I wish to know what I need to do to use FTP for file transfers between my local office to my remote office. I have a PC with windows 2000 as OS.I wish to upload the files on this PC .Do I need any additional software to be installed. Please let me know.

Regards

You need an FTP server and a Public IP address for it. You then need an FTP client to access the server.

You might want to llok at something like PC Anywhere instead.

Dear Scottgem
My question is for making my FTP server what I need to do? I have a PC running under windows 2000. As I am planning to give access to our colleuge who will be across the globe and I don't want them to install any other specific software on their PC except the stadard opering systemslike win 2000 or XP..

They will need an FTP client. They can use Internet Explorer, but its not the best choice.

As for setting up the server, again you need a public IP address. The specifics depend on what FTP server software you are running.

Dear scottgem
Things are becoming clear to me now.
What do u mean by public IP address? I have a DSL connection and using D-link DI-804HV router. I am connecting to ISP by PPPoE. I have all the PC connected on LAN and having specific IP address.
Is there any inbuilt FTP server software in windows 2000 OS which can be used.

Your router has a built in DHCP server that assigns IP addresses to the devices on your LAN. These addresses are in the 192.168.x.x PRIVATE range. Such addresses are not publicly addressable because they are not unique. I may have a machine with an address of 192.168.200.1 on my LAN and someone else may have the same address on theirs. The router handles the job of determining what data packaets go where.

Only your DSL modem has the public IP address. What you can do is configure the router so that it port forwards FTP packets to the PC with FTP server. I'm not sure what port that has to be though. Alternatively you can set the whole PC as a DMZ so its outside the firewall protection of the router.

No, there is no FTP client built in to Windows, but there is FTP client capability in Internet Explorer. They just have to use IE to go to your FTP site, ex:

ftp:\\ xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Dear ScottGem
Sorry for late reply as it took a long time to get the public IP address from my ISP provide.
Now can you let me know where I can find HOW TO FONFIGURE writeup.
Thanks for your help again.

Regards
Hamid

I've already answered the question, read my previous answers.

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I've already answered the question, read my previous answers.

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Not a very friendly answer.
fredg

Actually fred, that was a friendly answer.. If you want an unfriendly answer, here it comes.. Please note who sent it!

"Answer by fredg dated 2/02/05 Rating: (7 raters) Asker's Rating: 1
Hi, Stupid,
That's the only word I know.
The Register Edit suggestion came with a WARNING, to BE CAREFUL.
But, that's besides the point.
I don't really believe you did all this!!
Have a great day, and if you really screw up your computer, be advised that YOU are the one who will do it.....not any expert.
fredg"

Murray

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Not a very friendly answer.
fredg

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You are such a hypocrite Fred. On another Q&A site. You posted an answer stating a particular program was "the best". I asked on what did you base that statement, simply asking for a justification. Your response to that was to state that "I am not responsible to you for any answers". Yet here you are commenting on one of my answers. In fact there are several posts of yours over the past 2 days that comment on answers of mine. So its OK for you, but not for me? That's hypocrisy Fred!