File Transfer Protocol is an older networking protocol for transferring files to network servers. Here's how to use it on your Mac. We previously covered the Terminal-based SCP protocol, which allows ...

An FTP server is a computer system that uses File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to store and share files. It allows users to upload, download, and manage files over a network. To access the server, users ...

Looking for secure file transfer software tools for your network? We explore the most popular SFTP clients to help you decide which one is right for you. Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client ...

Does anyone know of a way that i can execute a file remotely via ftp on the system im connected to? I need to VNC to my home PC, but for some reason my vnc server isnt running. Im able to ftp in, but ...

Just a hunch but I'm willing to guess that FTP would be a hair faster because of the overhead involved with Windows file sharing (SMB).