The 03.10.21 at 07:38, Thinker wrote:
What is the best way to use FTP or Samba in this case?
I don't know about samba, somebody else can explain it. But ftp is very simple to set up, and very standard. You only need to install an ftp server in one of the machines, probably on the SuSE one. Install vsftpd and ftpdir - the latest just makes a directory structure ready for you to use. In /etc/vsftpd.conf set: local_enable=YES I think that would be enough to login as your user and transfer files (except for root). Simply, do a tar.gz copy of the files you want to transfer, and send it. Both samba and nfs are good to transfer files on a local network, in any direction; but not only transfer, but use the files on the other machine transparently as if they where local. Nfs can be used between linux only machines (or unix), but I don't know that it works with windows machines. It easy to setup: yast will do it for you. Samba works with windows machines. Ftp is good for both windows and linux (and anything), and much better for remote use; but simply transfer, not use. Rsync... well, no, I talk too much ;-) Another alternative is sftp (safe ftp). For this one, you only need the sshd server; login and data travels encrypted, so it is pretty safe. I think it works without configuration - or I forgot if I configured it. I don't know if it can be used from windows (try 'putty'), but otherwise it could be the easiest for you. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson