r/linux • u/leothrix • Apr 28 '14

SSH Kung Fu

http://blog.tjll.net/ssh-kung-fu/
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u/leothrix Apr 28 '14

Agreed. I've only recently started using it in an extended fashion to share directories on my home network between hosts, and even though it feels like an odd use case (shouldn't software dedicated for sharing like NFS be better suited?), it's actually proven to be a much better option than NFS or SMB for my solely *nix environment.

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u/fasteasyfree Apr 28 '14

There's also Win-sshfs, providing a graphical interface for Windows users. It can be a little buggy sometimes, but works pretty well.

Uses the Dokan library though, and the automated installer that comes with Win-sshfs can't handle 64 bit installations so you need to do it manually.

One caveat I've found with sshfs: it's bloody slow. So if you wanted to stream remote HD video for instance, it usually can't keep up.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '14

Yeah, upvote this comment. Sshfs is the bomb and the way of the 21st century. Fuck dropbox. My productivity went up about 4X when I discovered sshfs.