New SFTP plugin available now

[larry99]

Feel free to publish all code changes, I have published all my other plugins under a BSD-type licence. I don't know why I forgot to include it here.

Here it is:
http://rapidshare.com/files/449910899/sftpplug.v1.0_proxy_per_connection.rar
In this archive is the changed source file and the new wfx

@Sob: thanks for your help!

[kaliki]

It would be so helpful if it was possible to define per connection proxy settings.

Indeed this isn't currently supported, sorry.

SFTP Error
Error: Could not initialize SFTP session!
Unable to request SFTP subsystem

This means that the plugin managed to connect to the server via SSH protocol, but the server refused to open the SFTP channel. Sorry, I don't know why the server would refuse it. WinSCP uses a different protocol (pure SSH for the file lists, and SCP for the data transfers).

In my case problem was in server missconfiguration:
Subsystem sftp /usr/libexec/sftp-server
insted of:
Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/sftp-server
was writen in /etc/ssh/sshd_config

[diceman2037]

im using this plugin with my sites sftp and uploads/downloads fail anytime a file is more then exactly 48K.

any idea's?

the same settings work fine for sourceforge though....

[ghisler(Author)]

Hmm, no idea. Can you try the alternative transfer method (SCP checkbox)?

[diceman2037]

yeah, same problem.

WinSCP doesn't have any problems.

[ghisler(Author)]

Well, WinSCP doesn't use SFTP to get the directory listing, the plugin does. WinSCP probably sends an "ls -l" command to the shell, and then tries to interpret the returns - a nightmare with all the language versions of Unix...

[ghisler(Author)]

I have now created a new version of my SFTP plugin which supports multiple proxies, while still retaining compatibility with existing proxy settings. The advantage is that you can quickly change the proxy of all connections using the same proxy, e.g. when changing between home and work PC.

Please download the new version 1.1 beta 1 from here:
https://plugins.ghisler.com/beta/sftpplug11beta1.zip
and the sources:
https://plugins.ghisler.com/beta/sftpplug_src11beta1.zip

This new version also allows to store the proxy password in the internal password manager of Total Commander (protected with master password).

Please let me know here in the forum or by e-mail whether it works or not!

[CoolWater]

2ghisler(Author)

just a little cosmetical "bug". The proxy settings window uses a different font as the main settings window of the sftp connection.

Regards,
CoolWater

[ghisler(Author)]

I will check that, thanks!

[blackraven]

I must overlook something, but...
How is the SFTP plugin used after installation?

[Mikefield]

You will find the plugin in the network neighborhood within the Total Commander.

mf

[blackraven]

Ah, not in the menu, but in one of the files-panels - and then under "network neighborhood" - found it, thanks!

[Sob]

We now have SFTP plugin for x64 TC too. There's only one small problem, where to get 64-bit libssh2.dll? The usual source (cURL) doesn't seem to have one, unless I overlooked it. My self-compiled dll also didn't work with the distributed binary plugin. Finally compiling everything (OpenSSL+libssh2+plugin) did the trick. But not many users have the option to do that. Any official comments?

[ghisler(Author)]

I have also had to compile the dlls myself. Does anyone know a download location? If not, I will put the files online myself.

[mag]

I spent some good time looking for a decent source of those compiled curl libraries but to no avail. One may possibly find some unreliable builds here or there, but no seriously maintained source of them.
So if you would be that kind to publish your own builds that would be greatly appreciated.