Internet Explorer FTP question

[btalon]

I have someone trying to FTP into my server and they are using Internet Explorer which keeps loggin them on as anonymous automatcally (which I don't allow anonymous log in anyways). Is there a setting to stop IE from using an anonymous log on to a FTP site?

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Is there a setting to stop IE from using an anonymous log on to a FTP site?

If you know the person, why not just ask them to stop. If you don't know them, how would you get the update onto their PC even if there were one?

Dan


The answers you get are only as good as the information you give!

 

[JFBouchard]

Hi, in IE, advanced options, check: use folder view for FTP



Hope this helps. Please let know if this resolve your issue

Jeff

 

[btalon]

JFBouchard, Folder view is already checked in the options. It doesn't even give them a chance to enter a username and password, it skips all that and logs in as anonymous automatically as soon as they get to the FTP site. Dan, if you don't have a clue, don't post.

 

[jgideon]

I don't know of a way to stop IE from doing that. The way you have IE log on as a specific user is through URL syntax with an ftp:// url... when I need to do that I use google to find it.

 

[JFBouchard]

Enter a user/password in the path: ftp://userassword@ftpsite.extension

This will prevent IE from logging in anonymously



Hope this helps. Please let know if this resolve your issue

Jeff

 

[btalon]

JFBouchard, Now that you posted that I realized that would work (including the username and password in ftp string). Thanks for the help.

 

[bcastner]

Yikes.

a general discussion of why a password in a URL will no longer work:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=834489

A discussion by Black Viper on Services under XP. You might consider disabling the FTP service:

http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm

Finally, if the issue is your firewall or Event Logs show someone trying to, without success, logon to your server, contact the ISP that owns that IP and report the abuse as a Denial of Service attack on your server.

 

[JFBouchard]

Good catch Bcastner, I wasn't aware of that.