UNIX to Windows...

crazyhorse174crazyhorse174
edited May 2005 in Science & Tech
Hi!

Hopefully an easy little question to ask...

Whats the best way to copy a load of files from an old UNIX server to a Windows NT one? Someone mentioned mounting the drives and FTP was also mentioned? Just looking for some advice please!

Thanks in advance!

Comments

  • drowddrowd Texas
    edited May 2005
    ftp is probably the simplest method that most windows folks would understand. you can also use samba if you are so inclined. as an alternative method, you could start apache, set the web directory, and download them over the lan via HTTP. there is also a program called winscp that acts sort of like ftp, except that its over SSH. on second thought, this might be the easiest method. it acts just like you are browsing a regular ftp server; however, the only downside, is that this protocol is considerabley slower than some of the others.
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited May 2005
    If you have samba running on the linux box and can mount it through the NT network that's probably the easiest as you are then just working with it as you would any networked drive.

    If however you don't I'd cheat. I'd boot it up using knoppix or mephis which come with samba configured. Mount the unix box on your nt system and away you go.

    FTP is also probably another easy option as all the require protocols will be there. The only downside to FTP is that if you have files all over the place it can take a little longer.
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