It’s widely accepted that file transfer protocol (FTP) is the simplest way for organizations to send data across the Internet. To enhance security, many companies now use sFTP or FTP/S, the “secure” ...

Last week we received a question from one of our readers who was looking for a way to give his sister access to some files stored on his PC. While there are many ways for us to accomplish this goal, ...

Fig. 1: FileZilla is a popular free FTP client. Back in 2011, I wrote about setting up a Secure Shell (SSH) server. This supports secure file transfers and it’s easy to set up. Read “Let’s Build an ...

I run an FTP server on my machine from time to time to transfer files from my computer to a home computer or to friends. I used to have a permenant IP address when I lived in the dorms. I now live in ...