Anyone have any pointers for the easiest solution to getting files from a Windows 10 box to older systems ?
Something where I can use the same client across all systems regardless of age would be ideal. So this would mean Windows 9x/2k/XP support from the same client. With the Win 10 box being the server.
FTP is available on Windows 10 Home apparently. That's the way to go. Any old FTP client will work with 9x/2k/xp. I used to use CuteFTP back in those days.
Is this too much voodoo?
Errius wrote on 2020-05-27, 01:31:FTP is available on Windows 10 Home apparently. That's the way to go. Any old FTP client will work with 9x/2k/xp. I used to use CuteFTP back in those days.
Yeah I figured FTP is the best bet but there may be other better options ?
Networking modern Windows with anything older than Vista is a headache. Even XP now has weird glitches talking to Windows 8.1. I gave up in frustration and now just use FTP.
Is this too much voodoo?
Linux is much more versatile than Windows for this sort of thing. Host your data via SMB, FTP, and EtherDFS.
http://etherdfs.sourceforge.net/
Start out with a prebuilt package for an easy starting point. Options include:
https://www.turnkeylinux.org/fileserver
http://www.openmediavault.org/
https://xpenology.org/
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gdjacobs wrote on 2020-05-27, 04:46:Linux is much more versatile than Windows for this sort of thing. Host your data via SMB, FTP, and EtherDFS. http://etherdfs.sou […]
Linux is much more versatile than Windows for this sort of thing. Host your data via SMB, FTP, and EtherDFS.
http://etherdfs.sourceforge.net/Start out with a prebuilt package for an easy starting point. Options include:
https://www.turnkeylinux.org/fileserver
http://www.openmediavault.org/
https://xpenology.org/
What he said...^^^^^^
The system doesn't even to be that powerful.
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Of course, as always, I'm open to correction...😉
I've done the file xfer thing from Windows 10 to my armada of oldschool PC's ranging from a Tandy 1000A running DOS 6.22 to my Pentium 100 NEC running Windows 98 SE. Typically the method depends on the devices OS.
For official Microsoft O/S, such as DOS or Windows 3.11 For Workgroups, or Windows 9x, or 2000, I have to change some settings on the Windows 10 box which by modenr security standards DO make the machine less secure. I have to enable SMB 1.0 (Win10 turns it off by default as a security measure), enable the windows 10 box to send unencrypted passwords to 3rd party SMB servers, and then do all of my mapping using win+R \\sharename or right clicking on Networks in Windows Explorer and then putting the sharename in. I don't like the lack of security it introduces but such is the risks of dealing with Microsoft products that are older than 7 in 2020.
Another option, particularly my favourite for DOS (usually FreeDOS 2.x) , is to temporarily setup a FTPServer on the old box with mTCP and then use an FTP Client on the machine that has the files I want to send on it. Much more secure as the network interface for the old machine is only active when it's in use.. TBH, I'm getting a bit more favouring toward FreeDOS most of the time on my vintage machines these days. Another nice thing with FreeDOS is on 386 or newer hardware you can use the text based browser Links to download stuff from the internet directly like you would with Firefox or Chrome so if you are getting something else, like drivers, or freeware, or whatever, the DOS Box can be used to download it itself with no modern device required.
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Caluser2000 wrote on 2020-05-27, 05:11:What he said...^^^^^^
Apart from the fact that it's not answering the question asked. 😉
FTP is the way to go. Get a portable version of FileZilla Server for your Windows 10 box and use whatever client you want on the older systems to connect to the server. Easy as hell. The FTP protocol never changed, so even a 25-year old FTP client will work. Only thing to take care of is making sure the Windows Firewall is not blocking port 21/22.
