Applications I Tried and Used - Conclusions
I had a need to transfer files from one laptop with windows to another, in a safe way. The first laptop had a bad virus, removed, but I wasn't going to risk it and wanted to copy just data files and be sure that no virus gets transfered. I chose ftp, as opposed to, for example, a USB drive, that could get infected and then infect the seconds laptop. With ftp, I just made sure I didn't copy files that could carry a virus.
Android, I used only to diagnose the connection problem. It worked.
Windows
- ftp server: Filezilla Grade: 5 of 5
- firewall, option 1: built-in (Windows 7)
Result: doesn't allow traffic to ftp server even when added to allow programs. Grade: 1 of 5 - firewall, option 2: Comodo. Grade: 5 of 5
Android
- ftp client: AndFTP. Grade: 5 of 5
- firewall: NoRoot Firewall.
Result: Silently ignores connections to local network, but otherwise great. Grade: 4 of 5 - network monitoring: Network Connections.
Result: Doesn't show network requests but only established connections (attempt to connect to Windows ftp server which was blocked by Windows firewall wasn't reported). This limits a usefulness. Grade: 4 of 5
