ftpwindows
Is there a way of doing this automagically and reliably?
I know of the feature to add an FTP site as a Network Location which then appears in My Computer, but I see no way of assigning a drive letter to it.
It would be a necessity for whatever free software or hack to cache the username and password so it does not have to keep being entered.
My operating system is Windows 7 Ultimate, 32 bit, but any suggestions for earlier versions of Windows back to XP would be appreciated too
Yes:
ftp://username:password@domain.com:21/uploads/
It will only work in Internet Explorer as far as I know, but it doesn't get any more idiot-proof than that.
So, here is what you can do to troubleshoot the issue..
On your Windows install, install the telnet client ( Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows Features On/Off > Enable (check) telnet client from the list )
After you have the client installed, open a command prompt and type the following
telnet hostname.ftpsite.com 21
the telnet command will try to connect to hostname.ftpsite.com (replace this with the ftp hostname you are trying to connect to) on port 21 (which is the standard FTP port). If FTP is running as a server on port 21 at hostname.ftpsite.com, you will get back a status message. This tells you that FTP is indeed running on port 21 at the given host.
Here is an example
220 is a standard FTP response that essentially means everything is OK.
Another option would be to install nmap for windows, and scan your android phones IP address or hostname like this
nmap -vv -A xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Replace xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx with the ip address or hostname of your device. This will scan your device with verbose output, and will scan all common ports on the device. This will give you a good idea of what services are being offered on what ports on your android device.
Best Answer
You can with NetDrive (free for home use):