Administer a remote server with SmartFTP

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Administer a remote server with SmartFTP

April 30, 2007 in Software | Permalink

Screengrab_5 Most of us are used to downloading files from the Internet, but there will be a time when you need to put files on to the net, whether you upload files to a website, need to administer a server (change files, delete/add folders) or simply upload to a remote FTP site. However, web browsers are based around pull technology, where you download files from a site, not upload. They're certainly not designed to upload multiple files and resume, where necessary. An FTP client is required.

SmartFTP 2.5.1005.27 is the latest version of the fantastic free (for personal use only) FTP client. Simply enter the details of the remote server you want to connect to, connect, upload files. It's the same as working Windows Explorer, so you can't really go wrong. Sure, it takes time to upload files to any remote server, but that's the only real difference. If you want to download a large file from the Internet, such as a Linux distribution, you may find that an FTP download is not only quicker, but you can also resume the file if you need to reboot or shut down your PC.