SFTP Port

Posts: 3 · sirius533 3 Jul 2015, 11:40

Hi there.

I'm very much appreciating the new sftp feature! Is there a way to specify the port??? I'm using a non-default port number...

Best Regards, sirius533

Posts: 22 · ferblaha 3 Jul 2015, 12:25

yes, please can you provide an example of how to configure an ftp connection please? thank you. Excellente work!

Fernando

Posts: 7211 · Zenju 3 Jul 2015, 15:49

Currently FFS let's Windows automatically determine the port, which it retrieves from
%WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\services
ssh 22/tcp

In case a non-default port is used: Shouldn't the above file be adapted then?

Posts: 22 · ferblaha 3 Jul 2015, 16:00

But you dont always use the default port, sometimes you can use one port, and for other connections use another port.

Posts: 7211 · Zenju 3 Jul 2015, 17:37

Looks like I'll have to add an option for "port"...

Posts: 3 · sirius533 3 Jul 2015, 17:38

Hi. Yes, the default port number is 22, but I'm just running my SFTP server on an alternative port (e.g. 2222) to increase security. This port is then opened in my router config to access it remotely.

It would be great if the port number could be specified in FreeFileSync's SFTP dialog, perhaps in an additional input field. Or alternatively directly in the URL, e.g. sftp://myhome.com:2222, like in web browsers...

Best, sirius533

Posts: 7211 · Zenju 3 Jul 2015, 19:16

The "port" option has been added:
[404, Invalid URL: https://freefilesync.org/FreeFileSync_7.3_beta_Windows_Setup.exe]

Posts: 22 · ferblaha 3 Jul 2015, 19:43

Thanks Zenju! Will try it.

Posts: 3 · sirius533 3 Jul 2015, 19:47

Just awesome!! Works perfectly for me! Thank you, Zenju!

Posts: 2 · riccard0 4 Jul 2015, 04:38

It would be great to have a private/public key autentication!
Ciao, Riccardo

Posts: 22 · ferblaha 4 Jul 2015, 15:10

Perfect Zenju! Thanks for your great work.