On Thu, Nov 21, 2002 at 05:46:13PM -0500, Kevin Tarr wrote: > I want to send files from there to my home computer so I can do work > at home. I can burn a CD to take the file back to school. I there is > fast internet at the school and DSL here. I CAN put software on the > school computers, running 2000, but I can't hook-up a portable zip > drive. (Figure that one out. Well I know why, just making a point). > > My home is XP. Most times the file will be under 4Mb after > compression.
Since you have DSL at home, I assume that you can get decent transfer rates for data coming into your DSL line (probably at least 384kbs, maybe as high as 768kbs?). And you say the school connection is fast, so your DSL connection would be the bottleneck of the transfer. At 384kbps, a 4 Mbyte file (32Mbit) will take under 2 minutes to transfer, and if you are lucky enough to have 768kbps, then it will take under a minute. I can't recommend ftp because it sends passwords in the clear for anyone with a packet sniffer to see. I recommend you use scp (secure copy, which basically just copies your file over an ssh (secure shell) connection). You will need an scp client to run on your school's computer. If they don't have one, I recommend winscp, which is free. You can burn it on a CD if you like: http://winscp.vse.cz/eng/ for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/ME using SSH (Secure SHell). Its main function is safe copying of files between a local and a remote computer. Beyond this basic function, WinSCP manages some other actions with files. Next, you need is a file server running on your home machine. I highly recommend running Linux on a home machine that has a broadband connection. There are scores of free daemons (servers) that you can run on your Linux box that let you remotely access your computer to do all sorts of useful things. That is what I do, so I can't really recommend an scp server for Windows, since I've never tried any. However, if you are Linux-challenged, you can probably find a decent scp server for Windows. A quick search of download.com turned up this (shareware) program: http://download.com.com/3000-2085-10134629.html?tag=lst-0-1 WinSSHD is an SSH server for Windows NT/2000/XP with support for SSH2, SFTP, SCP, port forwarding, and bvterm--an advanced console with support for Unicode, colors, and large screen buffers. WinSSHD is ideal for remote administration of Windows servers, for advanced users who wish to access their home machine from work, or their work machine from home, as well as for a wide spectrum of advanced tasks, such as establishing a VPN using WinSSHD's TCP/IP tunneling feature, or providing a secure file depository using WinSSHD's SFTP. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
