IF00040
Configure
Internet Explorer To Work As An FTP Client!
Interacting with
FTP sites from Internet Explorer can result in a number of
confusing and frustrating errors. As a result, users often end up using a
separate software program to access FTP, even though it would be much simpler to
be able to handle the tasks from within IE itself.
There are several tweaks that you can make to Internet Explorer that will make
it more FTP-friendly.
First, you can to setup IE so that it can browse FTP directories like they are
folders in Windows Explorer:
1. Click Tools | Internet Options
2. Click the Advanced tab
3. Under Browsing, check the box "Enable folder view for FTP sites"
Next, if you are on a computer that is behind a firewall, you will need to set
up IE to use passive FTP:
1. Click Tools | Internet Options
2. Click the Advanced tab
3. At the bottom of Browsing, check the box "Use Passive FTP"
If you need to upload files to an FTP folder, then you need to use a special URL
in the following format:
ftp://username@ftp.domain.com/directory/
This will result in the user being prompted for a password. Once the password is
supplied, then a directory comes up and files can be dragged and dropped to and
from the FTP window from a Windows Explorer Window.
Let me know if you need anything else.
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