DSFTP help

drkshinigami · July 22, 2007, 08:59:06 PM

Can someone help tell me how to set the program up? Where is the config file the program is looking for?

dantheman · July 22, 2007, 09:07:24 PM

First you need to download an FTP client. I personally use SmartFTP but find it annoying that it requires you to redownload it every 30 days. There are others out there you can try using. Secondly, please read the documentation that comes with DSFTP, which will tell you what to put in the config file and where to place it.

drkshinigami · July 23, 2007, 08:06:27 PM

In the documentation it says "DSFTP reads its settings from a configuration file, which must exist at /data/settings/ftp.conf." DO i create this directory on my computer or on the SD card?

dantheman · July 23, 2007, 08:14:42 PM

The DS binary must read the config file to know how to connect to your computer, so create the directory on your SD card. Some other DS homebrew applications use the DATA folder as well to help declutter the root of the card, which is helpful.

drkshinigami · July 24, 2007, 07:50:14 PM

k...I made the files and directories described in the config file...Now how do I set up the server using the SmartFTP client?

dantheman · July 24, 2007, 09:03:34 PM

DSFTP is the actual server. SmartFTP is the client you will use to access the server. When you launch DSFTP, it will show an IP address on the bottom of the screen, indicating what the DS's IP is. Type that into the "location" box of SmartFTP. Then use the username/password combo you set up in the config file (if you didn't set one up, DSFTP will create one for you and show it to you, though I think it's read-only). Port is 21 unless otherwise specified in the config file. Let SmartFTP connect and you should be good to go.

drkshinigami · July 24, 2007, 09:17:22 PM

so I leave "Host" blank?

dantheman · July 24, 2007, 10:10:31 PM

The only place I see a "hosts" box is in the File - New Remote Browser menu, which isn't where you should go. There should be "address" "login" "password" and "port" boxes visible when you open the program. Put the IP in the Address box, the username in the Login box, password in the Password box, and leave Port as 21 unless you changed it. Then click the little green arrow next to Address.

I was wrong in my last post, it's Address and not Location, but same basic idea. If you don't see the boxes, go to View - Toolbars and make sure everything is checked.

drkshinigami · July 24, 2007, 10:45:56 PM

I got it thanks!