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Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi?

Started byhank williams <hank@aol.com>
First post2015-12-22 19:12 +0000
Last post2016-01-06 05:48 +0700
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  Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? hank williams <hank@aol.com> - 2015-12-22 19:12 +0000
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2015-12-22 11:19 -0800
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? George Schroeder <gschroed@killSpam.pacific.edu> - 2015-12-22 13:29 -0600
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2015-12-22 15:07 -0500
      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? hank williams <hank@aol.com> - 2015-12-22 21:29 +0000
        Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "Carlos E.R." <cer@invalid.es> - 2015-12-23 00:24 +0100
          Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? hank williams <hank@aol.com> - 2015-12-22 23:37 +0000
            Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "Carlos E.R." <cer@invalid.es> - 2015-12-23 05:05 +0100
          Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-22 23:54 +0000
            Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Clément <lcmello.listas@terra.com.br> - 2015-12-23 03:13 +0000
            Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "Carlos E.R." <cer@invalid.es> - 2015-12-23 05:11 +0100
              Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-23 05:41 +0000
        Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? George Schroeder <gschroed@killSpam.pacific.edu> - 2015-12-22 17:42 -0600
      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Shadow <Sh@dow.br> - 2016-01-17 20:57 -0200
        Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-17 20:01 -0500
          Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-02-01 13:48 +0100
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-12-22 20:24 +0000
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-22 20:30 +0000
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2015-12-22 12:57 -0800
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-12-22 20:42 +0000
      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? hank williams <hank@aol.com> - 2015-12-22 21:35 +0000
        Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-22 23:46 +0000
        Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-12-23 01:12 +0000
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? hank williams <hank@aol.com> - 2015-12-22 22:45 +0000
      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-22 22:56 +0000
        Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? hank williams <hank@aol.com> - 2015-12-22 23:27 +0000
          Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-22 23:58 +0000
          Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2015-12-22 18:52 -0800
        Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? wimpunk <ybwdlapvxvun@spammotel.com> - 2015-12-28 16:40 +0100
      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-22 23:53 +0000
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-22 22:52 +0000
      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? hank williams <hank@aol.com> - 2015-12-22 23:31 +0000
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2015-12-22 18:14 -0500
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? jotagera@gmail.com - 2015-12-29 11:48 -0800
      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-29 15:49 -0600
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2015-12-30 10:01 +0100
      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "NY" <me@privacy.net> - 2015-12-30 14:05 +0000
        Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2015-12-30 10:05 -0800
          Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "NY" <me@privacy.net> - 2015-12-31 10:43 +0000
            Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-31 13:00 +0000
              Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "NY" <me@privacy.net> - 2015-12-31 16:58 +0000
                Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-31 11:48 -0700
                  Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2016-01-01 09:50 +0100
                    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-01 02:41 -0700
                      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2016-01-01 17:57 -0600
                        Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-02 00:59 -0700
                          Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2016-01-02 04:22 -0600
                        Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2016-01-02 18:07 +0000
                          Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2016-01-02 13:05 -0600
                            Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "Carlos E.R." <cer@invalid.es> - 2016-01-04 14:31 +0100
                              Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2016-01-04 10:39 -0600
                                Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "NY" <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-12 17:52 +0000
                                  Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "Carlos E.R." <cer@invalid.es> - 2016-01-13 04:11 +0100
                                    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "NY" <me@privacy.net> - 2016-01-13 08:51 +0000
                                      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2016-01-13 11:38 +0000
                                      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-01-13 18:10 +0000
                    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-01-01 16:42 +0000
                      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-01 14:53 -0700
                        Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-01 19:08 -0500
                          Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-02 01:28 -0700
                            Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2016-01-02 04:09 -0600
                              Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-02 03:25 -0700
                                Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2016-01-02 17:19 +0100
                                  Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-02 10:07 -0700
                                    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-02 12:29 -0500
                            Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-02 07:12 -0500
                              Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-02 10:44 -0700
              Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? "Carlos E.R." <cer@invalid.es> - 2016-01-04 14:38 +0100
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Vico T <vicot@blank.nada> - 2016-01-01 16:50 +0700
    Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Kolmasaika <gorwell@1984.gov> - 2016-01-03 15:27 +0200
      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-03 08:48 -0500
      Re: Easiest way to transfer large (video) from Linux to Windows over WiFi? Henry <henry@home.nil> - 2016-01-06 05:48 +0700

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#32727

Fromhank williams <hank@aol.com>
Date2015-12-22 21:35 +0000
Message-ID<n5cfmk$76k$2@news.mixmin.net>
In reply to#32725
On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 20:42:13 +0000, Jasen Betts wrote:

> apache, it saves installing stuff on windows.

$ sudo apt-get install apache
  E: Package 'apache' has no installation candidate
$ apt-cache search apache
  Lists too much stuff
$ apt-cache search apache | grep httpd
  libapache2-mod-svn - Apache Subversion server modules for Apache httpd
  libapache2-svn - Apache Subversion server modules for Apache httpd (dummy package)
$ sudo apt-cache search 'web server'
  Again lists too much stuff to make sense out of the results

What's the command to install an Apache HTTP server on Linux?

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#32737

FromJ G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG>
Date2015-12-22 23:46 +0000
Message-ID<n5cnd2$8co$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#32727
On Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015, at 21:35:16h +0000,
Hank Williams asked:

> What's the command to install an Apache HTTP server on Linux?

On Debian based systems, they decided to differentiate between
apache v1 releases and apache v2 releases.  Even though apache v1
is no longer available, only apache v2, the apache package is
still named apache2.  Similar to this, the DNS package is named bind9.

      So  apt-get install apache2

ii  apache2           2.4.7-1ubuntu4.8     Apache HTTP Server
ii  apache2-bin       2.4.7-1ubuntu4.8     Apache HTTP Server (binary files and modules)
ii  apache2-data      2.4.7-1ubuntu4.8     Apache HTTP Server (common files)
ii  apache2-doc       2.4.7-1ubuntu4.8     Apache HTTP Server (on-site documentation)
ii  apache2-utils     2.4.7-1ubuntu4.8     Apache HTTP Server (utility programs for web servers)

There are two significant light weight alternatives to apache2, namely
lighthttpd and nginx, with nginx supposedly having the edge, but personal
preferences (eg configuration syntax) will play a large part in whether
people argue for one of the other.

One downside of nginx is that if you want to add add-on functionality (eg scgi),
one has to re-compile the binary to include that add-on, no dynamic modules
(last time I checked anyways).

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#32742

FromJasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz>
Date2015-12-23 01:12 +0000
Message-ID<n5cse3$2re$2@gonzo.alcatraz>
In reply to#32727
On 2015-12-22, hank williams <hank@aol.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 20:42:13 +0000, Jasen Betts wrote:
>
>> apache, it saves installing stuff on windows.
>
> $ sudo apt-get install apache
>   E: Package 'apache' has no installation candidate
> $ apt-cache search apache
>   Lists too much stuff
> $ apt-cache search apache | grep httpd
>   libapache2-mod-svn - Apache Subversion server modules for Apache httpd
>   libapache2-svn - Apache Subversion server modules for Apache httpd (dummy package)
> $ sudo apt-cache search 'web server'
>   Again lists too much stuff to make sense out of the results
>
> What's the command to install an Apache HTTP server on Linux?

Apache as not much easier to configure than samba. possibly harder.
samba can usually be configured with only carful reading of the default
config file. I often find I need to search documentation to configure
apache.

-- 
  \_(ツ)_

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#32728

Fromhank williams <hank@aol.com>
Date2015-12-22 22:45 +0000
Message-ID<n5cjq1$fa8$1@news.mixmin.net>
In reply to#32716
Since most suggested Samba, I'll try to get that running again:
https://www.howtoforge.com/samba-server-ubuntu-14.04-lts

But, I always hate Linux tutorials because they assume everything
is absolutely perfect, and when it's not (which *always* happens), 
then you have to guess.

When "I" guess, everything fails. But I'll ask you what to guess
this time, and hope that this helps me get past the guesses in 
the tutorial.

My first "guess" happens when the tutorial expects a fully 
qualified domain name when I don't have a FQDN at all.

But the tutorial just *assumes* I put my Linux FQDN into the 
Windows hosts file.

What I see as my Linux FQDN:
 $ hostname -f
   hank

 $ cat /etc/hostname
   hank

 $ head /etc/hosts | grep hank
   127.0.1.1 hank

What Windows apparently needs (example from the tutorial):
 192.168.0.100 server1.example.com ubuntu

I'm not a *.com as I'm just a homeowner. I have an ISP but he
isn't a big company. So what do I use for my Linux FQDN in the 
Windows hosts file?

Do I just use "hank" or hank.something?.com?

	

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#32730

FromWilliam Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca>
Date2015-12-22 22:56 +0000
Message-ID<n5ckea$r01$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#32728
On 2015-12-22, hank williams <hank@aol.com> wrote:
> Since most suggested Samba, I'll try to get that running again:
> https://www.howtoforge.com/samba-server-ubuntu-14.04-lts
>
> But, I always hate Linux tutorials because they assume everything
> is absolutely perfect, and when it's not (which *always* happens), 
> then you have to guess.
>
> When "I" guess, everything fails. But I'll ask you what to guess
> this time, and hope that this helps me get past the guesses in 
> the tutorial.
>
> My first "guess" happens when the tutorial expects a fully 
> qualified domain name when I don't have a FQDN at all.
>
> But the tutorial just *assumes* I put my Linux FQDN into the 
> Windows hosts file.
>
> What I see as my Linux FQDN:
>  $ hostname -f
>    hank
>
>  $ cat /etc/hostname
>    hank
>
>  $ head /etc/hosts | grep hank
>    127.0.1.1 hank
>
> What Windows apparently needs (example from the tutorial):
>  192.168.0.100 server1.example.com ubuntu

You can use hank on Windows as well. 
192.168.0.100 hank

>
> I'm not a *.com as I'm just a homeowner. I have an ISP but he
> isn't a big company. So what do I use for my Linux FQDN in the 
> Windows hosts file?
>
> Do I just use "hank" or hank.something?.com?

The ip address is the important part. The name is just there as an easy
nemonic for you. 

>
> 	

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#32733

Fromhank williams <hank@aol.com>
Date2015-12-22 23:27 +0000
Message-ID<n5cm9n$fa8$2@news.mixmin.net>
In reply to#32730
On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:56:11 +0000, William Unruh wrote:

> You can use hank on Windows as well. 
> 192.168.0.100 hank

Thanks. 

The tutorial just *assumes* you already know this answer!

> The ip address is the important part. 
> The name is just there as an easy mnemonic for you.

That brings me to my *second* guess, which, again, the tutorial
just assumes you know the answer to.
https://www.howtoforge.com/samba-server-ubuntu-14.04-lts

Since I have a typical home system, which uses DHCP on the home
router, so whatever the IP address of the Linux laptop is today 
will be *different* tomorrow.

While it's easy enough to find the IP address of the Linux 
laptop today using ifconfig, do I have to edit the Windows 
hosts file every single day to change it each time it changes
on the Linux laptop?
  $ ifconfig 
    wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0a:CF:9A:22:43  
    inet addr:192.168.1.4  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

The tutorial doesn't say.

Do I have to edit the Windows hosts file every single time the
Linux machine boots to a new DHCP local LAN IP address?

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#32740

FromWilliam Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca>
Date2015-12-22 23:58 +0000
Message-ID<n5co2l$bu9$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#32733
On 2015-12-22, hank williams <hank@aol.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:56:11 +0000, William Unruh wrote:
>
>> You can use hank on Windows as well. 
>> 192.168.0.100 hank
>
> Thanks. 
>
> The tutorial just *assumes* you already know this answer!
>
>> The ip address is the important part. 
>> The name is just there as an easy mnemonic for you.
>
> That brings me to my *second* guess, which, again, the tutorial
> just assumes you know the answer to.
> https://www.howtoforge.com/samba-server-ubuntu-14.04-lts
>
> Since I have a typical home system, which uses DHCP on the home
> router, so whatever the IP address of the Linux laptop is today 
> will be *different* tomorrow.

You can always tell you home router to use static IP for laptop. 

>
> While it's easy enough to find the IP address of the Linux 
> laptop today using ifconfig, do I have to edit the Windows 
> hosts file every single day to change it each time it changes
> on the Linux laptop?
>   $ ifconfig 
>     wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0a:CF:9A:22:43  
>     inet addr:192.168.1.4  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
>
> The tutorial doesn't say.
>
> Do I have to edit the Windows hosts file every single time the
> Linux machine boots to a new DHCP local LAN IP address?

Yes. Or you can use the ip address rather than the hostname
ssh 192.160.0.107
Or you can tell you router to always give the same address to your
laptop (or rather to any machine with its MAC address.)

>

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#32743

Frommike <ham789@netzero.net>
Date2015-12-22 18:52 -0800
Message-ID<n5d24c$4mu$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#32733
On 12/22/2015 3:27 PM, hank williams wrote:

> Do I have to edit the Windows hosts file every single time the
> Linux machine boots to a new DHCP local LAN IP address?
>
Use address reservation in your router to assign the same
IP address every time to each machine's MAC address.
The benefits of static IP while maintaining DHCP flexibility.

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#32883

Fromwimpunk <ybwdlapvxvun@spammotel.com>
Date2015-12-28 16:40 +0100
Message-ID<7o18lc-op3.ln1@tisnix.motzarella.org>
In reply to#32730
On 12/22/15 23:56, William Unruh wrote:
> On 2015-12-22, hank williams <hank@aol.com> wrote:
>> Since most suggested Samba, I'll try to get that running again:
>> https://www.howtoforge.com/samba-server-ubuntu-14.04-lts
>>
>> But, I always hate Linux tutorials because they assume everything
>> is absolutely perfect, and when it's not (which *always* happens), 
>> then you have to guess.
>>
>> When "I" guess, everything fails. But I'll ask you what to guess
>> this time, and hope that this helps me get past the guesses in 
>> the tutorial.
>>
>> My first "guess" happens when the tutorial expects a fully 
>> qualified domain name when I don't have a FQDN at all.
>>
>> But the tutorial just *assumes* I put my Linux FQDN into the 
>> Windows hosts file.
>>
>> What I see as my Linux FQDN:
>>  $ hostname -f
>>    hank
>>
>>  $ cat /etc/hostname
>>    hank
>>
>>  $ head /etc/hosts | grep hank
>>    127.0.1.1 hank
>>
>> What Windows apparently needs (example from the tutorial):
>>  192.168.0.100 server1.example.com ubuntu
> 
> You can use hank on Windows as well. 
> 192.168.0.100 hank
> 

If you're using mdns you can just use hank.local to find the server.

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#32738

FromJ G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG>
Date2015-12-22 23:53 +0000
Message-ID<n5cnqb$8co$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#32728
On Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015, at 22:45:21h +0000,
Hank Williams wrote:

> My first "guess" happens when the tutorial expects a fully 
> qualified domain name when I don't have a FQDN at all.

So long as you ensure that it does not leak out into the Internet
(viz e-mail headers which do not get deleted or rewritten), you
can always use a fictitious domain name on your LAN.

> What Windows apparently needs (example from the tutorial):
>  192.168.0.100 server1.example.com ubuntu

Seeing as windows is going to be using the SAMBA server,
it should not care about the FQDN and just using the simple
LMHOSTS names for SAMBA/CIFS hosts and if you are not running
a local DNS, you can just put the hostname without the domain
name but with the IP address in the Windows C host file.

Of course whenever you have a server on your LAN, it makes
sense to ensure that it has a static IP address, which may be
more of an issue for you.

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#32729

FromWilliam Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca>
Date2015-12-22 22:52 +0000
Message-ID<n5ck7s$r01$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#32716
On 2015-12-22, hank williams <hank@aol.com> wrote:
> Periodically I have large video files that I'd like to transfer
> (copy or move) from Linux to Windows (rarely the other way) 
> over my local network.
>
> What's the easiest way to transfer large files from Linux to 
> Windows?
>
> I tried setting up samba on linux but that failed miserably.
> I'm thinking a second bet might be an ftp server on linux?
>
> What do you use to transfer large files from linux to
> windows over your local LAN?

Probably quickest would be to copy to the usb stick and then read it off
in Windows. 
Or set up linux as an ftp server, (eg vsftpd) and use Windows to get the
ftp file from the linux server. 
I would use wired rather than wireless-- faster. 

>

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#32734

Fromhank williams <hank@aol.com>
Date2015-12-22 23:31 +0000
Message-ID<n5cmfs$fa8$3@news.mixmin.net>
In reply to#32729
On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:52:44 +0000, William Unruh wrote:

> Or set up linux as an ftp server, (eg vsftpd) and use Windows to get the
> ftp file from the linux server.

Thanks for that suggestion.
I ran this, to install the server on Linux:
  $ sudo apt-get install vsftpd
    Preparing to unpack .../vsftpd_3.0.2-1ubuntu2.14.04.1_amd64.deb ...
    Unpacking vsftpd (3.0.2-1ubuntu2.14.04.1) ...
    Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
    Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ...
    Setting up vsftpd (3.0.2-1ubuntu2.14.04.1) ...
    vsftpd start/running, process 27240
    Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-16) ...

I'm not sure what to do next though, so I'll look it up.

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#32731

FromPaul <nospam@needed.com>
Date2015-12-22 18:14 -0500
Message-ID<n5clcj$494$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#32716
hank williams wrote:
> Periodically I have large video files that I'd like to transfer
> (copy or move) from Linux to Windows (rarely the other way) 
> over my local network.
> 
> What's the easiest way to transfer large files from Linux to 
> Windows?
> 
> I tried setting up samba on linux but that failed miserably.
> I'm thinking a second bet might be an ftp server on linux?
> 
> What do you use to transfer large files from linux to
> windows over your local LAN?

The world is divided into two nice neat groups :-)

Those who can deal with the security walls built around
our networking implementions.

And those who cannot deal with it.

Your Windows machine, already has SAMBA running on it,
as Windows file sharing. Most of the Linux clients will
already be able to talk to the Windows box immediately,
without installing packages.

The more modern the Windows box is, the more pesky
is the security. When I set older Windows boxes for
wide open permissions, it usually works. A more modern
Windows can be annoying you with the authentication
box when it isn't needed.

In terms of approaches, you can "push" or "pull" files.
On my network, the choice is made based on the
performance asymmetry. One of my machines only
does 20MB/sec over GbE, so I need to "push" from
that machine, to a machine that can do 112MB/sec
continuously. One direction can be five times
faster than the other direction, in terms of
who has the server, and who is the client.

Adding additional interfacing standards, is I suppose
like playing the lottery. But generally, on modern
tools, it's pretty hard to shake the concepts
of security - virtually everything will involve
SSH or use passwords, and involve messing around.

(Windows 8 has HomeGroup, which is fine for homogenous
environments, but useless for anything else, and I
don't use that here. The odds of two machines using
that at the same time, is slim.)

Only twenty years ago, did we have tools that implemented
"private" authentication. You could set up account
"joe" password "joe" and it would apply only to your
FTP server. Rather than relying on the accounts and
passwords used by the OS. Those were the good days,
when it was easy to do stuff.

Now, you will find OSes which deprecate the easy
ways, and only leave the hard ways.

*******

And while they claim to be making very fast
USB3 flash sticks, the benchmarks don't always
pan out.

http://www.storagereview.com/patriot_supersonic_rage_2_usb_flash_drive_review

You could always stick an SSD inside a USB3 enclosure
that has UASP support, and give that a try as
a substitute for a flash stick. Then transfer
the stuff via sneakernet.

*******

And if you're bored, you can try this. For rcp usage.

http://rshd.sourceforge.net/

    Paul

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#32914

Fromjotagera@gmail.com
Date2015-12-29 11:48 -0800
Message-ID<7862ac6e-9d13-4d87-ab23-f35d0047c14c@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#32716
Em terça-feira, 22 de dezembro de 2015 17:12:51 UTC-2, hank williams  escreveu:
> Periodically I have large video files that I'd like to transfer
> (copy or move) from Linux to Windows (rarely the other way) 
> over my local network.
> 
> What's the easiest way to transfer large files from Linux to 
> Windows?
> 
> I tried setting up samba on linux but that failed miserably.
> I'm thinking a second bet might be an ftp server on linux?
> 
> What do you use to transfer large files from linux to
> windows over your local LAN?

Hi

If your purpose is watch the movies, try to use "universal media server" on your linux box. It is free and you can download it from www.universalmediaserver.com

Best regards.

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#32918

FromWildman <best_lay@yahoo.com>
Date2015-12-29 15:49 -0600
Message-ID<KoidnQzDI_twYh_LnZ2dnUU7-a2dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#32914
On Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:48:43 -0800, jotagera wrote:

> Em terça-feira, 22 de dezembro de 2015 17:12:51 UTC-2, hank williams  escreveu:
>> Periodically I have large video files that I'd like to transfer
>> (copy or move) from Linux to Windows (rarely the other way) 
>> over my local network.
>> 
>> What's the easiest way to transfer large files from Linux to 
>> Windows?
>> 
>> I tried setting up samba on linux but that failed miserably.
>> I'm thinking a second bet might be an ftp server on linux?
>> 
>> What do you use to transfer large files from linux to
>> windows over your local LAN?
> 
> Hi
> 
> If your purpose is watch the movies, try to use "universal
> media server" on your linux box. It is free and you can
> download it from www.universalmediaserver.com
> 
> Best regards.


Thanks for the link.  I didn't know about that one.

There is also ReadyMedia previously know as miniDLNA.  It is also
available in most of the Linux repos.  Source code here...

http://sourceforge.net/projects/minidlna/

-- 
<Wildman> GNU/Linux user #557453
The cow died so I don't need your bull!

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#32933

From"J.O. Aho" <user@example.net>
Date2015-12-30 10:01 +0100
Message-ID<dehkriFga45U2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#32716
On 12/22/2015 08:12 PM, hank williams wrote:
> Periodically I have large video files that I'd like to transfer
> (copy or move) from Linux to Windows (rarely the other way) 
> over my local network.
> 
> What's the easiest way to transfer large files from Linux to 
> Windows?

scp, nfs, if you have a newer version of the spyware, then it has
support for ssh and nfs, how good they are, is another question.


-- 

 //Aho

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#32961

From"NY" <me@privacy.net>
Date2015-12-30 14:05 +0000
Message-ID<WsWdnXxBldD_eh7LnZ2dnUU78f2dnZ2d@brightview.co.uk>
In reply to#32933
"J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote in message
news:dehkriFga45U2@mid.individual.net...
> On 12/22/2015 08:12 PM, hank williams wrote:
>> Periodically I have large video files that I'd like to transfer
>> (copy or move) from Linux to Windows (rarely the other way)
>> over my local network.

In my experience, forget copying via wifi and use Ethernet instead. Even
with a supposedly 300 Mbps wireless router and a good signal strength (eg
laptop right next to router), I get very much lower transfers speeds for
laptop to/from desktop over wifi than over Ethernet. In both cases, the
desktop is connected to the router by Ethernet, so the only difference is
laptop to router by wifi or by Ethernet.

Wifi is notoriously poor when it's carrying two different signals (eg laptop
to router and router to desktop) which is why I've eliminated that by having
the desktop connected by Ethernet.

For normal usage, you'd not notice the difference, but when you do a large
transfer (eg copying a 1 GB file from local c:\folder\filename to remote
\\server\sharename\filename) the difference is very apparent.

For example (copying using Windows Explorer):

1. Copy 2.1 GB file from c: on laptop to \\desktop\sharename over wifi which
is reporting 72 Mbps and is typically using about 40-60% of the bandwidth -
takes 10m 38s (transfer speed reported at about 3.4 MB/sec)

2. Copy same file to same sharename over Ethernet (ie disable laptop's wifi
and plug in Ethernet cable) - flat-out 99% usage of 100 Mbps -  takes 3m 10s 
(transfer speed is about 11 MB/sec)


This is for Windows 7 to Windows 7. I'm not sure whether Linux shows as much 
difference between transfer rates for wireless and Ethernet. 

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#32971

FromMarek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com>
Date2015-12-30 10:05 -0800
Message-ID<cKudnZAzKeZlgRnLnZ2dnUU7-Y_OydjZ@giganews.com>
In reply to#32961
On 2015-12-30, NY <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote in message
> news:dehkriFga45U2@mid.individual.net...
>> On 12/22/2015 08:12 PM, hank williams wrote:
>>> Periodically I have large video files that I'd like to transfer
>>> (copy or move) from Linux to Windows (rarely the other way)
>>> over my local network.
>
> In my experience, forget copying via wifi and use Ethernet instead. Even
> with a supposedly 300 Mbps wireless router and a good signal strength (eg
> laptop right next to router), I get very much lower transfers speeds for
> laptop to/from desktop over wifi than over Ethernet. In both cases, the
> desktop is connected to the router by Ethernet, so the only difference is
> laptop to router by wifi or by Ethernet.

As someone who copies 25 to 50 GB files many times daily I can agree
with this. Even if you have to use a USB to Ethernet dongle, it is worth
doing. WiFi is good for the internet, but Gigabit Ethernet is much
faster. And now we can see 10G on the horizon. I'm already considering
it right now. 

-- 
Marek Novotny
https://github.com/marek-novotny

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#33037

From"NY" <me@privacy.net>
Date2015-12-31 10:43 +0000
Message-ID<QZadnUZQNOcmmxjLnZ2dnUU78SOdnZ2d@brightview.co.uk>
In reply to#32971
"Marek Novotny" <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> wrote in message 
news:cKudnZAzKeZlgRnLnZ2dnUU7-Y_OydjZ@giganews.com...
> On 2015-12-30, NY <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>> "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> wrote in message
>> news:dehkriFga45U2@mid.individual.net...
>>> On 12/22/2015 08:12 PM, hank williams wrote:
>>>> Periodically I have large video files that I'd like to transfer
>>>> (copy or move) from Linux to Windows (rarely the other way)
>>>> over my local network.
>>
>> In my experience, forget copying via wifi and use Ethernet instead. Even
>> with a supposedly 300 Mbps wireless router and a good signal strength (eg
>> laptop right next to router), I get very much lower transfers speeds for
>> laptop to/from desktop over wifi than over Ethernet. In both cases, the
>> desktop is connected to the router by Ethernet, so the only difference is
>> laptop to router by wifi or by Ethernet.
>
> As someone who copies 25 to 50 GB files many times daily I can agree
> with this. Even if you have to use a USB to Ethernet dongle, it is worth
> doing. WiFi is good for the internet, but Gigabit Ethernet is much
> faster. And now we can see 10G on the horizon. I'm already considering
> it right now.

Ethernet also has the advantage that it is far more reliable. I find that I 
occasionally have to disconnect and reconnect the wireless connection on 
wireless-connected devices when they lose the ability to talk (on a variety 
of Windows, Android and Apple iPad devices, and to a variety of Netgear, 
Belkin and TPLink routers); sometimes it's even necessary to reboot a 
computer or a router to get normal service back. Ethernet doesn't suffer 
from that.

I have an always-on PC that I use (amongst other things) for recording TV 
and which I sometimes access remotely via TeamViewer when I'm away from home 
(eg to schedule new programmes to be recorded) and you can't 
disconnect/reconnect wireless on this PC if your only way of accessing the 
PC is via that wireless connection! That's why I made sure the router is 
physically close to that PC, so I can use Ethernet. If I want to transfer 
large (eg multi GB) files/folders to/from my wireless laptop, I always plug 
in an Ethernet lead to the laptop to do that.

As you say, wireless is fine for almost all purposes, but it's slower for 
bulk transfers of data and it's not quite 100% reliable. 

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#33039

FromJ G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG>
Date2015-12-31 13:00 +0000
Message-ID<n638sr$qqa$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#33037
On Thursday, December 31st, 2015, at 10:43:09h +0000, NY noted:

> As you say, wireless is fine for almost all purposes

Never attempt firmware upgrades on devices connected by WiFi
and not ethernet.

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