adding a ftp link into web page.

[tdr]

I want to add the a ftp hyperlink to my web page.
( i do not allow anonymous login and I dont want the password or user id on
the link)

I can connect to my ftp site from the internet if I.
start>run>ftp 88.88.88.88
so i know that the ftp site can be accessed from the internet.

Link:
<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftpserver/" STYLE="font-style: normal; color: White;
font-weight: bold;">Click here to access the ftp Site</A></LI>

I've used
ftp://ftpserver/ - the name of the computer
or
ftp://88.88.88.88 / - the isp number of the computer
or
ftp://192.168.5.22/ - the internal ip of the computer

the only way the link works is if i'm on my network,
works if I do the following 1) click the link , then click refresh , then
I get prompted for the password and user id
it does not work from the internet.

 

[Mike Koewler]

Why would you want a link that visitors cannot use?

The way to do it is: ftp://[email protected]/ The person will then
be asked to provide a password.

Mike

 

[DavidF]

It is real unclear what your goal is, but if you want to have files
available to download, then create a password protected subfolder on your
site, and put the files in there for downloading. Look to the FAQs in the
support section of your webhost for instructions on how to create a password
protected folder.

DavidF

 

[tdr]

Thanks for the reply.
1)the site is hosted on my server at my home. it's not a public site.
it's a private site, for family only,
reason: I only get 10 meg on my IPS's public site but I have over 20 gig of
family video that I support. ( the family send me to share - some to big for
emails )
2) ftp://[email protected]/ did not work , I dont have a domain name
for this site. only an ip address. using the IPS .com name wont work, I dont
think it will.

I might try to use your suggestion but try the ip address. ( i think I tried
this before but not sure.)

the thing is that the link works if I at home but not from outside.
it starts to load the site but fails.
it seems to want to access the site as anonymous.

 

[tdr]

Thanks for the reply.
the site is hosted on my server at my home. it's not a public site.
it's a private site, for family only,
reason: I only get 10 meg on my IPS's public site but I have over 20 gig of
family video that I support. ( the family send me to share - some to big for
emails )
and IE has a 2 gig limit on the size a can be when downloading ( and maybe
uploading)
so any option that involve My IPS wont help.

I would like to have a drag and drop ftp site, not a ftp site where one
needs to know how to use the PUT and GET commands. ( this option work from
the outside)
I may need to have the family use an ftp pgm, but some are not very handy
with computers. so new pgms and some family members dont mix well.

 

[tdr]

Also if your statement

Why would you want a link that visitors cannot use?

the number used below are not the real ip numbers.
I used 88.88.88.88 as an example.
I've tried to use th IP number assigned to me.
and will use it when I get this to work, that is, until it gets reassigned.
then I give the new IP number to the family.

 

[DavidF]

Sorry, I don't have an answer for you. I have never set up a server. You
might try to find a newsgroup, and I can't tell you which, that deals with
setting up home servers.

You might also look at some of the web based services that are out there
now, and let them host the family files. I think I read a review of some of
them on PCWorld within the last couple months...

Good luck.

DavidF

 

[tdr]

Thanks, for trying.

They talk about thinking outside the box,
stuff I try to do, has never been near a box, let alone inside one.

Thanks again.