If you use the Internet frequently, you must have come across some sites which offer uploading and downloading of files on their own servers. I am not talking about file sharing sites that offer to upload and download files through HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) but the sites that use a special protocol called FTP (File Transfer Protocol). The File Transfer Protocol is specially designed for the process of transferring files from one computer to another over the Internet. This protocol makes it easier to transfer multiple and large files without interruptions and also supports download and upload resuming when possible.
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Setup A Free FTP Server On Your Home Computer (Complete Step by Step Guide)
By | January 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Using FTP on Your iPad
By | November 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Because I try to do as much computer work on my iPad as possible, one of the apps I was eager to find was something that could handle FTP tasks, mainly with transfers to my website. I’ve struggled to find FTP solutions even on my Mac, as they never seem to work easily enough for me, so I knew finding an app to handle the same tasks on an iPad could be a bit tricky. There aren’t a lot of free options for the iPad to begin with, and the free ones I found didn’t seem to work right. Eventually I found iFTP, which isn’t just easy to use, but also really works, even though it did require me to pay $2.99 for the download.
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Fetching Files with wget
By | December 23, 2010 |
Perhaps your X server has crashed. Or you’re working on a shell script. Or you’re SSHed into a headless server. For one reason or another, if you need to fetch a file and a web browser’s not an option, you might want to look into wget. If you’ve used the Linux shell much and worked with scripts or package installers, there’s a good chance you’ve seen wget in action. At the simplest level, it does just what the name implies and gets a file from the web (or FTP). Underneath that, though, is some clever functionality.
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How to Use Nautilus As a FTP Client
By | January 20, 2010 |
This is a guest post by Abhilash Kumar
If you have a website of your own, you would be fairly used to using various FTP clients to transfer files to and from your hosting space. I personally use Filezilla for this activity. What I do not like about most FTP clients is the interface and the number of sections that are there in front of a user. While the designers are trying to show all that is happening in the background when you transfer a file to a remote server, this transperancy is not always required.
At times like these, I like to switch over to an interface that is familiar and uncluttered. Nautilus, the file manager for the Gnome desktop can also be used as an FTP client without having to install any additional software to your system. Nautilus provides an easy way to connect and exchange files via FTP and makes the process as simple as a copy paste that you may be doing day in and day out.
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How to Use ‘remote:/’ KIO and KNetAttach
By | August 31, 2009 |
In my post two weeks ago, I introduced you to KDE’s KIO slaves and gave you a brief overview of the services they offer. One of the KIO protocols is remote:/, which relies on KNetAttach to create virtual network folders. With it, you can create folders for the following services:
1. WebFolder (webdav)
2. FTP
3. Microsoft Windows network drive (using Samba)
4. Secure shell (ssh)
Each one has its slightly unique features and requirements, and in this post, you will learn about each one.
There are two ways to start KNetAttach. One, which we already discussed, is to go to remote:/ in Dolphin or Konqueror. Then, simply click on Add Network Folder. The other method is to press Alt-F2, type “knetattach” and press Enter.
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CyberDuck – Freeware Mac FTP Uploader,
By | August 1, 2009 |
If you have your own website, blog or are uploading information online somewhere, there is a decent chance you are using a FTP uploader of some sort. When I originally had a need for this kind of application, I did a little digging around. The name that kept popping up was Cyberduck. I looked at some of the other options. What won me over was it is extremely easy to use. Cyberduck is more than just an FTP uploader, it is more like a web browser for hosted files. Oh, not to mention its free.
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How To Connect To Your WordPress Account Via Secure FTP
By | March 9, 2009 |
If you own a self-hosted WordPress account, chances are you are using FTP to transfer all your files online. Here’s the problem: connecting and transferring files via FTP is not secured. All your login credential (including username and password) and data are transmitted over the network in plain text. Any hacker who is sniffing your network can easily obtain your password and gain access to your account.
If you are really concerned about the security of your site, this is something that you really need to avoid.
