PittRipply Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) Hello I am attempting to setup a copy of my launchbox on my laptop so that I can access my game library while traveling. I am successfully running my games on an FTP server using FileZilla. I have changed the ROM file path to ftp://username:password@serverip:port/games/nintendo 64/mario kart 64 (U).zip Inputting the correct data required to the path above. The path has been tested successfully in Firefox and able to download the file. But within LaunchBox, it says The ROM file you've specified does not exist, but it does! What am I doing wrong? Do I need to type the FTP server URL differently within LaunchBox or do I need to change a setting to allow LB to use occupied port of my FTP? Edited February 12, 2018 by PittRipply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 hmm never heard of anyone trying this use case scenario. I use network shares and they work great but don't know about FTP maybe someone can help but not sure if you will get any other responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aevans0001 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I was just thinking of this last night, sadly while trying to go to sleep. I decided in my tiredness, it would probably not work well, due to speed issues. Although I was not thinking of ftp, I was thinking of using ddns. Maybe I should set something up and check. (Don't count on it), I am very busy right now. Can you play files from a ftp? Try setting up an mp3 and playing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aevans0001 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) So I googled how to play mp3 file from ftp and came up to a winamp forum. Here is the excerpt Downoaded NetDrive, which allows you to map a network drive to an ftp server http://www.google.com/search?q=netdrive Now I can work directly in the mapped drive in Windows Explorer and it seems to work great! Plays everything and makes file management much easier too! NETDRIVE is not freeware, see below for another program So this looks like it should work for you. Simply map the ftp site to a network drive. Edited February 13, 2018 by Aevans0001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckp Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) i don't think LB will work with ftp file locations edit: you are also sending your ftp username and password in clear text over the internet Edited February 12, 2018 by ckp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aevans0001 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) Ok So I tested some things out and found an alternative. The alternative free solution is DirectNet Drive ((located here for free). This allows a user to actually map the ftp server to a hard drive, which then allows emulators to map the drives. My testing included setting up fceux for NES and playing one game while on the same network of ftp. This worked super fast and no noticeable issue. I then decided to try to set up dolphin emulator. Dolphin is really hard on hardware and this laptop probably could not handle 100% loading only dolphin. So when I loaded it the first time and set it up with the rom path it was a little slower to get the games. After scanning the games I tested Super Mario Sunshine and it took about 20 seconds to load while on the same network as the ftp. it seemed long but understandable since it is ftp and a nonstandard way of playing games. After playing for about 5 minutes I noticed that in some places it ran 100% but mostly it ran about 88% which does stutter. I then closed the emulator, logged in to my cell phone hotspot and tried to load dolphin and the Super mario sunshine. To my surprise it actually loaded within 10 seconds! It also played almost exactly the same, so I think this is a winning Idea for the traveler. More testing however needs to be done with launchbox and ftp, but I see no reason why it would not work. @PittRipply Awesome idea thanks for sharing! @ckp, if the only thing on my ftp server is my games, i'm not too worried about sending it throug. Also with this program, you don't really need to send it over in a link so it is a little more secure, however I would like to connect to ftp with ssl or tts if possible, just have not been able to get it to connect that way yet Any help? Edited February 13, 2018 by Aevans0001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckp Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, Aevans0001 said: I would like to connect to ftp with ssl or tts if possible, just have not been able to get it to connect that way yet Any help? Bitvise has always been a good Windows SFTP/SCP server for me. You can use it in free mode (personal edition): https://www.bitvise.com/ssh-server Edited February 14, 2018 by ckp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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