p2p within LAN on Windows-XP without administrator rights
Laslos Daric
Once I while I have to distribute a huge file amoung
the machines in the computer lab. The file size could
be anything from 600 MB to almost 10 GB!
All the clients are Windows XP on Fast Ethernet. I have
a Gigabit Ethernet free for the server. I can put anything
there, but prefarably Linux, Debian.
Naturally if I use conventional FTP, it'll take a very
long time. My idea is to let the participants pull those
files using p2p. But the participants have a limitation,
they have only a nonprivileged account in those Win XP
boxes.
What are there chances of getting a p2p programm installed
in the Win XP boxes as the nonprivileded user, and me
providing the seed?
I know, it is not all that clear. Please ask me for
further clarifications?
regards
Laslos
John Wunderlich
@news.albasani.net:
> Naturally if I use conventional FTP, it'll take a very
> long time.
It has been my experience that FTP is the fastest way to transfer a
file between computers. It was a protocol designed and built with only
one goal in mind -- to efficiently transfer files between computers.
It is definitely much faster than Microsoft Networking (ie. NetBT or
Samba). You can use a GUI version of FTP such as freeware "Filezilla"
to make it easier on users unfamiliar with command-line FTP.
HTH,
JW
Laslos Daric
I think you misunterstood my question.
On 17.08.2011 07:55, John Wunderlich wrote:
>
>> Naturally if I use conventional FTP, it'll take a very
>> long time.
>
> It has been my experience that FTP is the fastest way to transfer a
> file between computers. It was a protocol designed and built with only
> one goal in mind -- to efficiently transfer files between computers.
The problem is not with FTP but with our network topology. Up to 16
clients, in practice 10 - 13, can connect at the same time to get a
the same file of size variing from 1 to 10 GB. I've measured on fast
ethernet, a single client takes 90 sec for 1 GB. With more clients
the time goes up linearly. So I expect 900 sec = 15 Min. for 10
clients, which is barely acceptable in a computer class. Bigger files
are out of the question.
I did a few rough tests connecting the FTP server to the Gbit port.
With 4 - 5 clients the time reduces by may be 40%, but far away
from expectation (upto 10 clients the time unchanged).
> It is definitely much faster than Microsoft Networking (ie. NetBT or
> Samba).
What Microsoft? I was asking for p2p!
> You can use a GUI version of FTP such as freeware "Filezilla"
> to make it easier on users unfamiliar with command-line FTP.
I don't need a GUI for FTP, nor the participants (at the client end).
My question was:
> All the clients are Windows XP on Fast Ethernet. I have
> a Gigabit Ethernet free for the server. I can put anything
> there, but prefarably Linux, Debian.
> ...
> What are there chances of getting a p2p
> programm installed in the Win XP boxes as the nonprivileded user,
> and me providing the seed?
regards
Laslos