Difficulty using the MacBook as an (S)FTP server...

I'm trying to use my MacBook as an FTP server to get some files I need from my brother. He is using an iMac but we're having a lot of trouble connecting.
We have read several tutorials but we simply can't seem to get it working, and I know it's not that difficult.
My personal file sharing and FTP Acess are both turned on and so are his. After I receive the IP for the server when I check it on, is that it? He has tried using the connet to server option on finder as well as third party FTP clients. What does he type in before the ip address in the box? ftp:\\ or sftp:\\ or does he leave it blank or what?
Also, how does username and password work? I don't know where to set that, much less what he should use to login to the server. Every time we've tried it simply gives us a "failed to connect" message.
I haven't had this MacBook for very long - I LOVE it but I've never used this part of it so any help would really be appreciated.

Hi Fendrix
Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
First, are you and your brother in the same location (ie, on the same network), or in different locations? That will affect whether you can use your local IP addresses to connect, or whether you need to use public IP addresses. In addition, if either of you is behind a router, you would need to forward the Apple File Sharing port (548) from the router to the Mac you're trying to share.
You shouldn't need both File Sharing and FTP activated - they're different protocols. If you're both using Macs, File Sharing (AFP) should be enough.
If you were on the same network, you would have IP addresses such as 192.168.1.2, 192.168.1.3. In that case, one of you would go to the Finder, click cmd-K to open the "Connect to Server" window, and just type in that address. You'd then get a login prompt, where you need to enter login details for an account on the Mac you're connecting to (ie, if you're connecting to him, you use his account login, not yours).
If you're on different networks, you need his public IP address, which you can get from a service such as http://whatsmyip.org/ . If he's behind a router, configure it to forward port 548 to his computer. You then use the same cmd-K to connect to his server, but using the public IP address. The router will then forward the connection request to his Mac, and you'll get the login box as before.
Hope that helps
Matt

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