What is best method for sharing files?

moonmoth · 11-21-2004, 08:51 AM

Is there pretty much of a concensus as to what is the best method of sharing files among networked Linux machines?

Right now, I have two Linux machines on a home network. After some initial problems (because of the firewall) I can share files using NFS. But what I really want is the capability of being on Machine A and getting any file from Machine B. And vice-versa. NFS doesn't really sound like the best way of doing that. Is FTP the best way? Or is there something better?

John (a Newbie but getting better every day)

ror · 11-21-2004, 09:01 AM

sftp (ftp via ssh) would be an easy solution, although what is your problem with NFS? my understanding of it (tho I dont' use it) is that you can just mount NFS drives and use em from there.

moonmoth · 11-21-2004, 10:17 AM

Probably my main problem with NFS is that I am not familiar with it. So before diving into it I wanted to see what most people preferred. If NFS seems to be a very popular choice then I will probably give that a shot.

theYinYeti · 11-22-2004, 04:30 AM

FTP certainly isn't the right solution. Never.

NFS or Samba could be.

Or, although nobody will say that, a network-FS might be the right solution. Example: Coda, AFS, ... I'm pondering, myself. I don't know.

Yves.

ror · 11-22-2004, 04:44 AM

ftp isn't, but sftp can be since most people have sshd running anyway, and it's easy to transfer files at either end.