Setting up an FTP

I've installed IIS (including the FTP portion). I can access the FTP through ftp://localhost and others can access it through ftp://myip. But what I don't understand is how the anonymous authentication works. I want to put my own username and password on it that you can use like.. ftp://username:password@myip.co m But if I change the username from |USR_Name or whatever it is then it can't seem to connect. Am I going about this the wrong way? Thanks in advance.

get a hackt or good free ftp serv, i can't stand the built in one and is annoying... I like serv-U and smartftp (client)

Yes I just opted to go that route because IIS is pissing me off.

Are there any free FTP server programs a bit more robust than Serv-U? I don't expect anything major but it would be nice to have more than one concurrent connection.

hack it

bpftp server

Well, if you decide to stay with IIS, you will need to create a seperate user account(s) in Computer Management and leave the Anonymous account alone. Once you have the users created, you have to give them the appropriate permissions on each folder in the FTP.

Also, from the IIS Manger, go to your FTP site properties, and from there you can disable anonymous connections(which I suggest if you aren't very familiar with IIS security), as well as enabling Write on the FTP site directory, if needed.

Thanks Mav but I switched to GuildFTP.