#SETTING UP FTP SERVER ON HOME NETWORK INSTALL#
Essentially, the purpose of an FTP server is to serve files to the FTP client.įirst, you need to install an FTP server on your computer. The FTP server is where you set up user account and specify which files those accounts can access. The FTP server doesn't initiate connections, the FTP client does that. An FTP client cannot set up user accounts and cannot serve files to other FTP clients.Īn FTP server is what you use to serve or upload files to computers with FTP clients. The FTP client initiates the connection to the FTP server. If the FTP client is connected in passive mode, the data port can change from 20 to another port that the server specifies (more on passive mode later).Īn FTP client is what you use to download files from an FTP server. Port 20 is the "data port", this port handles the transfer of data (the actual file, directory listings, etc.) between the client and the server. Port 21 is the referred to as the "command port", this port handles the commands that pass between the FTP client and the FTP server. FTP is commonly run on two ports, 20 and 21. It's different from HTTP, the protocol your web browser uses, because HTTP is designed to move small files fast. It's a way for two computers to transfer large files back and forth. HTTP is associated with port 80) and some ports are closed and won't accept incoming data.įTP stands for "File Transfer Protocol". When a computer sends data to another computer it must know which port to send it through because some ports are associated with specific programs (i.e. If you don't, read on.Ī port is an opening on your computer that data can pass through, your computer has over 63,000 of them. I'm going to assume you understand the following terms: Port, FTP, FTP client, and FTP server. If you require a more in depth explanation, I have included some useful links to relevant sites within each step of this guide. In this guide I will cover the necessary steps and provide brief explanation of what each step does. The problem is, setting up and FTP server can become complicated. I've tried to make this guide as simple as possible. For the sake of simplicity, pretend they're true. I'm going to make a lot of broad statements, I know there are exceptions/technicalities.
#SETTING UP FTP SERVER ON HOME NETWORK HOW TO#
This tutorial explains how to set up an FTP server on a home computer running Windows.
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