from outside your network you need to setup the router to forward port 21. Then you can access it by using your public IP. You can check out a site like http://whatismyip.com/ to find your public IP.

This site got a great tool you can use to test whether your FTP server is accessible.
http://www.g6ftpserver.com/en/ftptestThat is what I was looking for thanks!

Jonas