LAB 7

Name: Shivam Tripathi

Aim: To configure an FTP server for the user PC and HTTP server and share files between
users using these Protocols.

Objectives:
(a) Creation of a FTP site using IIS manager application and access files or share files
between users on the same LAN or group using proper authentication.
(b) Making the shared files of ftp server available on the HTTP hosting file server

Platform: Windows7

Steps:

1. Go to Control Panel -> Program and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off ->
Internet Information Services (turn on) -> FTP Server (turn on) -> FTP Extensibility and
FTP Service (turn on)
2. Goto Control Panel home -> Administrative tools ->Run IIS manager

3. Right click on Sites -> Add FTP Site -> enter site name site_name and add the path of
the folder folder_name on Desktop

4. Goto Binding and SSL Settings -> IP address (select your IP address from the drop down)
-> SSL (No SSL) -> Authentication (Basic) -> Allow access to: (Specified User from drop
down list) -> write the account name DSP Lab -> Permissions (Read and Write turn
on) -> Finish.

5. Open Control Panel -> Goto Windows Firewall -> turn off both private and public
Firewall -> Allow a feature through Windows Firewall -> Enable FTP server.
6. Now open web browser -> type link ftp://192.168.56.1 -> enter
Username and Password.

Hence, the FTP server is established for the IP address of the user PC and the files can
be accessed and can also be shared with other users in the same LAN

7. Now to setup a hosting file server using HTTP, download the hfs.exe file and run that
file. Upload a file onto the HFS application.

8. Enter the link http://192.168.56.1:8080/ to find the same file

This indicates that the file has been uploaded on http hosting server using nfs.
Its details can be observed as shown below.
Conclusions:

1. The FTP server can be accessed from the same LAN from another IP if the
firewall is disabled. This can be done even if there no internet connection

2. The HTTP server does the same job as that of FTP but requires internet of the same LAN.

3. These files cannot be accessed from other LAN. Using WiFi connection belonging to another
LAN also doesnt work for FTP server.

4. Enabling the firewall doesnt allow other users to access the FTP based shared files.

5. FTP doesnt require Internet and hence it is better to share files within same LAN unlike
HTTP.