User Guide

14 NetWare FTP Server Administration Guide
NetWare FTP Server Administration Guide
103-000172-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Configuring FTP Server
Before you start the NetWare FTP Server software, you should configure it by
setting the configuration parameters in the configuration file. The default
configuration file is SYS:/ETC/FTPSERV.CFG. The parameters in this
configuration fils are commented with their default values.
When the NetWare FTP Server is started, the IP address of the host
(HOST_IP_ADDR) and the port number of the NetWare FTP Server
(FTP_PORT), as defined in the configuration file, are used to bind to and
listen for FTP client connection requests. If these parameters are not defined
in the configuration file, the FTP Server binds to all configured network
interfaces and the standard FTP ports.
Multiple instances of the NetWare FTP Server can run on a single machine
with different IP addresses, or port numbers. The various parameters in the
configuration file along with the default values are described in the following
tables:
Table 1 Multiple Instances Parameters
Table 2 FTP Session Parameters
Parameter Default Value Description
HOST_IP_ADDR IP address of the host The IP address of the host that
the FTP Server software is being
loaded on
FTP_PORT 21 (Standard FTP port) The port number that the FTP
server should bind to and listen
for connection requests from
Parameter Default Value Description
MAX_FTP_SESSIONS 30 Maximum number of FTP
sessions that can be active at any
point of time.
Minimum value is 1
IDLE_SESSION_TIMEOUT 600 (seconds) Duration in seconds that any
session can remain idle. The
session will never time out if the
value is set as negative.