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by kyleknicks

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I need help in getting files from my home computer to a drive on a work computer after i vpn in... here is what i normally do, vpn into the system, map the drive ..and try to copy and paste the file from my computer over to the server at work... butthis never works.. and someone suggested that i should try FTP... how would i go about using FTP? do i need a client like cuteftp? what needs to reside on the server (2000server) or is something there already? i'm a beginner so any help would be great..thanks

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by joey indolos

In my company we use a nifty utility called WSFTP. However, this is necessary only to transfer files between different systems (we use it to transfer files between AIX and Windows). What OS is on your home computer and what is on your work computer? If they are both Windows you shouldn't need to use FTP. In fact, you shouldn't even have to map the drive if it is visible in the network neighborhood. Maybe your problem has something to do with permissions. What is the exact error that you get?

by kyleknicks

home computer is win2k pro and work is win2kserver..the problem is, it's not visible in the network neighborhood.. the error is when i try to copy the file..then paste it to the server drive (which is mapped)...before it finishes, it would tell me the destination drive is no longer available when i know it is.. it doesn't matter what size the file is.. even if it's only 25kb, it still doesn't work... so someone at work who's IT said try ftp.. not sure what i need to do..

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