FTP vs. P2P

greenpenguin246 · 12-08-2004, 09:33 AM

I was just wondering...I have been trying to set up an ftp server on my linux box with litte success, would it be earier to use p2p? what are the pros and cons of each system and what has worked for you?

thanks in advance
-greenpenguin246

berrance · 12-08-2004, 10:42 AM

ftp people can uplaod to your server which i wouldnt like and p2p has a search built in to help find what you are looking for plus with ftp if the users server from who you are downloading decides to shut his/her computer down then the download is stopped and you will have to start from scratch as with p2p you can pause a download and download from multiple sources

hope this helps

exit83 · 12-08-2004, 10:58 AM

^^

is quite incorrect frankly

You can restrict FTP peple from uploading, just set in the right options for specific users;
Using a good FTP client assures you can pause it also and resume later.

and correct me if im wrong but P2P is just another application running on the FTP protocol

greenpenguin246 · 12-09-2004, 09:14 AM

thanks berrance and exit83 :-)
i will take that into account....just one finally question, is there a way to password protect p2p, or use some other method so that only certain people can download files? I'm thinking of using it as a server to store my work so i can access it from anywhere, but i don't want just anyone to be able to get it...
thanks again!
-greenpenguin246

MylesCLin · 12-09-2004, 09:23 AM

Try using bittorrent, then only giving the .torrents to people you want.

Emerson · 12-09-2004, 09:29 AM

With ftp you send plain passwords over the net.
If all you need is to access your files use ssh and sftp instead. In case you have to use a nonlinux machine :-( - ssh client for MSW comes with sftp support, too. Using it is quite straightforward.

exit83 · 12-09-2004, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by greenpenguin246
thanks berrance and exit83 :-)
i will take that into account....just one finally question, is there a way to password protect p2p, or use some other method so that only certain people can download files? I'm thinking of using it as a server to store my work so i can access it from anywhere, but i don't want just anyone to be able to get it...
thanks again!
-greenpenguin246

then i would also suggest SSH
very easy to use and i believe SSH is enabled standard at a linux machine

So all you gotta do is to make sure you have set up an user account with enoug priviledges to acces the files you want to acces remotely. Quite easy

Emerson · 12-09-2004, 10:32 AM

In case you decide not to use ftp - remove the ftpd from your usual runlevel.

In case you decide to use ftp - do _very_ careful conf. Ftp is hackers-spammers favorite for breaking into your computer!

greenpenguin246 · 12-09-2004, 11:02 AM

thanks once again...
one final question, have people had success with using SSH cross-platform with windows? i have to use windows for school :-(
grazie,
-greenpenguin246

Emerson · 12-09-2004, 11:10 AM

You can download free SSH client for Win32 from ssh.org. All you have to do in your Linux box is to install ssh server, use ssh2 option only.

Emerson · 12-09-2004, 11:23 AM

Well, I was wrong. There is noo free download from ssh.org any more. Do google, there are some free ssh-sftp clients available for Windows.

greenpenguin246 · 12-09-2004, 01:05 PM

thanks very much everybody....ssh is working out nicely for me...
grazie,
-greenpenguin246

stryker_oz · 03-17-2005, 01:12 AM

Hi

We're considering putting a small hard drive attached to a linux box on the wrong side of our firewall so our team can remotely share large files without express posting DVDs around so was interested in the views of this thread so far.

Quote:

Originally posted by exit83
Using a good FTP client assures you can pause it also and resume later.

Is this capability entirely controlled by the client? Do all FTP servers support resumption of dropped download connections?

Thanx
Geoff