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TIPS: Poor Network Performance in Windows under Virtual Machine

TCP Chimney Offload, Receive Side Scaling, and Network Direct Memory Access Sounds super awesome huh?!? But what is it? I have around 20 virtual-machines, running under VMware Workstation, they allow me to test BulletProof FTP Server for Windows under all the different versions, editions and flavors of Windows that now exist. It’s exhausting actually, mostly … Continue reading “TIPS: Poor Network Performance in Windows under Virtual Machine”

TIPS: How to serve your Network-Drives via FTP

BulletProof FTP Server has the ability to serve files on your Mapped Network Drive via FTP. But you will need to add some special parameters to make sure that the credentials for the mapped drive are saved and the connection is toggled as persistent. This is best done via the command-line (CLI) using the NET.EXE … Continue reading “TIPS: How to serve your Network-Drives via FTP”

SERVICE: Stops Responding or 100% CPU

BPFTP Server has the ability to operate as a Windows System Service aka SERVICE-MODE (HOWTO). This is essentially, the same as the normal GUI-MODE that you are used to seeing when you login to the computer and run the application, however it’s running under Session-0 (Windows System Service) and all GUI operations are hidden. This … Continue reading “SERVICE: Stops Responding or 100% CPU”

ROUTERS: Inactivity-Timeout and Keep-Alives

Inactivity-Timeout and Keep-Alives 426 Connection closed; transfer aborted. Error #10057 During a data-transfer (directory-listings or file-transfers), the control-connection (tcp/ip default 21, used to login and issue commands) is IDLE. When this control-connection is IDLE, other pieces of networking-equipment between yourself and the ftp-client could choose to close idle connections with a function called “Inactivity Timeout”. … Continue reading “ROUTERS: Inactivity-Timeout and Keep-Alives”

FEATURE: Allow Multiple Instances

“Allow Multiple Instances” is a new function as of v2014.1.0.15 that allows you to run multiple copies of the software, each with it’s own set of Settings, Users/Groups. This is very useful for organizations which provide ftp-services for their clients and would like to keep the groups of ftp-users in their own separate instance. It’s … Continue reading “FEATURE: Allow Multiple Instances”

HOWTO: Using Internet Explorer to connect to a FTP-Server

Configuring Internet Explorer to be able to connect to BulletProof FTP Server (or any FTP Server) is very easy to do and requires the toggling of two (2) options from: Windows Start Button -> Control Panel -> Network & Internet -> Internet Options, click the “Advanced” tab and check “Enable FTP Folder” and “Use Passive … Continue reading “HOWTO: Using Internet Explorer to connect to a FTP-Server”

Issue: “I can’t see any files…”

FTP-User can login, but can’t see any directory-listing: aka “Unable to retrieve directory-listing” aka “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage” aka “Oops! Google Chrome could not connect to FTP.YOURHOST.COM” this also appears in the Log-Watch for BulletProof FTP Server 2011 as 2012-01-31 13:12:33 – mmc [000005] [12.13.14.15] – PASV 2012-01-31 13:12:33 – mmc [000005] [12.13.14.15] … Continue reading “Issue: “I can’t see any files…””

HOWTO: Using Virtual-Folders to Share Additional Drives/Folders via FTP

BulletProof FTP Server supports the ability to create “Virtual Folders” for your ftp-users to access additional drives, folders and network-shares; allowing your ftp-users access to a wide variety of folder-locations on your local computer, as well as mounted-shares in your network. Example Usage: Providing Access to Web-Server documents via FTP Accessing the files on your … Continue reading “HOWTO: Using Virtual-Folders to Share Additional Drives/Folders via FTP”