Windows FTP helper

Small Windows script to automate connecting to an FTP server using Windows Explorer

Summary

This project creates a desktop .ini configuration and uses built-in Windows tools (Explorer + VBScript + PowerShell) to simplify FTP connections for users on Windows.

Features

• Creates a .ini file on the desktop with connection settings.
• Uses Windows Explorer as the FTP client.
• Network helper scripts to detect network gateways and ping ftp ports.

Requirements

• Windows 10
• PowerShell enabled
• VBScript enabled
• Firewall permissions to reach FTP server
• subnet mask 255.255.255.0

Quick start

1. Download the latest release

File overview

• main.bat — main entry point / menu
• main_test.bat — test-mode (dry run)
• lab2.bat — run test functions
• GetGateways.vbs — discovers gateway(s) on the local network
• icon11.ico — icon used
• .gitignore — iykyk

Configuration

The script writes an .ini file to the desktop named ftpconfig.ini. Example contents: