If a fear of the command line has prevented you from making use of the more secure sftp, Jack Wallen wants to show you how you can easily connect to that remote server, with a simple file manager.

This screenshot and video tutorial will tell you how to install FileZilla Client and Server, a free FTP client for Windows 11/10/8/7.

Many, if not most, Linux distributions can be set to start SSH automatically. Linux — like Mac OS X — by extension usually permits the machine to be used as an SFTP server if sshd is running.

Note: Back in '05, guest poster Matt Haughey covered how to set up an FTP server using Serv-U FTP —which is a fine commercial application, but its personal edition limits how many users can log ...

I have a couple of computer's at home that share internet access through a Linksys 4-port router. I'm a little confused about the IP address to give the FTP computer. It has it's local IP that I ...

You will need all of this information to access the server. The host name looks like a domain and typically reads like "ftp.namehere.com," and the protocol is the specific server setup.