Windows 10: Forget slow RDP / SAMBA for file transfer -- FileZilla really fast

Hi folks

for simple copying from a Remote Nas server TO windows - forget using things like RDP or SAMBA copying with file explorer-- Filezilla client on windows (supports sftp protocol) transfers a zillion times faster --just copied an 80GB Windows Virtual Machine image to a Windows host -- did it in 23 minutes -- OK by me for a full 80GB file. (Ensure on the remote server openssl is installed and service sshd is running and enabled).

Filezilla client installs fine on Windows and is FREE. Really easy to use too.

Cheers
jimbo

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Remote File transfer ?

Setup an FTP server, Filezilla's server is free and easy to configure. Use the Filezilla client to transfer the files(or any other FTP client you prefer).

 

Lan File Transfer

Try using Filezilla as the FTP client, it has both a Linux and Windows version. It will download multiple files at once to maximize bandwidth.

I don't think there are many other options besides Samba and FTP. Though I'm interested if there is.

 

Remote Windows FTP via Filezilla and SSL (FROM Linux TO windows)

Hi folks

Anybody got any comments about Filezilla as a client on a Linux GUI to retrieve files from a remote Windows system via SSL. It works perfectly from LINUX to LINUX (you need to ensure openssl and service sshd is running) but it seems a little bit of a pain to get an SSL server working in windows (or at least to me).

I really don't like the idea of SAMBA transfer over the public internet or using rdp (on linux rdp'ing to windows is easy enough - krdp,xrdp, etc etc). In any case on remote connections rdp is as slow as molasses even with decent Internet speeds at both ends - upload on the remote and download at the local end.

Filezilla seems reasonably secure with ssl

here's an example between two local linux machines





I haven't yet got windows connection to work yet -- not a windows expert so advice from anyone here would be welcome. I think I'm getting hosed up in the public key thing on Windows with SSL.

Note I want transfer From REMOTE WINDOWS TO LINUX (while logged on to LINUX) (not the other way around which is easy enough !!)

(Windows 10 PRO / Workstation -- not using Windows 10 HOME)

Cheers
jimbo