what would be the fastest way to copy files between systems, and the easiest to set up ?
from what i read is between sftp(ssh) and ftp, didnt try ftp cause i didnt want to install the service
read a lot of stuff and decided to make a little test

i tested copying files from linux to windows over scp and sftp, using winscp , over wifi
scp was 2-5mb/s or less variable speed, where as sftp was over 10mb/s constant speed

winscp was reporting sftp-3, does this mean
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i checked on antix i have openssh v6.7

how do i find what version of sftp i am using? is winscp right in determining sftp-3 ?
does version 6 sftp bring more speed?

is this patch included in my openssh 6.7 ?
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said to improve speed

from your experience is it worth the hassle of installing ftp?
what do you use to copy files
between linux-linux and/or linux-windows

i am trying to find out the most efficient way to do stuff __{{emoticon}}__
thank you

If you saw 10Mbit/s, doesn't that suggest the NIC in one of the PCs (or a LAN switch/bridge) is bottlenecking your transfer?

I will recommend"filezilla". It's cross-platform (and a debian package is available) and supports both ftp+sftp.
Winscp? I won't badmouth it, but suggest you skim a few search results before deciding to use it

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For intraLAN transfers, straight FTP would be my choice... unless its a ridiculously large transfer.
In that case, hopefully I'd be able to pop one of the drives & temporarily cable it directly to the other machine (or use an external SATA/eSATA drive enclosure).

zpimp wrote:...and the easiest to set up ?
[...]
what do you use to copy files
between linux-linux and/or linux-windows

I do not know if the following ideas will meet your speed requirements but in terms of ease of set up and convenience they may be worth looking at. Both will perform file transfers irrespective of whether you are sitting at a windows or antix system. Both work in GUI and console environments.

Midnight Commander (mc) has an in-built means of using SFTP via its GUI (ncurses).

Droopy does not require any additional software to be installed because it uses any web browser currently installed in either the Windows or antiX boxes. antiX-16 ships with the heavyweight Firefox (GUI), the lightweight Dillo (GUI), and the miniweight Links2 (GUI or text) and elinks (text). They all work with Droopy.
User guide
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Video guide

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These are also available via the local version of Menu-->Help-->FAQ|Video

it was 10mb, the source was a laptop over wifi, so i guess its good

i am already using sftp from mc

i saw droopy in antix, never got to use it, will try

thank you