Re: How to transfer files between computers on a network

Lisa, I would not recommend NFS to my enemies!!! :)
I think that sshfs is a waaaay better choice.
I'd like to know your opinion.
Thanks!
Enrique

http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2005/10/28/how-to-mount-a-remote-ssh-filesystem-
using-sshfs/



Lisa Kachold writes:

> 1) Fiber channel or ISCSI NAS
> 2) SAN
> 3) NFS (local network?)
> 4) External USB Seagate 500 GB drive and Multipath I/O GFS in Redhat
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> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:26:30 -0700
> From: eric.cope@gmail.com
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: How to transfer files between computers on a network
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> I will think outside the box and say, thumb drive?
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> On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Eric Shubert <ejs@shubes.net> wrote:
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> scp is certainly easy to use. rsync is much more efficient in a scenario
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> where you're trying to keep a backup copy in sync. After the first copy,
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> which isn't much different from scp performance wise, rsync only copies
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> files that have changed.
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> With either program, ownerships and permissions can get screwed up if
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> you're not careful to use the proper flags. -a for 'archive' is usually
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> a good choice for rsync, -p to preserve permissions and dates for scp.
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> See the man page(s) for the full gamut.
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> Ryan Rix wrote:
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>> Hi Josef,
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>> I think that scp is the best by far...
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>> first install an sshd. Under Debian and its equivalents, use
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>> #aptitude install openssh-server
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>> on all boxes that you want to do the filestransferring. any windows boxes
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>> install WinSCP.
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>> then type
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>> scp /source/file user@targethost:/directory/to/send
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>> and type in the remote box'es password for that user.
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>> ~Ryan
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>> Thanks and best regards,
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>> Ryan Rix
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>> On Tue October 21 2008 06:22:58 pm Josef Lowder wrote:
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>>> I have two computers connected via an ethernet hub
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>>> and two more connected by wireless. What is the
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>>> best way to copy or transfer files between them?
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