[ale] public sharing of folders on linux - newbie question

[Lightner, Jeff]

You shouldn't use "ftp" for anything outside your network.   It does its work (including user/password) in clear text.

If the idea is to "transfer" files rather than "share a filesystem" then scp/sftp is more secure as it uses the ssh encryption.   Also if you set up trusts you don't have to use passwords for it.   The encryption/decryption does make things slower than ftp but generally security should be more of a concern than speed.
If you have the need to get a file from UNIX/Linux on your Windoze machine you can install WinSCP for the purpose as it understands scp/sftp and even ftp.





-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Sergio Chaves
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 6:12 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] public sharing of folders on linux - newbie question

My personal experience is (home network):
FTP = best/fastest on transferring files 4gb and up.
NFS = better/faster. struggles a little with files 4gb and up.
SMB = best for mixed OS environment and *nixes struggle a little with large files as well.

I use a little ftp over http app called weftp from http://www.web-ftp.org/ where wife and kids share files. Works great when the kids forget their homework at the home PC :-)


Sergio

On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> The OP indicated a desire to share from linuxmachineA to any system
> with no OS specified. As NFS on windows is poor and CIFS support on
> Linux is solid, Samba makes sense.
> There are web-based file-sharing tools but they're not as easy to use
> as mounted drive space. Also, they use central file system and aren't
> designed for desktop level file sharing.
>
> On Feb 2, 2013 10:07 PM, "Geoffrey Myers"
> <lists at serioustechnology.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Why would he want Samba between two Linux machines?  I know it works,
>> but go with NFS.
>>
>> On Jan 25, 2013, at 9:47 AM, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
>>
>> You want Samba, which speaks CIFS.
>>
>> On 1/25/13 9:39 AM, Pete Hardie wrote:
>>
>> Sounds like you want NFS - it allows you to export a
>> filesystem/directory to be accessible as if it was local on another
>> machine.  However, it requires setup on both machines.
>>
>> Samba might be another option, but I've never tried it
>>
>>
>> Pete Hardie
>> --------
>> Better Living Through Bitmaps
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Narahari 'n' Savitha
>> <savithari at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Friends:
>>>
>>> I am going to draw analogy from Windows here.
>>>
>>> In Windows if I have machineA and has a folder called outgoing I can
>>> share that folder for public access (as in I dont care who access
>>> that within the LAN everyone can copy from/to that folder)
>>>
>>> On machineB I can then do \\machineA\outgoing and access
>>> files/folders from that location.  I may choose to MAP it or I dont have to.
>>> The UNC way of accessing is quite handy in email s and stuff.
>>>
>>> ==================
>>>
>>> Having said that, what is the equivalent of that in Linux (between
>>> Linux
>>> computers)
>>>
>>> If LinuxMachineX has a folder /home/developmentuser/goodstuff and I
>>> want to share that so anyone in the world can access that folder
>>> what is required of me to that ?
>>>
>>> On the same line another LinuxMachineY has to access the
>>> LinuxMachineA's folder what is to be done by LinuxMachineB ?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> -Narahari
>>>
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