Arch Linux

Rickbus

Member

Registered: 2010-08-09

Posts: 4

FTP Client / Package

Hello Guys,

I am looking for a basic FTP client.
I simply just want to be able to download logfiles from my windows machine.
Does anyone recomend one? And can provide me with some basic instructions and config to get it working.

Kind Regards

karol

Archivist

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: FTP Client / Package

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ftp maybe?

Rickbus

Member

Registered: 2010-08-09

Posts: 4

Re: FTP Client / Package

Hey Karol, Doesn't that just work from the Linux machine? As in downloading stuff to the Linux box?
I want to be able to download stuff from the linux box from a windows machine.

karol

Archivist

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: FTP Client / Package

Hey Karol, Doesn't that just work from the Linux machine? As in downloading stuff to the Linux box?
I want to be able to download stuff from the linux box from a windows machine.

This is a linux forum so I assumed you want - for some reason - "download logfiles from my windows machine" to your linux box - the other way round.
There apparently is wget for Windows but I've never used it and I don't know whether it works http://users.ugent.be/~bpuype/wget/
http://filezilla-project.org/ may a better way to go.

skanky

Member

From: WAIS

Registered: 2009-10-23

Posts: 1,847

Re: FTP Client / Package

There is a wget for Windows, I use it and it's, so far, worked flawlessly for me.

I got it from gnuwin32: http://gnuwin32.sourcefourge.net

I got it using the getgnuwin32 application to get the whole shebang: http://getgnuwin32.sourceforge.net/

---

"...one cannot be angry when one looks at a penguin."  - John Ruskin
"Life in general is a bit shit, and so too is the internet. And that's all there is." - scepticisle

karol

Archivist

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: FTP Client / Package

There is a wget for Windows, I use it and it's, so far, worked flawlessly for me.

I got it from gnuwin32: http://gnuwin32.sourcefourge.net

I got it using the getgnuwin32 application to get the whole shebang: http://getgnuwin32.sourceforge.net/

I've used gnuwin32, but for some reason I used http://www.cybershade.us/winwget/ instead of the gnu one.

Ari'osika

Member

From: Your computer, okay?

Registered: 2010-06-22

Posts: 175

Re: FTP Client / Package

Hello Guys,

I am looking for a basic FTP client.
I simply just want to be able to download logfiles from my windows machine.
Does anyone recomend one? And can provide me with some basic instructions and config to get it working.

Kind Regards

If I'm understanding this post right.. Have you tried Filezilla?

---

If you're reading this; you're awesome.

Rickbus

Member

Registered: 2010-08-09

Posts: 4

Re: FTP Client / Package

Sorry i am not sure if this is clear or not.

Surely i have to install a package onto my Arch Linux machine to turn it into an FTP server before i have to decide on a tool to use from windows such as Filezilla etc. Or does this functionality come as standard with Arch Linux?

karol

Archivist

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: FTP Client / Package

Sorry i am not sure if this is clear or not.

Surely i have to install a package onto my Arch Linux machine to turn it into an FTP server before i have to decide on a tool to use from windows such as Filezilla etc. Or does this functionality come as standard with Arch Linux?

Are both computers on a local network or do you want do download the files from your linux box over the internet?
If you want some specific files from your linux box, you can e-mail them to yourself e.g. every hour:

echo "dummy" | mailx -s logs -a logs.tar.gz login@host.com

Last edited by karol (2010-08-09 10:43:19)

fukawi2

Ex-Administratorino

From: .vic.au

Registered: 2007-09-28

Posts: 6,223

Website

Re: FTP Client / Package

Sorry i am not sure if this is clear or not.

I don't think you were clear enough

Surely i have to install a package onto my Arch Linux machine to turn it into an FTP server before i have to decide on a tool to use from windows such as Filezilla etc. Or does this functionality come as standard with Arch Linux?

vsftpd is secure and easy:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Vsftp

---

Are you familiar with our Forum Rules, and How To Ask Questions The Smart Way?

BlueHackers // fscanary // resticctl

Rickbus

Member

Registered: 2010-08-09

Posts: 4

Re: FTP Client / Package

Hey Fukawi , i tried VSFTP and had an issue with downloading, it would just error straight away. Do you know of a specific config that would cause this?

skanky

Member

From: WAIS

Registered: 2009-10-23

Posts: 1,847

Re: FTP Client / Package

There's also quickserve : https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=85751

---

"...one cannot be angry when one looks at a penguin."  - John Ruskin
"Life in general is a bit shit, and so too is the internet. And that's all there is." - scepticisle

Mr.Elendig

#archlinux@freenode channel op

From: The intertubes

Registered: 2004-11-07

Posts: 4,092

Re: FTP Client / Package

There is also ssh and samba/cifs, not to mention xmpp/usb stick/carrier pidgeon/others

Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2010-08-09 17:56:45)

---

Evil #archlinux@libera.chat channel op and general support dude.
. files on github, Screenshots, Random pics and the rest

fukawi2

Ex-Administratorino

From: .vic.au

Registered: 2007-09-28

Posts: 6,223

Website

Re: FTP Client / Package

Hey Fukawi , i tried VSFTP and had an issue with downloading, it would just error straight away. Do you know of a specific config that would cause this?

What error? Have you checked the logs on the server?

You need to be more specific with your questions and the details. There are hundreds of possible problems that "error straight away" could mean. You don't go to the doctor and say "ouch".

---

Are you familiar with our Forum Rules, and How To Ask Questions The Smart Way?

BlueHackers // fscanary // resticctl

fukawi2

Ex-Administratorino

From: .vic.au

Registered: 2007-09-28

Posts: 6,223

Website

Re: FTP Client / Package

There is also ssh and samba/cifs, not to mention xmpp/usb stick/carrier pidgeon/others

Don't forget RFC1149

---

Are you familiar with our Forum Rules, and How To Ask Questions The Smart Way?

BlueHackers // fscanary // resticctl

skanky

Member

From: WAIS

Registered: 2009-10-23

Posts: 1,847

Re: FTP Client / Package

Okay, sorry, should have expanded more - the advantage of quickserve is: almost no set-up and no need for a special client on the windows machine - it serves it as http so a browser will do.

---

"...one cannot be angry when one looks at a penguin."  - John Ruskin
"Life in general is a bit shit, and so too is the internet. And that's all there is." - scepticisle

Mr.Elendig

#archlinux@freenode channel op

From: The intertubes

Registered: 2004-11-07

Posts: 4,092

Re: FTP Client / Package

There is also ssh and samba/cifs, not to mention xmpp/usb stick/carrier pidgeon/others

Don't forget RFC1149

The local LUG here implimented it some years ago

---

Evil #archlinux@libera.chat channel op and general support dude.
. files on github, Screenshots, Random pics and the rest

skanky

Member

From: WAIS

Registered: 2009-10-23

Posts: 1,847

Re: FTP Client / Package

There is also ssh and samba/cifs, not to mention xmpp/usb stick/carrier pidgeon/others

Don't forget RFC1149

The local LUG here implimented it some years ago

Are they the ones that had the 55% packet loss?
Have they upgraded to RFC 2549 yet?

---

"...one cannot be angry when one looks at a penguin."  - John Ruskin
"Life in general is a bit shit, and so too is the internet. And that's all there is." - scepticisle

Proofrific

Member

Registered: 2008-01-05

Posts: 215

Re: FTP Client / Package

You shouldn't use FTP anymore. It's insecure because everything is sent over the network in plaintext. You should use sFTP or something similar. I think it comes with openssh, so if you can ssh to your server (via Putty or some other Windows program), then you should be able to enable sFTP.

+1 for Filezilla

karol

Archivist

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: FTP Client / Package

You shouldn't use FTP anymore. It's insecure because everything is sent over the network in plaintext. You should use sFTP or something similar. I think it comes with openssh, so if you can ssh to your server (via Putty or some other Windows program), then you should be able to enable sFTP.

+1 for Filezilla

But maybe he uses it only for his home network ...

Proofrific

Member

Registered: 2008-01-05

Posts: 215

Re: FTP Client / Package

But maybe he uses it only for his home network ...

True, but since he's transferring log files, the slowdown from encrypting/decrypting shouldn't really matter. It's better to get into the habit of using sFTP.