How to FTP ?

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How to FTP ?

How do you send or recieve big files, say Vista 64bit ISO file between
home PC users.

Duh I know they are too big for email attachment, I have never sent
anything bigger than a 15MB email attachment.

Is it by using "ftp" or "webfolders" only?

I think XP has something called "ftp" built-in somewhere?

Anyone got a link for beginners on how to do it?

Some home PC users internet speeds are 24mbps download and
2mbps upload thats pretty good, others are much slower, does the
individual home users differing internet speeds matter much?

Sorry I don't know much about computers, except basic office and a bit
of simple video editing.

Server is "send" and client is "recieve" right?

Remember there have to be some dumb people in the world to make the rest
look cleaver :) LOL

1 File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
A member of the TCP/IP suite of protocols, used to copy files between two
computers on the Internet. Both computers must support their respective FTP
roles: one must be an FTP client and the other an FTP server.


2 Web Folders
Using Web Folders to view and transfer files, folders, and other information
to a Web server offers you a more secure computing experience.

Web Folders transfer information over a network connection to a remote Web
server, but can use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to help protect
information as it is being transmitted. (It is not a requirement for Web
Folders to use SSL, but it is recommended.)

Using SSL with Web Folders requires that the Web server also supports SSL.
Web Folders also support Windows authentication (a method for helping to
verify the identity of a user), which can help protect your password when you
are logging on to a Web server that also supports Windows authentication.

If a Web server supports the SSL protocol, the Internet address for the
server will begin with https:// instead of http://.


3 Virtual Private Network (VPN) FTP.
Files can be tunnelled in a VPN when using ftp for a more secure connection
than using open ftp.?
 
How to FTP ?

How do you send or recieve big files, say Vista 64bit ISO file between
home PC users.

Duh I know they are too big for email attachment, I have never sent
anything bigger than a 15MB email attachment.

Is it by using "ftp" or "webfolders" only?

I think XP has something called "ftp" built-in somewhere?

Anyone got a link for beginners on how to do it?

Some home PC users internet speeds are 24mbps download and
2mbps upload thats pretty good, others are much slower, does the
individual home users differing internet speeds matter much?

Sorry I don't know much about computers, except basic office and a bit
of simple video editing.

Server is "send" and client is "recieve" right?

Remember there have to be some dumb people in the world to make the rest
look cleaver :) LOL

1 File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
A member of the TCP/IP suite of protocols, used to copy files between two
computers on the Internet. Both computers must support their respective FTP
roles: one must be an FTP client and the other an FTP server.


2 Web Folders
Using Web Folders to view and transfer files, folders, and other information
to a Web server offers you a more secure computing experience.

Web Folders transfer information over a network connection to a remote Web
server, but can use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to help protect
information as it is being transmitted. (It is not a requirement for Web
Folders to use SSL, but it is recommended.)

Using SSL with Web Folders requires that the Web server also supports SSL.
Web Folders also support Windows authentication (a method for helping to
verify the identity of a user), which can help protect your password when you
are logging on to a Web server that also supports Windows authentication.

If a Web server supports the SSL protocol, the Internet address for the
server will begin with https:// instead of http://.


3 Virtual Private Network (VPN) FTP.
Files can be tunnelled in a VPN when using ftp for a more secure connection
than using open ftp.?
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FTP 101 - A Beginner's Guide
http://www.ftpplanet.com/ftpresources/basics.htm
http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/02/36/index4a.html

A brief Introduction to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
http://www.ftpshell.com/info/index.htm
 
Grumpy said:
How to FTP ?
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Command Line, Internet Explorer, third party FTP client software..
How do you send or recieve big files, say Vista 64bit ISO file
between home PC users.
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Properly configured File & Print sharing..
Web pages with links to files..
Other things like FTP and Remote Desktop..
Duh I know they are too big for email attachment, I have never sent
anything bigger than a 15MB email attachment.
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You can split files up. Most mail servers do have a 10-20MB file size
limit - although some are larger. Some may even not accept split files.
Is it by using "ftp" or "webfolders" only?
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No - those are two of MANY ways. The first being the most basic and one of
the oldest.
I think XP has something called "ftp" built-in somewhere?
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The client - yes. If you have Windows XP Professional and install the IIS
components - you have FTP server capabilities too.
Anyone got a link for beginners on how to do it?
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Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

Server or client or both?

Server setup (XP Pro only..)?
http://whatis.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci886196,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/5e3

Clients?
http://culearn.creighton.edu/utilities/ftp/ftp_start.htm
Some home PC users internet speeds are 24mbps download and
2mbps upload thats pretty good, others are much slower, does the
individual home users differing internet speeds matter much?
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Differing speeds matter? Depends.. If the person serving the files has
1Mbit upload, your download will take longer than if they had 2Mbit upload.
Now if they have 2Mbit upload and you only have 1Mbit download - you won't
stress them too much, right?
Sorry I don't know much about computers, except basic office and a
bit of simple video editing.

Server is "send" and client is "recieve" right?
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Server can be either. You can send to the server, you can receive from the
server.
The client can receive from the server or send to the server.

In simplistic terms.. The server is the "host" for the files.
Remember there have to be some dumb people in the world to make the
rest look cleaver :) LOL

1 File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
A member of the TCP/IP suite of protocols, used to copy files
between two computers on the Internet. Both computers must support
their respective FTP roles: one must be an FTP client and the other
an FTP server.


2 Web Folders
Using Web Folders to view and transfer files, folders, and other
information to a Web server offers you a more secure computing
experience.

Web Folders transfer information over a network connection to a
remote Web server, but can use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
protocol to help protect information as it is being transmitted.
(It is not a requirement for Web Folders to use SSL, but it is
recommended.)

Using SSL with Web Folders requires that the Web server also
supports SSL. Web Folders also support Windows authentication (a
method for helping to verify the identity of a user), which can
help protect your password when you are logging on to a Web server
that also supports Windows authentication.

If a Web server supports the SSL protocol, the Internet address for
the server will begin with https:// instead of http://.


3 Virtual Private Network (VPN) FTP.
Files can be tunnelled in a VPN when using ftp for a more secure
connection than using open ftp.?
Click to expand...

Heck - you could use Torrents, FTPs, Web Pages, email split into parts,
newsgroups, large file storage areas on the web (some free, some pay),
messenger clients (MSN, Yahoo, AIM, etc) as well as probably a dozen more
ways to transfer files.
 
Thank you Unk for the links, ftpplanet link is nice and simple, I will have
to read all about it before trying.
 
Sorry I don't know much about computers, except basic office and a bit
of simple video editing.
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If so then you should ask yourself whether test-driving
a beta version of a new OS is the right thing for you.
You might end up with a crippled machine.
 
Thanks for your reply Shenan Stanley.

Its all very confusing I will read all your links, this is why I hate
computers, I only have XP and some other OS's, no XP Pro.

If I want to send someone a big 6 GB file I can:

1 Send it to them, by post on a DVD-R, or some how via the internet.
2 Let them get it from my PC via the internet some how ?

Send to another home PC user not on a LAN or WAN, but independant in a
different location.

I think I might have to stick to just burning DVD-R and post it to them,
until I figure out how to send it by the internet.

I want MS to have a system for aboslute beginners, like put the file in this
folder enter recipient's IP and port and hit send.

Back to snail mail, bloody computers.
 
Dont worry Pegasus (MVP), I have no intension of test driving any Vista betas
at this stage.

If I do it will be the 64bit on a spare machine, but only to see if it will
run HD home theatre at 1920x1080p. on a 4GHz duel / or quad CPU if intel
eventually make those chips. Reports so far is that the Vista 32bit with only
4GB RAM and a FSB of 2GHz is still lacking for home theatre use, the Vista
OS is simply full of to much packing, "Junk", home theatre needs a much
faster and leaner OS, even MacX OS struggles at this stage.
 
Shenan said:
Server can be either. You can send to the server, you can receive
from the server. The client can receive from the server or send to the
server.
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Duh ! only in computing is the "in" door also the out door, while the "out"
door is also the in door, thats confusing, if it was a restaurant the
waiters would all crash into each other when entering the kitchen.
Shenan Stanley wrote:
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Heck - you could use Torrents, FTPs, Web Pages, email split into >parts,
newsgroups, large file storage areas on the web (some free, some >pay),
messenger clients (MSN, Yahoo, AIM, etc) as well as probably a >dozen more
ways to transfer files.
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Thanks I really didn't know that, I have never sent a file anywhere.

I have installed a "ftp server" and a "ftp client", now all I have to do is
figure out how they work.

I hate computers !
 
Grumpy said:
Thanks for your reply Shenan Stanley.

Its all very confusing I will read all your links, this is why I hate
computers, I only have XP and some other OS's, no XP Pro.

If I want to send someone a big 6 GB file I can:

1 Send it to them, by post on a DVD-R, or some how via the internet.
2 Let them get it from my PC via the internet some how ?

Send to another home PC user not on a LAN or WAN, but independant in a
different location.

I think I might have to stick to just burning DVD-R and post it to them,
until I figure out how to send it by the internet.

I want MS to have a system for aboslute beginners, like put the file in
this
folder enter recipient's IP and port and hit send.

Back to snail mail, bloody computers.
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Sometimes the bother is less to put it on a disk and mail it.
BTW see what trouble you run into trying to send a 500 lb pack by snailmail.
 
vernon said:
Sometimes the bother is less to put it on a disk and mail it.
BTW see what trouble you run into trying to send a 500 lb pack by snailmail.
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When all else fails mail it !

500 lb, now thats a lot of DVD-R disks.
 
Grumpy said:
When all else fails mail it !

500 lb, now thats a lot of DVD-R disks.
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I assume you knew I was makind a correlary of when "size" causes different
solutions.
 
Grumpy said:
How to FTP ?

How do you send or recieve big files, say Vista 64bit ISO file between
home PC users.
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If both computers have AIM, you can use AIM to send Folders
(Directories), unlike Yahoo or MSN Messenger. I have sent up 6GB that
way no problems.

Alias
 
Grumpy said:
Thanks for your reply Shenan Stanley.

Its all very confusing I will read all your links, this is why I hate
computers, I only have XP and some other OS's, no XP Pro.

If I want to send someone a big 6 GB file I can:

1 Send it to them, by post on a DVD-R, or some how via the internet.
2 Let them get it from my PC via the internet some how ?

Send to another home PC user not on a LAN or WAN, but independant in a
different location.

I think I might have to stick to just burning DVD-R and post it to them,
until I figure out how to send it by the internet.

I want MS to have a system for aboslute beginners, like put the file in this
folder enter recipient's IP and port and hit send.

Back to snail mail, bloody computers.
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Use AIM like I said in another post in this thread.

Alias
 
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