you cannot access the ftp server directly (external connections to the ftp server are blocked for security reasons), or.Possible uses: your PC is on your home network, the SSH and FTP servers are behind your company's router/firewall, and: Then execute Filezilla client using:Įncryption: Only use plain FTP (insecure) Proxy port: XXXX (the SSH tunnel source port number, see PuTTY configuration above)įirst execute PuTTY to create the desired SSH tunnel (you will be asked to provide username/password to login to the SSH server). Select 'Edit/Settings/Connection/Generic proxy'.Source Port: XXXX (5000 for instance, or any other unused high number)įileZilla configuration (for version 3.46.3 or similar): Port: SSH server port number (22 by default) PuTTY configuration (for release 0.67 or similar): You must have an account to login to this host. The SSH server is a remote host that runs a SSH service (typically a Linux/Unix/BSD host). In this mode, PuTTY acts as a proxy server. Configure PuTTY to create a SSH tunnel between your local PC and a SSH server using DYNAMIC port forwarding.Configure FileZilla to use your local PC as a (generic proxy) SOCKS 5 server.Filezilla FTP Client/Your local PC SSH server FTP serverĬonnection 1 is encrypted using the SSH protocol.How to create a SSH tunnel to encrypt a plain (insecure) ftp connection using FileZilla client & PuTTY

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