Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] File transfer Windows to EMC

bgroover@... wrote:

> I am getting ready to get new computers/software for my home cnc
> system(currently using demo/free stuff). I was thinking of going to
> EMC but I was wondering how your guys are transfering files from your
> windows computers to the EMC computer. I currently transfer files
> over the network(windows to dos/windows). I realy don't want to
> tranfer diskettes between my clean computer and the one in the shop
> or reboot to get network support. My backup plan is to just stay
> with dos based software(CNC PRO) for convenience. I plan to use
> Vector or Autocad 2002 Mechanical(this would be free to me with at
> work tech support) for design.

I use an ethernet. I started with thin-wire (coax) but converted to
twisted pair when I hauled a twisted-pair hub out of the dumpster
at work. Linux has an FTP daemon that runs all the time, so it can
accept ftp connections from the Windows machine. You can use Samba,
but I much prefer TCP/IP and ftp. You can even ftp from a web browser,
but I have some shareware ftp clients that work very well.

Remember, Linux is a descendent of Unix, and the Unix world
basically invented networking. All the networking services you
could ever imagine are present in Linux.

Jon