FTP IP

Is it possible to go to your own IP address and make an FTP site? It says it cannot contact the server. Do I need any other hardware?

No, you don't need hardware, you need an FTP server software running! SmartFTP is a client only.

Such as...

Gene6, www.gene6.com
Serv-u,
Raidenftpd, www.raidenftpd.com

Cheers, thanks. I've done it successfully with Gene6