Re: 3rd party FTP software

OK,

How about using a NAS device like a Buffalotech 250 gig on the inside of my
domain? That way my users can upload and download faster? I would have to
go into RAS and forward 20 and 21 to the internal IP right? Has anyone done
this?

John


"Matt Gibson" <mattg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23v$EbrpcFHA.2736@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> It's not so much the software that's the problem, it's the fact that the
> passwords are sent in cleartext.
>
> If you really need FTP, set up another "expendible" server and configure
> it there with different passwords that exist on your network.
>
> Matt Gibson - GSEC
>
> "John" <jk@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OtsmxppcFHA.1324@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Everything I have read says that I should not run FTP on my SBS2003
>> Standard server. However, I have a client that has asked for the ability
>> and I was thinking that perhaps using a 3rd party FTP program on my SBS
>> box might be the solution for better security. The server is behind a
>> Linksys router with the standard ports open in addition to 20 and 21.
>> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> John
>>
>
>


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