how to set up a server

R3D

R3D

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does anyone know how if theres a program that lets me share files like a server? cant find anything how to do that, please get back, thanks. :D
 
Do you mean sharing files over the internet? If you mean like this, you can use Limewire, iMesh, Kazaa or any peer to peer program, they all allow you to share files for anyone to download them.
 
yeah by Internet but like i could type in an IP in a browser, and then i has files on that i could share.
 
You will have to have a website for that, a web hosting and you upload files up there so that they are shared.

Another solution, you can configure your PC to be a webserver and share whatever you want to share. You will have to setup the IIS, and get a fixed IP address from your DSL or cable provider, the address which will be typed to access your PC from any computer connected to the internet, and then you will have to make some more configurations in the IIS to manage this.

Beware that if people start connecting to your PC through this fixed IP and start downloading from you, your internet connection will extremely slow down, as those people will use the badwidth you have for downloading whatever they want from your PC.

However, there are some more steps you will have to make to complete the whole configuration, which I can't recall at the moment, but I think guys here can give us a hand and give you the full details, or else, I will get you all the steps from our System Admin at work and post back.
 
omg! thanks this is exactly what i wanted! :D lol one more thing i wunna ask, will they look at my IP what am hosting, like would i get in trouble if i put music on it?
 
If they dont want you hosting music then they will e-mail you or contact you first warning you. and if you continue to offend they may take action. Most likely they will block of using thier hosting completely.
Try reading a FAQ if they have one it may answer your question
 
ok thanks for that, but i've installed it and i've put files on and stuff and when i gave someone the IP to go on it, it never showed up, can someone help me on this please? :(
 
You could just setup an FTP server, with BulletProof FTP Server, but you already found a soloution soo...yeah.
 
He;s got it sorted already and dont forget that if they dont want you to host a type of file. Then they will warn you in the first place then take action
 
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