sshd and ftpd

[Mark Haney]

Karl Larsen wrote:
>     This afternoon I decided to get ssh working between my big computer 
> and my laptop. I did so and it works fine with a password. I fooled 
> around but could not get it to work like ftp. So I loaded ftpd on both 
> computers and that works just as expected, put,get ect.
> 
> I recall that ftp is not as safe as ssh. I do not recall why. Should I 
> do anything to protect my computers with ftpd running?
> 
> Karl
> 
> 

You can also use scp which is 'secure copy' it uses the ssh daemon to
copy files between systems.  Also, you can rsync between the two systems
using SSH as well.  That is how I handle backups of my laptop to my server.


-- 
Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum

Mark Haney
Sr. Systems Administrator
ERC Broadband
(828) 350-2415