Is FTP going to be available by default on roboRIO

[NotInControl]

Originally Posted by virtuald

[rhetorical question] To access the server, it has to first be on the roboRIO, and it has to be running. How does one get the server on the roboRIO (and get it running) without SSH? [/end]

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.

On a working Rio this is not necessary because it comes loaded with some servers by default, but if you have kernel panics or don't have an OS loaded, the only way you can access the Rio to determine what is going on is via the serial interface.

So in short, there is always a way in.