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| wiki:fileserver [2012/10/20 13:50] – [NFS server] kennedywalker | wiki:fileserver [2013/05/09 18:22] (current) – added TFTP under listed alternatives tinypoodle | ||
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| A fileserver is a machine other than your workstation, | A fileserver is a machine other than your workstation, | ||
| Usually, a single fileserver provides filesharing between multiple workstations.\\ | Usually, a single fileserver provides filesharing between multiple workstations.\\ | ||
| + | There are a number of alternatives for sharing files: | ||
| + | * NFS | ||
| + | * Samba | ||
| + | * Rsync | ||
| + | * FTP-SFTP-TFTP | ||
| ==== NFS server ==== | ==== NFS server ==== | ||
| - | The following is a simple | + | The following is a simple |
| To set up a NFS **server** under TinyCore, you need 2 packages. (To setup a NFS **client**, you only need the first package.) | To set up a NFS **server** under TinyCore, you need 2 packages. (To setup a NFS **client**, you only need the first package.) | ||
| - nfs-utils.tcz | - nfs-utils.tcz | ||
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| sudo mount 192.168.2.252:/ | sudo mount 192.168.2.252:/ | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| - | ( See [[boot option nodhcp]] to obtain a fixed IP address ) | + | ( See [[boot option nodhcp]] to obtain a fixed IP address |
| See also: | See also: | ||
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| * [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
| * [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
| - | * | + | * [[http:// |
| === Managing the file server === | === Managing the file server === | ||
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| On such occasions, command-line access through a remote shell can come in handy.\\ | On such occasions, command-line access through a remote shell can come in handy.\\ | ||
| A solution for this, which is secure as well as reasonably cheap on resources is a Secure Shell.\\ | A solution for this, which is secure as well as reasonably cheap on resources is a Secure Shell.\\ | ||
| - | You can use OpenSSH, or its light-weight alternative Dropbear. (both being more secure than plain old telnet)\\ | + | You can use [[OpenSSH]], or its light-weight alternative |
| If you want to use [[http:// | If you want to use [[http:// | ||
| Dropbear does not come with a SFTP server, but it can borrow the SFTP-server that comes with OpenSSH. | Dropbear does not come with a SFTP server, but it can borrow the SFTP-server that comes with OpenSSH. | ||
