I have a computer running linux, I want to access it from the internet?

Question

I essentially want to set up an FTP so I can browse files on my linux box from another PC, how can I do this?

Answer 1

Firstly, get an RPM for an FTP server (there are tons on Sourceforge.net) and install the server. Then run it, make sure to add users, give them read/write permissions, set up passwords, choose which directories each user can read/write to (often called root directory(s)), and assign a failure counter (IE block user IP after 4 consecutive log-in attempts)...nearly all FTP servers have these features.

Access your router (usually at 192.168.1.1) and open port 21 (the FTP port).

Now get an account at dyndns.org and create a dynamic DNS....this will assign a web address such as http://2ruff.gotdns.net/, there are only limited site names (IE gotdns, no-ip, etc.), but you decide the sub-domain (IE change "2ruff" to whatever you want).

Now go on your pc under dos prompt and type "ftp 2ruff.gotdns.org", for example, then use typical UNIX commands (such as LS for directory listing, TYPE BINARY to get ready to send files, PUT filenamefrom(IE c:\index.txt) filenameto (indexonftpserver.txt ), and GET filenamefrom(IE indexonftpserver.txt) filenameto (c:\index.txt )

That should be it, good luck!