Hmm, you do know ssh has scp (secure copy) built in, do you? use: scp <file> user@remote.host.com:/home/user/ serge. -----Original Message----- From: Bryan -TheBS- Smith [mailto:thebs@theseus.com] Sent: woensdag 2 augustus 2000 23:46 To: elug-eluglist@elug.org Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu Subject: Need to find a file transfer service that is tunnels easily (e.g., for use with SSH) ... Need to find a file transfer service that is tunnels easily (e.g., for use with SSH) ... Okay kids, because I half-way value security (let alone cost), our current remote access for our users comprises of SSH over the public Internet to a Linux box behind our firewall (we punch a hole through it for port 22). Windows clients use TeraTerm Pro with TTSSH as a client (with Blowfish being the preferred encryption algorithm), establishing their own Internet connection (dial-up, cable, xDSL, etc...). And we forward ports such as 25 (smtp), 110 (pop3), 5900-5999 (vnc) as necessary for services. Personally, I like this arrangement for 2 reasons: 1. Don't have to deal with the hassle nor security fears of maintaining my own dial-in connections/modems 2. I don't put my security/systems at risk because of what is located on my user's home computers unlike VPNs (where everything's open on my network to their unsecured home system) Unfortunately, I have one _major_issue_ with this arrangement, file transfers. Since FTP does not easily forward/tunnel (for various reasons, but mainly because the server opens another port for an actual data connection -- something not noticable until you actually try to transfer data), we have been using receive/send zmodem (rz/sz) with limited fan-fare. Basically, while the engineers don't mind it too much, the less tactful admins do. So, I guess what I'm looking for is UNIX/Linux file transfer server with UNIX/Windows clients that runs on a single port and can be tunneled over something like SSH. It can run on any port, I'm not picky, just as long as it can be tunneled. One option that I haven't fully explored is to find a nice little HTTP 1.1 server build specifically for this (anyone know of one?). With such a server, all you need is a web browser. In fact, I could do it with Zope (or Apache + scripting), but I don't have time to work out all the details. But using a web browser as a client would be sufficient enough, as long as the server has buttons/scripts/mechanisms to allow uploading. Again, it can run on any port, separate or alongside Apache -- either way is fine with me. Anyone got any suggestions? I'm assuming the HTTP 1.1 route is easiest, but if there is an alternate system with at least a basic client GUI, I'd be willing to look into it. Thanx in advance ... -- TheBS -- Bryan "TheBS" Smith CONTACT INFO *********************************************************** Chat: thebs413 @ AOL/MSN/Yahoo (see http://Everybuddy.com) Email: mailto:thebs@theseus.com,b.j.smith@ieee.org Legal: http://www.SmithConcepts.com/legal.html - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu
