Can someone clear up an FTP Question for me?????

ace2109 · 25 Apr 2008 at 18:25

Guys,
am i right in saying if i sent a file to someone's machine via an FTP connection i will only send as fast as my upload allowance???

example

I get 712kbps upload, so if i send a file to someone with a 2mb broadband connection it will only send as fast as my upload speed??

randal · 25 Apr 2008 at 18:32

Correct.

You are uploading (sending) to another host, as opposed to downloading (receiving) like when you view a website.

Frank_Rizzo · 25 Apr 2008 at 18:52

If you haven't already done so you could zip the file so that it is smaller / quicker. Will only work if the file is compressable.

ace2109 · 25 Apr 2008 at 21:28

Frank_Rizzo said:
If you haven't already done so you could zip the file so that it is smaller / quicker. Will only work if the file is compressable.

would this work for a DVD image???

Paracelsus · 25 Apr 2008 at 21:31

ace2109 · 25 Apr 2008 at 21:33

cheers guys thanks

Vertigo · 25 Apr 2008 at 22:34

Paracelsus said:
Yep

Won't compress it much as MPEG2 is pretty compact to start with.

Paracelsus · 26 Apr 2008 at 07:08

Vertigo1 said:
Won't compress it much as MPEG2 is pretty compact to start with.

If it's video yeah, but if it's full of data, it'll work fine. He didn't specify what kind of DVD image

ace2109 · 30 Apr 2008 at 14:14

its just a normal dvd image VIDEO_TS files etc ripped from a dvd, a legal dvd that is