Another means of sharing files is by serving them over a port 80 HTTP connection, that is a web server. Most people have their internet connection via a Dynamic IP Address (non-fixed IP address). For this reason serving web pages or files via HTTP is problematic. However, in theory all you need to do is the following:
- Check your upload/download speed. I use Broadband Reports: http://www.broadbandreports.com/speedtest
- Determine your public IP address. The easiest way to do this is by using a free online service such as: http://www.whatismyip.com(there are many others).This can also be determined by logging into your router and looking at the current status of your IP address. Where you will find this information depends on the software interface for your specific router.
- Install a web server: You need something to serve your files and there are many good applications that will do this; some are simple
- AnalogX Simple Server:http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/Network/sswww/Freeware.htm.While AnalogX is the easiest to use you would need to make a change to the LMHOSTS file. This is the file that AX uses to determine the address of the localhost, i. e., 127.0.0.0. The line in the LMHOSTS looks like this: 127.0.0.1 localhost #example of the local host
This would need to change to point at your public IP address such as:
68.160.130.000 localhost #example of the local host
Your actual IP
And some are more complex like Abyss Web Server: http://www.aprelium.com/abyssws/ and some are very complex
Apache HTTP Server Project: http://httpd.apache.org/
- After you setup the web server and designate the what you want to share you will need to let people know where you are.Send your IP address in an email to thoses you want to share files with
- Remmemebr unless you are paying for a fixed IP address yours may changes at any time. However, tyipcily your IP will not change unless you reboot your rounter or DSL modem.
- Fix for a Dynamic IP Address: You can use software and or a service to simulate a fixed IP Adress. These are called dynamic DNS update clients. Althought there are many, I have used the folwing tools and services from No-IP: http://www.no-ip.com/downloads.php
- WARNING: Running a web server will probably violate the terms or your service aggrement with your ISP.
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