3. What is the difference between TFTP and FTP application layer protocols?
2007-09-14 09:06:50 UTC
3. What is the difference between TFTP and FTP application layer protocols?
Three answers:
2007-09-14 09:32:16 UTC
TFTP allows a local host to obtain files from a remote host but does not provide reliability or security. It uses the fundamental packet delivery services offered by UDP.
FTP is the standard mechanism provided by TCP / IP for copying a file from one host to another. It uses the services offer by TCP and so is reliable and secure. It establishes two connections (virtual circuits) between the hosts, one for data transfer and another for control information.
retta
2016-05-19 08:24:02 UTC
The application manages the FTP commands and responses conducted with the FTP protocol. The application with which an operator connects is a client. The application responding to requests is the server.
Egoslayer1
2007-09-14 09:56:27 UTC
TFTP (T for trivial) uses UDP and is more lightweight and has less features. It is a stripped down and simplified version of FTP.
FTP uses TCP, which means the receipt of packets is acknowledged and verified. Missing packets are requested to be resent. TCP is more reliable but FTP is not secure. There is no inherent security mechanisms present and anyone with a sniffer or the right software can grab the file as it goes by just as easily as the intended destination can.