Re[2]: looking for something like an embedded ftp server
Hello David, Wednesday, April 11, 2007, 9:12:17 PM, you wrote: > On Wednesday 11 April 2007 12:26:42 pm Derrill Guilbert wrote: >> I've been given an old machine, and asked to turn it into an ftp server. It >> will got on its own IP, separate from the one our LAN uses. It will have >> three read-only users and maybe five read/write users. It will contain >> design data that we're transferring to the offices in China. That is, we >> will upload it from here in at the main office, and the China staff will >> download it to implement the little containers we're building. >> >> This does not need to be secure beyond password protection necessarily, >> though some sort of secure FTP would be fine. >> >> What I would really prefer is some sort of BSD based simple FTP server >> setup. I've found several BSD based router/firewall/whatever servers out >> there, such as m0n0wall and pfsense, among others, and I would like >> something that simple for an FTP server. That is, I want to be able to >> install the server and then only have to configure users, no mess with >> hardening things and setting up pf or so ... >> >> Does such a thing exist? Am I needlessly complicating things for myself in >> another way (often the case, I'm little more than a user when it comes to >> FreeBSD)? >> >> Any kind of guidance on this topic would be appreciated --- if what I want >> to do can be done with a custom install of FreeBSD, that'd be wonderful >> also. >> >> Thank you in advance for any guidance. Try pure-ftpd in the ports collection. It's nice that it supports virtual users (so you don't need to have system users for each user who uses the ftp), bandw. throttling, and lots of other nice things. It's also reasonably small. Apart from that, you only need ssh access to the box to configure things when needed, and you're ready to go. -- Best regards, Ghirai. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: looking for something like an embedded ftp server
On Apr 11, 2007, at 1:26 PM, Derrill Guilbert wrote: What I would really prefer is some sort of BSD based simple FTP server setup. I've found several BSD based router/firewall/whatever servers out there, such as m0n0wall and pfsense, among others, and I would like something that simple for an FTP server. That is, I want to be able to install the server and then only have to configure users, no mess with hardening things and setting up pf or so ... What about FreeNAS(1): http://www.freenas.org/ 1) I've never tried this myself, so I don't know how "easy" just the FTP portion is... Regards, -Tom -- Tom Ierna President Shockergroup, Inc. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: looking for something like an embedded ftp server
On 2007/04/12 7:57, Derrill Guilbert seems to have typed: > I actually know how to set up a FreeBSD machine with FTP server, but was > hoping there was something simpler - and therefore quicker, and > theoretically more secure out of the box, with essentially nothing else > running? I suppose this may be a silly request. :) > > Regardless, thank you for the link and the rc.conf suggestion. Simpler? No. More Secure? Yes. /usr/ports/ftp/pure-ftpd ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: looking for something like an embedded ftp server
On 4/11/07, Pieter de Goeje <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wednesday 11 April 2007, David J Brooks wrote: > On Wednesday 11 April 2007 12:26:42 pm Derrill Guilbert wrote: > > I've been given an old machine, and asked to turn it into an ftp server. > > It will got on its own IP, separate from the one our LAN uses. It will > > have three read-only users and maybe five read/write users. It will > > contain design data that we're transferring to the offices in China. That > > is, we will upload it from here in at the main office, and the China > > staff will download it to implement the little containers we're building. > > > > This does not need to be secure beyond password protection necessarily, > > though some sort of secure FTP would be fine. > > > > What I would really prefer is some sort of BSD based simple FTP server > > setup. I've found several BSD based router/firewall/whatever servers out > > there, such as m0n0wall and pfsense, among others, and I would like > > something that simple for an FTP server. That is, I want to be able to > > install the server and then only have to configure users, no mess with > > hardening things and setting up pf or so ... > > > > Does such a thing exist? Am I needlessly complicating things for myself > > in another way (often the case, I'm little more than a user when it comes > > to FreeBSD)? > > > > Any kind of guidance on this topic would be appreciated --- if what I > > want to do can be done with a custom install of FreeBSD, that'd be > > wonderful also. > > > > Thank you in advance for any guidance. > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-ftp.html You can also run ftpd without inetd: adding ftpd_enable="YES" to /etc/rc.conf should do the trick. I actually know how to set up a FreeBSD machine with FTP server, but was hoping there was something simpler - and therefore quicker, and theoretically more secure out of the box, with essentially nothing else running? I suppose this may be a silly request. :) Regardless, thank you for the link and the rc.conf suggestion. Derrill ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: looking for something like an embedded ftp server
On Wednesday 11 April 2007, David J Brooks wrote: > On Wednesday 11 April 2007 12:26:42 pm Derrill Guilbert wrote: > > I've been given an old machine, and asked to turn it into an ftp server. > > It will got on its own IP, separate from the one our LAN uses. It will > > have three read-only users and maybe five read/write users. It will > > contain design data that we're transferring to the offices in China. That > > is, we will upload it from here in at the main office, and the China > > staff will download it to implement the little containers we're building. > > > > This does not need to be secure beyond password protection necessarily, > > though some sort of secure FTP would be fine. > > > > What I would really prefer is some sort of BSD based simple FTP server > > setup. I've found several BSD based router/firewall/whatever servers out > > there, such as m0n0wall and pfsense, among others, and I would like > > something that simple for an FTP server. That is, I want to be able to > > install the server and then only have to configure users, no mess with > > hardening things and setting up pf or so ... > > > > Does such a thing exist? Am I needlessly complicating things for myself > > in another way (often the case, I'm little more than a user when it comes > > to FreeBSD)? > > > > Any kind of guidance on this topic would be appreciated --- if what I > > want to do can be done with a custom install of FreeBSD, that'd be > > wonderful also. > > > > Thank you in advance for any guidance. > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-ftp.html You can also run ftpd without inetd: adding ftpd_enable="YES" to /etc/rc.conf should do the trick. Cheers, Pieter ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: looking for something like an embedded ftp server
On Wednesday 11 April 2007 12:26:42 pm Derrill Guilbert wrote: > I've been given an old machine, and asked to turn it into an ftp server. It > will got on its own IP, separate from the one our LAN uses. It will have > three read-only users and maybe five read/write users. It will contain > design data that we're transferring to the offices in China. That is, we > will upload it from here in at the main office, and the China staff will > download it to implement the little containers we're building. > > This does not need to be secure beyond password protection necessarily, > though some sort of secure FTP would be fine. > > What I would really prefer is some sort of BSD based simple FTP server > setup. I've found several BSD based router/firewall/whatever servers out > there, such as m0n0wall and pfsense, among others, and I would like > something that simple for an FTP server. That is, I want to be able to > install the server and then only have to configure users, no mess with > hardening things and setting up pf or so ... > > Does such a thing exist? Am I needlessly complicating things for myself in > another way (often the case, I'm little more than a user when it comes to > FreeBSD)? > > Any kind of guidance on this topic would be appreciated --- if what I want > to do can be done with a custom install of FreeBSD, that'd be wonderful > also. > > Thank you in advance for any guidance. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-ftp.html David -- bureaucracy, n: A method for transforming energy into solid waste. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
looking for something like an embedded ftp server
I've been given an old machine, and asked to turn it into an ftp server. It will got on its own IP, separate from the one our LAN uses. It will have three read-only users and maybe five read/write users. It will contain design data that we're transferring to the offices in China. That is, we will upload it from here in at the main office, and the China staff will download it to implement the little containers we're building. This does not need to be secure beyond password protection necessarily, though some sort of secure FTP would be fine. What I would really prefer is some sort of BSD based simple FTP server setup. I've found several BSD based router/firewall/whatever servers out there, such as m0n0wall and pfsense, among others, and I would like something that simple for an FTP server. That is, I want to be able to install the server and then only have to configure users, no mess with hardening things and setting up pf or so ... Does such a thing exist? Am I needlessly complicating things for myself in another way (often the case, I'm little more than a user when it comes to FreeBSD)? Any kind of guidance on this topic would be appreciated --- if what I want to do can be done with a custom install of FreeBSD, that'd be wonderful also. Thank you in advance for any guidance. Derrill ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
