[SATLUG] Setting up FTP

[Sean Carolan]

> I'm setting a little home network and I would like to get ftp working. I
> installed vsftpd and started it up. However, when I try to ftp from another
> machine I just get: ftp: connect: No route to host

Kase:

Forgive me if these instructions are too simple for you.  I don't know
what level of linux expertise you have:

1.  Open up a terminal window on the computer you are using as an FTP
server.  At the command prompt type in:

ifconfig

It should show you what ip address is assigned to your computer,
usually the interface to look for is eth0.

2.  Once you have that ftp address, from one of the other machines on
your network you can ftp into the machine like this:

*  Linux - type "ftp 192.168.1.1"  (where you replace with your
server's ip addy)
*  Windoze - click "Start >> Run"  then type in 'cmd' (or 'command' if
you are using win98)

Another thing to look into is whether you have a firewall on the
server box.  Are you using Fedora Core or Redhat?

Post a little more info and I"m sure you'll get it working in no time.

-Sean