This IP address is on my local network, so will only work from a PC on my home network. In the Host I enter the IP address of my server which is 192.168.1.204. So to access the files on this server from another PC, I use Filezilla Client. Heres a screenshot of what it looks like.you can also see the IP address of my server internally is 192.168.1.204 There is Filezilla Server and Filezilla Client.įor FTP, you must have a server running an FTP Server software like Filezilla Server.įilezilla Server you just install, and it runs. If you have more than 1 PC connected to the internet, then you have a router.

So when it says host i dont know how to add a host or get a hostīut you made me understand a lot more the i did a day or 2 So wen i use my ip it dos not work and i get get fileziller sever to use my ipĪnd i cant config any settings so is hard for me to se what setting and i cant config so i am sump is a great resource for guides on how to port forward for most routers.īut i dont have a router i have a derik connet to the internet You then need to forward the ports to your server, if we're talking FTP then that's Port 21. If you're hosting this at home, you can go to something like to see what your external IP address is, this is the IP address you would configure as the 'A record' against your domain name. Then with your domain registrar you point your domain name to the IP address of that server.Į.g will point to a IP address like 12.34.56.78

So with your domain, you need to have a host/server with a public IP address. I can still visit it by going to but like commiting someones phone number to memory, I wont remember that. If i wanted to visit Facebook, I go to domain name then directs my computer to connect to 157.240.8.35 which is the IP address for Facebook in my region. If you don't know the address, you tell him to take you to 'The White House', which will be mapped to the above address. If you know the address, you can tell the driver to take you to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, in Washington DC. Think of it like taking a taxi to the white house. A domain name is just an easily human readable way of directing you to an IP address. I think the big thing is you don't understand what a domain name is. Sorry if this is making it hard for you to help me Ps a frind send me the domain i dont have any more info then that So you are saying that if i fine the ip of the domaine it will work

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