how to transfer files

Amit Nepal amit at amitnepal.com
Fri Aug 17 11:24:22 MST 2012


Also changing port to non default if you decide to use SFTP would save 
some script kiddies from filling your authentication logs.

Thank you

*Amit K Nepal
Infrastructure Engineer (RHCE)
omNovia Technologies Inc. <http://www.omnovia.com>
Amit K Nepal <http://www.amitnepal.com>
<http://www.amitnepal.com>*
On 8/17/2012 10:56 AM, Eric Cope wrote:
> why not use SFTP so you don't need to worry about the FTP server in 
> the first place?
> Eric
>
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Derek Trotter 
> <expat.arizonan at gmail.com <mailto:expat.arizonan at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Here's my two cents worth.  For this example I'll use ftp, but the
>     idea should work for other options.  Set your ftp server so it
>     does not start when the system boots up.  At the remote location
>     log in via ssh.  Then start the ftp server, transfer your files,
>     stop the ftp server and log out.  That way the ftp server is only
>     available when you're using it.
>
>     On 8/16/2012 14:57, Michael Havens wrote:
>>     Thank you ,Amit.
>>     :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>>
>>     On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Amit Nepal <amit at amitnepal.com
>>     <mailto:amit at amitnepal.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         If you managed to setup DynDNS I would prefer configuring a
>>         ftp (vsftpd may be ) unless your isp blocks the ftp port, if
>>         not team viewer should be fine.
>>
>>
>>         *Amit K Nepal
>>         Infrastructure Engineer (RHCE)
>>         omNovia Technologies Inc. <http://www.omnovia.com>
>>         Amit K Nepal <http://www.amitnepal.com>
>>         <http://www.amitnepal.com>*
>>         On 8/16/2012 2:45 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>>         OS is Linux-Mint13.
>>>         :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>
>>>
>>>         On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Stephen
>>>         <cryptworks at gmail.com <mailto:cryptworks at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>             i just looked at hamachi and they have win, mac and
>>>             Linux clients. and
>>>             you don't need to know the ip address all hamachi
>>>             clients call a
>>>             central server then you can then do whatever you want.
>>>
>>>             On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Amit Nepal
>>>             <amit at amitnepal.com <mailto:amit at amitnepal.com>> wrote:
>>>             > What is your operating System on your computer ?
>>>             >
>>>             > Amit K Nepal
>>>             > Infrastructure Engineer (RHCE)
>>>             > omNovia Technologies Inc.
>>>             > Amit K Nepal
>>>             > On 8/16/2012 1:51 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
>>>             >
>>>             > okay.... I give up. This is getting to complicated. I
>>>             guess i'll just have
>>>             > to keep teamviewer always on.
>>>             > :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>             >
>>>             >
>>>             > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Michael Havens
>>>             <bmike1 at gmail.com <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>             >>
>>>             >> SO then.... I didn't get a host name.
>>>             >> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>             >>
>>>             >>
>>>             >> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Matt Graham
>>>             <danceswithcrows at usa.net <mailto:danceswithcrows at usa.net>>
>>>             >> wrote:
>>>             >>>
>>>             >>> From: Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com
>>>             <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com>>
>>>             >>> > I think I like DYNDNS and SSH (I don't like
>>>             needing to keep a program
>>>             >>> > running) but the man page for DDNS is so
>>>             confusing! ANy pointers?
>>>             >>>
>>>             >>> Register with dyndns.org <http://dyndns.org> .  Note
>>>             your username, password, and hostname.
>>>             >>> Install ddclient.  Edit /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf
>>>             so it contains
>>>             >>> something
>>>             >>> like so:
>>>             >>>
>>>             >>> # start ddclient.conf
>>>             >>> daemon=600                  # check every 10 min
>>>             >>> syslog=yes                  # log update msgs to syslog
>>>             >>> mail=SOMEBODY at EXAMPLE.ORG
>>>             <mailto:SOMEBODY at EXAMPLE.ORG>               # mail all
>>>             msgs to somebody
>>>             >>> mail-failure=root                 # mail failed
>>>             update msgs to root
>>>             >>> pid=/var/run/ddclient.pid
>>>             >>> use=if,     if=eth0             # via external NIC
>>>             >>> login=DYDNS_LOGIN
>>>             >>> password=DYNDNS_PASSWORD
>>>             >>> server=members.dyndns.org
>>>             <http://members.dyndns.org>,              \
>>>             >>> protocol=dyndns2                  \
>>>             >>> DYNDNS_HOSTNAME
>>>             >>> # end ddclient.conf
>>>             >>>
>>>             >>> /etc/init.d/ddclient start , then "chkconfig
>>>             ddclient on" or whatever.
>>>             >>> This
>>>             >>> should work to get you started.  There are *a lot*
>>>             of options to
>>>             >>> ddclient.
>>>             >>> Some of them might be useful somewhere; that's what
>>>             you'll have to figure
>>>             >>> out
>>>             >>> on your own....
>>>             >>>
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