Re: What's the best and easiest FTP server to use in Debian for a small LAN?

From: David Green (dave_at_jalapeno.dibbler.mine.nu)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 17:20:33 +0000

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:13:46 -0600, ANTant wrote:

> I was told that wu-ftpd is very old and has a lot of security holes.

You were told correctly.

> used to use it a lot when I had a dedicated broadband connection. Now, I
> have to use dial-up connection for Internet access. :( Since it is not a
> 24/7 connection, I am having problems with wu-ftpd connecting because it
> wants to do domain look ups.

Right, consider placing the details in to /etc/hosts and /etc/networks -
most good applications will avoid lookups if the details are there.

> not want to be online when using
> FTP'ing. See http://tinyurl.com/5stfg for my old newsgroup thread about
> it.
>
> Is there a basic and easy to use FTP server to replace wu-ftpd for my
> Debian box (Kernel 2.6.8 and v3.1 from Sarge installer)?

apt-get install synaptic (if you don't already have it)
synaptic

Then find the package you want
www.freshmeat.com is a good place to look

> All I need is
> basic FTP file transfer between computers (PowerBook G4 with MacOS X
> 10.2.8, PC notebooks and desktops running Windows 98 to XP) on my tiny
> LAN without it looking up domains. Also, resume capability as well for
> huge file transfers in case I need to abort and do it later (rarely).
>
Consider using the openSSH toolkit if you want to do local (secure) file
transfers. It includes both scp and sftp (secure copy, secure ftp)
programmes that send data with watertight security. Not childsplay to set
up but a very effective and time saving solution when set up.

> Thank you in advance.

Hope this helps, if i'm not being clear please ask
Dave 

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