2. Click the Add button and select "efsws.exe".
3. Click the permission symbol you want to change, then select Allow from the shortcut menu. Allow all for Easy File Sharing Web Server.
Frequently Asked Questions
I'm
receiving the following error when I start Easy File Sharing Web Server: 'Error
starting the Web Server. This may be due to another service running on the port...'.
This is Server reporting that there is another application using Port 80. There
are two ways around this. First find the application and shut it down. Please
see if you are running IIS. The second solution is to choose another port number
such as 81, 808, 2000, 5060, etc. Just change it on the option page and click
the 'restart' button again.
I login to the server with my account I created,
but when I access some pages, I can only get the 'no permission' page?
First, please note that the cookies of your browser must be enabled.
How to enable cookies?
INTERNET EXPLORER 5.0
1. Select the "Tools" menu
2. Select "Internet Options..."
3. Click on the "Security" tab
4. Select the "Internet" icon
5. Click the "Custom Level..." button
6. Set the "Allow per-session cookies (not stored)" option to "Enable".
INTERNET EXPLORER 6.0
1. Select the "Tools" menu
2. Select "Internet Options..."
3. Click on the "Privacy" tab
4. Lower the setting to "Medium".
Then make sure that you have set the permissions for forums and virtual folders
correctly. If your User ID has right to access the page, please click the 'refresh'
button of IE to refresh this page, it is possible that the page you are viewing
is the IE cache file. Another possibility is that the session between browser
and server is dead, please close the browser window and re-open a new one to
login.
Why my friends cannot see the files on my computer
from their computers in their homes?
First, please connect to internet before you run this program, then check if
your friend's computer can access your computer directly. Tell your friend to
ping the IP address of your computer. Please tell him to open a ms-dos command
window. Then type 'ping 169.254.123.179' and then press the 'enter' key. we
suppose 169.254.123.179 is the internet IP address of your PC. If your friend
can only see 'Request timed out' on his computer, it means that your friend
cannot access your computer directly at all. There could be a firewall software
on your computer, which blocks all outside requests. Please configure the firewall
to enable the port number of Easy File Sharing Web Server or allow Easy File
Sharing Web Server to respond outside requests.
For example: If you use ZoneAlarm as your firewall, you need to add Easy File
Sharing Web Server to the programs list of ZoneAlarm and set the permission
for Easy File Sharing Web Server to allow all:
1. Select Program
Control|Programs.
2. Click the Add button and select "efsws.exe".
3. Click the permission symbol you want to change, then select Allow from the
shortcut menu. Allow all for Easy File Sharing Web Server.
If you are a Windows
XP user, please disable Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) or manually open
ports in ICF in Windows XP. To manually open a port, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Contral Panel.
2. Under Contral Panel, click Network Connections.
3. Right-click the connection that you use for the Internet, and then click
Properties.
4. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Settings.
5. Click Add to open a new port (If your installed SP2, please first click Advanced
tab, and then click Settings under Network Connection Settings).
6. In the Description box, type Easy File Sharing Web Server : Port 81.
7. In the Name or IP address of the computer hosting this service on your network
box, type 127.0.0.1.
Note You can specify the IP address of an internal computer. But you typically
will use 127.0.0.1.
8. In the External port and Internal port boxes, type the port number of Easy
File Sharing Web Server 81. Generally, this number is the same.
9. Click TCP, and then click OK.
If you connect to internet via a router, please click here.
If your computer on a LAN, please click here.
Does this software support any other web browsers such as Netscape?
It supports Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera, etc. It also supports
most download managers which support multi-thread downloading with resuming
capability, such as Getright, FlashGet, Download Accelerator, etc.
Does Easy File Sharing Web Server support SSL?
Yes, The Secure Edition supports 128 bit SSL Encryption, this makes it almost
impossible for anyone to spy on passwords, bank accounts etc. send over the
internet.
How to generate a self-issued certificate for
SSL Server?
To create your own self-issued certificate and private key, just run the makecert.bat
file in the installation folder of EFS. Please see the help file for details.
Do I need to install any other servers such as IIS or
Apache first?
No, Easy File Sharing Web Server is completely standalone and does not rely
on any other programs. you do not need to install any other web servers such
as IIS, Apache, Pws and Tomcat on your computer.
I was running IIS on my computer, can I run this
program on the same computer too?
Yes, of course. You may change the default Port Number of this program.
Is there a way to download multiple files at
a time?
Yes, Easy File Sharing Web Server supports it, but the browser does not support
it. We recommend you use some download managers such as flashget, it supports
downloading all files at a time ( right click on the html page and select the
menu item 'Download all by Flashget' ).
I'm using Easy File Sharing Web Server on a
LAN, my colleagues can visit my URL, but my friends cannot visit it through
internet.
Because you IP address can just work on your LAN, it's not an internet IP address,
so others outside from the internet cannot visit your web site. To let them
visit your computer, please make your computer connect to internet directly
via a modem, ISDN, ADSL and so on. Otherwise, you need to redirect the port
on your LAN internet server(gateway) with some TCP/IP port redirectors such
as PortTunnel.
How to use Easy File Sharing Web Server behind
a router?
You need to forward requests from the router on port 80 (or the port you use)
to the computer ip running Easy File Sharing Web Server.
If your computer's INTERNAL IP is 192.168.0.11, please log into your router
with a web browser, then enter the port number 80 and the IP 192.168.0.11 on
the web page (suppose that you set port 80 for Easy File Sharing Web Server),
and then people outside can access your files. Please note do not tell 192.168.0.11
to your friends directly because it is a LAN IP address. You should tell an
internet IP address to your friends so they can access your files on the internet.
To find the internet IP address of your computer, please visit: http://www.whatismyip.com/
For more information, please read the router documentation of your router to
learn how to configure it. Each router has its own configuration method and
this configuration method is often called 'Port Forwarding, port mapping'.
Settings for popular hardware routers :
Port Forwarding on the Linksys Cable/DSL Router - Single Ports (1.2x older firmware)
Port
Forwarding on the Linksys Cable/DSL Router - Port Ranges (1.3x newer firmware)
Port
Forwarding on a D-Link 704P DSL/Cable Router
Port
Forwarding on an Asante FR3000 DSL/Cable Router
The program cannot send the login information
to users, how can I do?
You need to configure the SMTP setting correctly.
How can I use it on Mac or Linux?
No, Easy File Sharing Web Server currently can only run on Windows system, however,
from a client side, it is available to any Windows, Mac, Linux or Unix environment.
Does my computer need to be online?
Yes. Otherwise your friends cannot connect to your computer and get files from
your computer.
What is the largest file size that I can upload
to Easy File Sharing Web Server?
It is limited to 2 GB size.
Do
I need a domain for Easy File Sharing Web Server?
No, you don't have to. Just tell the visitors IP Address of your computer. If
you have a dynamic IP address that changes every time you connect to the Internet,
please use our Free Dynamic
Domain Name Services and get a name like http://you@www.echatserver.com.
You can also register a dynamic domain at www.dyndns.org
or www.no-ip.com for your computer.
How to make a backup of Easy File Sharing Web
Server?
To backup all the data of Easy File Sharing Web Server, just backup the entire
installation folder of Easy File Sharing Web Server.
How can I disable guest login?
To disable guest login, just clear the 'enable guest to login' checkbox on 'options'
page.
I don't want to let guest register, what should
I do?
To disable user registration, just clear the 'enable guest to register a new
account' checkbox on 'options' page.
I have more questions, where can I get additional information?
Please send your questions to support@sharing-file.com.