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by **Bossman** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:55 am

Well I'll be damned, it worked!!! Thanks RC, HT and Evan for the help. I wound up setting the printer up as shared and then was able to find it with the laptop! This is a real timesaver!!!

by **RCinator** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 10:07 am

Originally posted by Bossman
Well I'll be damned, it worked!!! Thanks RC, HT and Evan for the help. I wound up setting the printer up as shared and then was able to find it with the laptop! This is a real timesaver!!!

Glad it worked out for you

by **hightimber** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 11:38 am

Did you do the drive mapping thing too? That is nice for file transfer instead of having to use e-mail or some other crude method.

Any of you guys ever setup an FTP server before? I tried and, and alas, no luck. I could sure use some pointers. I think my cable router may be blocking the pertinent ports. If anyone's willing to help we could take the discussion offline unless the general populace is interested.

by **RCinator** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 11:57 am

Originally posted by hightimber
Did you do the drive mapping thing too? That is nice for file transfer instead of having to use e-mail or some other crude method.

Any of you guys ever setup an FTP server before? I tried and, and alas, no luck. I could sure use some pointers. I think my cable router may be blocking the pertinent ports. If anyone's willing to help we could take the discussion offline unless the general populace is interested.

You need to open up port 21 on your router to allow incoming FTP traffic. Make that change, and it should work just fine.

by **hightimber** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 12:11 pm

Originally posted by RCinator
You need to open up port 21 on your router to allow incoming FTP traffic. Make that change, and it should work just fine.

I've done that in the past with no joy. Do you use a particular FTP server application? Recommendations?

I'll try to set one up again and let you know what I encounter.

by **Bossman** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 12:25 pm

Originally posted by hightimber
Did you do the drive mapping thing too? That is nice for file transfer instead of having to use e-mail or some other crude method.

I just did it and damn if that didn't work as well

Does the shared folder need to reside on my desktop or can I move it to my documents, and if I move it, does the path change (I assume it would).

Thanks again!!!

by **hightimber** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 12:34 pm

Originally posted by Bossman
I just did it and damn if that didn't work as well

Does the shared folder need to reside on my desktop or can I move it to my documents, and if I move it, does the path change (I assume it would).

Thanks again!!!

Just right-click any folder (desktop or not) and you can share it.

by **RCinator** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 12:55 pm

Originally posted by hightimber
I've done that in the past with no joy. Do you use a particular FTP server application? Recommendations?

I'll try to set one up again and let you know what I encounter.

You also need to enable port-forwarding on your router to force port 21 through to your desktop. It's sometimes under "rules" or "applications" too.

by **hightimber** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:17 pm

Originally posted by RCinator
You also need to enable port-forwarding on your router to force port 21 through to your desktop. It's sometimes under "rules" or "applications" too.

Good point, RC. I may not have done that in my prior attempt. I do that for hosting small 1942 games so I'm familiar with the concept.

by **Bossman** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:26 am

alright everything was working fine with the solutions posted til I went and changed jobs. New laptop no longer has XP, it has 2000. I lost all connectivity to my main PC. Folders are still set to share and I don't think anything else has really changed. Thoughts?

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