well, that is kind of hard to answer. Our main production server is windows2000, and I have a small linux box running apache for my wife's website and I mess around on it too. If I am at work, I am accessing them from a Win2k workstation. If I'm at home, it will be either a Win2k box or Linux, depending on if I rebooted or not. =)
I know I could do either NFS or Samba, but aren't there considerable security risks? Especially doing NFS over the internet? I know windows file sharing is full of holes, since Samba is emulating that, does it have the same shortcomings? ha! It's amazing what you can find when you know the right words to search for in google! Have a look at this, http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/connect/cnetips2.html John Hebert wrote: > What operating systems are you using on the client and > server, Jason? You can use NFS to mount remote > filesystems between UNIX boxen, and if your client is > a Windoze box and the server is a UNIX box, you can > use SAMBA to make the UNIX box look like a Windoze > box. > > But if mounting an FTP dir is what you want, I believe > it is doable, as I've heard of others in the past > doing it. I just don't know how. :P > > Good luck! > John Hebert > > --- Doug Riddle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Jason: >> A couple of things... >> If the server is on your lan, then you probably >>do not have to >>use FTP to get to that directory. The FTP directory >>is just another >>directory on the sever. The server connects FTP >>requests to that >>directory as a an FTP share by default. If you can >>browse the >>server, you can probably mount that directory >>without FTP. (It helps >>to be admin to do that... ;->) >> A switched network is still venerable to >>sniffing, the nature of >>the switches or hubs doesn't stop a sniffer. >>However, if your LAN is >>locallized, and does not connect remote sites, then >>sniffing is less >>likely. >> For what you are doing, I would suggest trying >>to get the rights >>to access the sever without FTP. Barring that, you >>might look into >>tcl, or Midnight Commander. If they won't let you >>connect to the FTP >>share without FTP, they probably will not be happy >>with tcl though >>either. >> >>Doug Riddle >> >>--- Jason DeWitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>Yeah, I'm looking for the convience. Plus, I'm on >> >>the same LAN as >> >>>where >>>I am transferring these files. It is a switched >> >>network, as I >> >>>understand >>>it you shouldn't be able to sniff that out. >>> >>>I've done some research, it seems that vfs is what >> >>allows you to >> >>>mount >>>diffrent filesystems to the one you are running. >> >>ie: fat32, ntfs, >> >>>the >>>bsd filesystem(can't remember name). Some of what >> >>I read, and what >> >>>I was >>>told before, makes me believe I should be able to >> >>mount an ftp >> >>>directory >>>as a dir on my local file system, then just save >> >>the files directly >> >>>to >>>it. Any ideas? >>> >>>Doug Riddle wrote: >>> >>>>I agree -- FTP, Telenet not to mention gopher >>> >>and a few others >> >>>are >>> >>>>going away just bcause of those issues. I don't >>> >>use emacs and >> >>>what I >>> >>>>know about it would fit on the head of a pin. I >>> >>tend to just >> >>>stick >>> >>>>with ssh2 at the bash prompt for anything >>> >>sensitive. If I can't >> >>>do >>> >>>>it from the shell, I am likely to use webmin. I >>> >>don't do that >> >>>much >>> >>>>remote file editing though. Being lazy and >>> >>paranoid, I do my >> >>>editing >>> >>>>locally, mash it into a tar ball and use scp to >>> >>put it where it >> >>>goes. >>> >>>> Then I can use ssh2 to unzip it and I'm done. >>> >>Although, usually >> >>>I'm >>> >>>>not and have to repeat the process to correct >>> >>errors, which, no >> >>>>doubt, is why Jason was asking for an editor >>> >>that could transfer >> >>>>files. >>>> >>>>Doug >>>> >>>>--- Robert Leche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>wrote: >> >>>>>Doug, >>>>>Doesn't emacs support file transfer. You got to >>>> >>watch out for >> >>>>>telnet and ftp as any one listening with a >>>> >>sniffer will capture >> >>>>>your login id and password. >>>>> >>>>>Bob >>>>> >>>>>Riddle wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Jason: >>>>>> I think VFS is part of TCL (Tool Command >>>>> >>Language) by >> >>>>>>www.scriptics.com. I do not remember who I >>>>> >>spoke to that was >> >>>>>using >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>it, but I think that was it. >>>>>> >>>>>>Doug Riddle >>>>>> >>>>>>--- Jason DeWitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>When I am working in windows, I use a text >>>>>> >>editor called >> >>>>>EditPlus. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>I >>>>>>>like this one because it has built in ftp >>>>>> >>functions. So I can >> >>>>>open >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>a >>>>>>>file directly from an ftp server and save it >>>>>> >>right back to >> >>>>>there, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>without having to use an external ftp program. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>One time I asked in an irc chat room about a >>>>>> >>linux editor that >> >>>>>>>would do >>>>>>>the same thing. I was told that using 'VFS' >>>>>> >>any editor could >> >>>>>>>perform the >>>>>>>same function. I didn't get a chance to ask >>>>>> >>the guy to tell me >> >>>>>a >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>bit >>>>>>>more, and I've try to search in google for >>>>>> >>something to point >> >>>>>me in >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>the >>>>>>>right direction, but havn't found anything >>>>>> >>good. >> >>>>>>>Extally what is 'VFS'? (I think it means >>>>>> >>'Virtual File System') >> >>>>>and >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>what >>>>>>>will it let me do? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>thanks >>>>>>>Jason >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>>>General mailing list >>>>>>>[email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>>>> >>>>>>===== >>>>>>Warmest Regards, >>>>>>Doug Riddle >>>>>>http://www.dougriddle.com >>>>>> >>>>>>## Firearms are second only to the Constitution >>>>> >>in importance; >> >>>>>they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George >>>> >>Washington ## >> >>>>__________________________________________________ >>>> >>>>>>Do You Yahoo!? >>>>>>Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World >>>>> >>Cup >> >>>>>>http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com >>>>>> >>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>General mailing list >>>>>>[email protected] >>>>> >>>>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>> > === message truncated === > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
