Filesharing over the net?!

Lancelot · 07-18-05, 10:48 AM

My bro-in-law and me both have broadband cable. Lately we are sending eachother more and more files thru MSN or AIM but it's sloooooow and prolly unsafe. I have WS-FTP, can this be used to create our personal FTP-server and if so how? Or if anyone else knows a proggy we could use...

da_spork · 07-18-05, 11:40 AM

If you have the WS-FTP server, you can. I know that there's a WS-FTP client that is pretty common. The two ftp servers I've had experience with are serv-u and bulletproof ftp server, but I'd say just about anything would get the job done. You may want to look into http://www.guildftpd.com/. It seems like an easy to setup and free ftp server.

flamerail · 07-18-05, 12:36 PM

skype
www.skype.com
voip client but its 100% 128bit encrypt.... also fast connection. If you are talking via voice the connection is slowed but if ur just chatting via text with it the connection runs 100% fast as ur connection an safe!

< skype pwns! >

Bios24 · 07-18-05, 12:46 PM

It depends on your situation, but Bittorrent would also work. You just make a torrent, and give him the tracker. Then you could set up multiple files for upload/download and regulate up/down speed too.

How big of files are you trying to send/recieve? How slow is slow? Your max download is going to be his max upload, and visa-versa. Most broadband connections can't upload more the 30-40kbps

Lancelot · 07-18-05, 02:26 PM

Mine is 55kps up and over 500kps down. I'll give that skype thingy a try tonight, and maybe the other tips as well...

da_spork · 07-18-05, 02:31 PM

You also might want to consider waste (http://waste.sourceforge.net/) if you're after more of a p2p approach than just sending a file here and there. It's like a p2p program in the sense that you choose a folder (or folders) to share and such except the only people that can access it are the ones you decide to add to your server. It would be like having an ftp server on your computer as well as his and having access to it as long as both of you are connected.

darkknight187 · 07-18-05, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lancelot

Mine is 55kps up and over 500kps down. I'll give that skype thingy a try tonight, and maybe the other tips as well...

yea see this uses all upspeed, so if you can send at 50kb/s and he has the same connection and can send at 50kb/s most anything you use is still going to seem moderately slow as it's only 10% of the speeds your used to getting, although msn is probably giving you slower speeds than that even

klingens · 07-18-05, 03:17 PM

filezilla has a free ftp server and a free client. http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/

07-18-05, 10:48 AM	Thread Starter #1
Lancelot Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: the Netherlands	Filesharing over the net?! My bro-in-law and me both have broadband cable. Lately we are sending eachother more and more files thru MSN or AIM but it's sloooooow and prolly unsafe. I have WS-FTP, can this be used to create our personal FTP-server and if so how? Or if anyone else knows a proggy we could use... __________________ :: Xeon E3-1220v2 @3745 on Asus P8H77-V with 8GB Corsair DDR3 @1712
	QUOTE Thanks

07-18-05, 11:40 AM	#2
da_spork Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Rolla, Missouri	If you have the WS-FTP server, you can. I know that there's a WS-FTP client that is pretty common. The two ftp servers I've had experience with are serv-u and bulletproof ftp server, but I'd say just about anything would get the job done. You may want to look into http://www.guildftpd.com/. It seems like an easy to setup and free ftp server.
	QUOTE Thanks

07-18-05, 12:36 PM	#3
flamerail Disabled Join Date: May 2005 Location: Im out of bed, I made it to the keyboard. What more do you want!	skype www.skype.com voip client but its 100% 128bit encrypt.... also fast connection. If you are talking via voice the connection is slowed but if ur just chatting via text with it the connection runs 100% fast as ur connection an safe! < skype pwns! >
	QUOTE Thanks

07-18-05, 12:46 PM	#4
Bios24 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kansas City, MO	It depends on your situation, but Bittorrent would also work. You just make a torrent, and give him the tracker. Then you could set up multiple files for upload/download and regulate up/down speed too. How big of files are you trying to send/recieve? How slow is slow? Your max download is going to be his max upload, and visa-versa. Most broadband connections can't upload more the 30-40kbps __________________ Antec P180 - Corsair HX520W - Dell 2005fpw Opteron 165 <Currently 280x9 1.35v> DFI NF4 Ultra-D - 2gb G.Skill 3-4-4-8@250mhz 320gb+200gb Seagate - XFX 6800GS 500/1.2ghz Sound Blaster X-Fi - BA7900 5.1 Surround Thermalright XP-90C - <The Quiet Overclock> [ HEATWARE ]
	QUOTE Thanks

07-18-05, 02:26 PM	Thread Starter #5
Lancelot Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: the Netherlands	Mine is 55kps up and over 500kps down. I'll give that skype thingy a try tonight, and maybe the other tips as well... __________________ :: Xeon E3-1220v2 @3745 on Asus P8H77-V with 8GB Corsair DDR3 @1712
	QUOTE Thanks

Filesharing over the net?!

Internet Services

Website Development

Tech Hardware

07-18-05, 02:31 PM	#6
da_spork Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Rolla, Missouri	You also might want to consider waste (http://waste.sourceforge.net/) if you're after more of a p2p approach than just sending a file here and there. It's like a p2p program in the sense that you choose a folder (or folders) to share and such except the only people that can access it are the ones you decide to add to your server. It would be like having an ftp server on your computer as well as his and having access to it as long as both of you are connected.
	QUOTE Thanks

07-18-05, 03:17 PM	#8
klingens Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Xanadu	filezilla has a free ftp server and a free client. http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/
	QUOTE Thanks

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search