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Functions of the Windows machine:
Q&A
Do I need a Windows machine?
Yes, you need a Windows machine with RO client to update KRO and to test your Athena server. You can download from your friend's Windows machine of course. It does not make sense to wait for a friend to update his or her KRO and put 1.6GB of GRFs on a FTP server for you to download or burn the GRFs onto CDs for you. There are alternatives, such as WinE, but none beats the ease of use with a Windows client. Besides, you probably will run hexing or GRF packing applications which will not run on Linux. (Note: The GRF situation is no longer a hindrance. From SVN-5xxx or revisions with mapinfo.txt, you can just uploaded that file generated on another server.)
How do I get those GRFs onto my system?
Since the Windows machine will be used as a client and is obviously connected to your local net, the fastest way is to use FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Get a FTP server, such as the open-sourced FileZilla server and install it on your Windows machine. Then use the FTP client on your system to download the required files. Alternatively, you can set up a Samba server to communicate with Windows machines via network shared folders.
Can I upload directly to the Linux machine?
If Proftpd is installed, you can use a FTP client like FileZilla (not the server) to upload directly into your user home or /home/user/grf directory. Alternatively, you can use the command line FTP client of Windows 2000 or XP to upload files. That FTP client behaves the same way as that on Linux. Change to the directory where KRO GRFs are and transfer the files.
Is there anything else I should know about FTP?
Yes, there is. Any file with the .conf extension will be transferred to and from a Linux host as a blank file. That is a host protection feature.
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