Re: File transfer Windows to EMC

Is this built into the BDI that is available at
http://www.linuxcnc.org/bdi/ ?

Do you know if this will run both processors on a dual processor
machine?

Thanks for your help,
ben

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Jon Elson <elson@p...> wrote:
> bgroover@w... 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