Windows 2000 Pro has an FTP server as part of IIS which is optionally
installed. Windows NT workstation can do the same thing with PWS which
is an add-on product(Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack ).

Wirt Atmar wrote:

> Brian asks:
>
>
>>On my networked PC connected to the HP3000 via Reflection (8.0) I can ping
>> all my ip addresses in both directions (pc to 3000 and 3000 to pc) :
>>
>> 219.109.182.182 (the HP3000)
>> 219.109.182.183 (the PC)
>> 219.109.182.184 (HP Laser Jet printer #1)
>> 219.109.182.185 (HP Laser Jet printer #2)
>>
>> However, when I try to open any of these four ip addresses in FTP I get the
>> error message:
>>
>> Brians World:ftp
>>
>> File Transfer Protocol [A0010A02] (C) Hewlett-Packard Co. 1990
>> ftp> open 219.109.182.183
>> Cannot connect to host: 219.109.182.183  (FTPERR 9)
>> Connection refused (SOCKERR)
>> ftp> exit
>>
>> END OF PROGRAM
>> Brians World:
>>
>> What is wrong?
>>
>
> The "wrong" is that you're trying to FTP *to* your PC, presuming that it can
> act as an FTP server. But it can't. PC's are FTP clients only. Indeed, you
> wouldn't want it any other way. If all PC were servers, any yahoo that runs a
> web page anywhere in the world could hijack your machine by silently FTP'ing
> executable code into your PC and then running it.
>
> If you do want to FTP to your PC, you're going to need to put an FTP server
> on it. The FTP code that exists on a PC is client-side only. For server
> purposes, I've been extremely pleased with RhinoSoft's offering, Serv-U:
>
>      http://www.serv-u.com/
>
> Its security is quite good and easy to understand.
>
> Wirt Atmar
>
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