#Ethernet Mac/PC/Amiga
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Dale,
I disagree that FTP is useless for "real work". It really depends upon
the degree of connectivity one requires versus what one needs or even what
one can live with (remember "sneaker nets" ?).
Granted, FTP is not as slick or as convenient as NFS, but it IS useful.
I use TCP/IP every day, but have no "need" for NFS because all of my files
are already local to me. FTP allows me to get those files that I may be
interested in, on some remote FTP/Gopher host.
With the appropriate FTP privileges (at the remote FTP hosts), one can
get just about any file that they need. This IS DIFFERENT, however, than
being a workstation on a LAN, and executing a program OFF of a LAN file
server. In that situation, NFS might be much better.
If one is strictly TCP/IP and needs constant access to files, emulating
a LAN with a file server, then NFS is the best and possibly, only choice.
FTP could STILL be used, however, for access to non-"file-server"
workstations.
It all boils down to a "matter of degrees". Funny, though, neither of us
has even mentioned TFTP ?? 😉
One last thing: FTP is much easier to "set up" than NFS, so for simple
situations, FTP is just fine.
I agree with you, though, that NFS is more versatile and may even be
easier to use, once everything is set up (by someone else).
Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
I can't find the parent of this, but I seem to remember that my quote was
in the context of "unless you only need to transfer files very
infrequently." Certainly FTP is just fine for lot of things and I use it
all the time. But not for machines which are on my physical network
(i.e., the local machines I access all the time).
— Dale L. Larson, Intangible Assets Manufacturing
— INTERNET:dale@iam.com
Bonjour Dale,
Right – for constant access, a permanent connection via NFS is much
better, if at all possible. For "as needed" uses, FTP is fine. Just didn't
want anyone to think that they HAD to have/get/use NFS. Hopefully "they"
will find out how TCP/IP NFS makes IP hosts look like they are on a LAN,
at least as far as file access is concerned.
SO – when are you gonna give us all the "low down" on your role at IAM
and what y'all are working on ? 😉
Real World:southern Illinois,USA Internet:ca0008 at siucvmb.siu.edu
> SO – when are you gonna give us all the "low down" on your role at IAM
>and what y'all are working on ? 😉
See the thread "Network Announcement" for a good idea about my role at IAM
and some of what we've been up to.
— Dale L. Larson, Intangible Assets Manufacturing
— INTERNET:dale@iam.com