Hi Rusty, Thanks for your advice.
At 09:55 AM 1/6/2002 -0700, you wrote: > > Can 2 Linux boxes (or one Linux box and one Win box) both having 10/100Mb > > network cards installed be connected directly with cross-over cable for > > file/data transfer without going through a hub. > >Yes, they can. However, if you have a TRUE switch and not just a pseudo- >switch (i.e. its not truly switching) then, as long as you don't overload >the backplane bandwidth of the switch, you can run almost as fast through >a switch as through a direct cable. The difference is in the short delay >while the switch looks at the mac (and possibly) IP addresses in the >packet before starting to send it along. (Assuming your switch does not >hold the entire packet before sending it along - a bad thing if it does, >'cause then its just a non-configurable router!). What are TRUE switch and pseudo-switch, example appreciated. > > What is full term for scp and sftp ? > >Secure CoPy and Secure File Transfer Protocol. > >SCP is part of OpenSSH (and commercial SSH too I think). > >I forget if sftp is also... > >For raw speed, ftp has been, in my experience, the fastest, due to the >lower overhead. However, its always good to do some experiments to >see what's REALLY faster. Just beware of caching! Thanks. What is RAW speed ? B.R. Stephen
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