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So I'm missing the classic FTP access to my XBMC. With my xbox I would let the system turn on and I would ftp my files to the local drive (500gb so it was easier than to setup a shared network)
Now with my new system running XBMC Live of the USB and a local HDD with 1TB of empty space waiting to be loaded. Is there any quick way to setup ftp access to transfer to that drive or a share so I can easily send files from my PC to the XBMC loaded machine.
Any thoughts?
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Tried to to use WinSCP with no success connecting.
I've loaded up web server and that works for remote XBMC control, so I know it's not a connection issue. No idea where to go from here.
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FTP was replaced with SFTP/SCP that comes free of charge with sshd.
Use Filezilla or WinSCP if you are Windows-based and it will work.
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Okay it took some tinkering on my end to get this working.
I made sure the HDD with XBMC had a mounted directory ei sda1
I used FileZilla to connect
Host <Your IP>
Loging xbmc
password xbmc
port 22 *This is what I was missing*
Server Type: SFTP
When you log onto your device it will route you to the default xbmc directory
Change this by typing in /media/sda1/ (You can automatically set your remote directory to this in the connection settings, so you don't need to type this in every time)
I created a folder within my HDD called XBMC with sub directories for Movies and TvShows to make life easier.
Now it works like a charm 1.0MB/s transfer rate and a sweet success.
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2009-07-26, 14:31
(This post was last modified: 2009-07-26, 23:17 by falos.)
Is there a possibility to increase the ftp upload speedlimit to xbmc? (or is there none?)
Now all uploads go steady 1mb/s, is there a reason for it or can i override it?
thanks!
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Know that sftp is encrypted so you'll get abit of overhead since it needs to encrypt and decrypt it.
Still, I get from an ION to my desktop about 1.8mib/s
If you want a normal FTP server on the HTPC you can install one, ubuntuguide have guides on how to do it.
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2009-12-15, 20:15
(This post was last modified: 2009-12-15, 20:17 by edwinmcdunlap.)
I'm not able to log in using 'xbmc' for both username and password. It tells me the password is incorrect. A little help?
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Same here. When I use xbmc as the default username and password, Filezilla tells me 'authentication failed.' Any advice?
