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Re: Is FTP going to be available by default on roboRIO

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Originally Posted by NotInControl View Post
I know you meant this to be rhetorical, but if someone is actually wondering what the answer is....

The answer is serial console. The RS-232 port on the RoboRio is a console out, and you can access the terminal when ever you like via serial.

This will allow you to have full access to the Linux operating system on the Rio and install anything you like including servers.
Agreed that it would work, but would fail the 'easy to use' requirement, given that most computers nowadays don't have serial ports.
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