SFTP in Total Commander

[McDuff]

Just to make sure I am now using a secure connection when uploading files for our website.



I installed the recommended third-party sftp plugin (sftp4tc) on Total Commander
Via TC network neighborhood (took some time to find that one) entered “secure ftp connections”
Made new connection using the same info I would use for a normal ftp connection, that is, as host I entered ftp.mydomain.org and filled my normal FQ username and password. Is that correct and does the FQ server automatically recognizes it as an attempt to connect through SSH2 or should I use a different host name or somehow mention somewhere that it should be SSH2 (that is the main question)?
When connecting first time, saw this part of “trust this key” coming by and saved it on my computer.


When I now connect through TC with sftp, I end up in my own user directory xmydomain\user\*.*, one level lower than with normal ftp (xmydomain\*.*)

TC mentions it is through “secure FTP connection” and the sftp connection is definitely slower than the ftp connection

I can have both connections open at the same time.

Does that sound ok?

Thanks
Mcduff

[Arthur]

does the FQ server automatically recognizes it as an attempt to connect through SSH2 or should I use a different host name or somehow mention somewhere that it should be SSH2 (that is the main question)? The host is correct and the server will establish an SSH2 connection automatically. The service that answers depends on the port the client uses to connect. If port 21 is used, you'll get an answer from the FTP server, if port 22 is used, the SSH server will answer.

When I now connect through TC with sftp, I end up in my own user directory xmydomain\user\*.*, one level lower than with normal ftp (xmydomain\*.*) That is correct. You can probably set the remote directory somewhere, so that your client automatically switches to the www directory. For SFTP you can use "../www" or enter the full path "/big/dom/xexample/www".

TC mentions it is through “secure FTP connection” and the sftp connection is definitely slower than the ftp connection There is a lot more overhead on SFTP connections, because all traffic is encrypted.

-Arthur