What is better to use to mount a directory of a remote linux server in windows?

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@molodoy2011-11-28 20:52:16

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@molodoy, 2011-11-28 20:52:16

Actually, subject.

There is a remote server with idle disk space.
There is a laptop with windows 7. I would like to use the server as an external drive.
Fold backups, archives, and all sorts of junk that is rarely needed.

At the same time, I would like to have general access, i.e. so that the folder is mounted and accessible like any other (maybe there is a network drive or something like that).

The question is, on the basis of which solution is it better to implement this, taking into account the not always stable Internet?

Maybe there is a simple and convenient way to mount a remote directory via ssh (scp)?
If not, what is the best server to use?

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phasma, 2011-11-28
@phasma

NFS

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SVolkov, 2011-11-28
@SVolkov

You can start Samba on the server and share any necessary folder, for example: ~/ (/home/). But it if only in one local area network.
There is also an option on the server to raise ftp and connect to it, windows explorer, as far as I remember, allows you to connect without third-party programs. I do not remember exactly, it seems that the net use command allows you to mount a remote directory as a disk.

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Vlad Zhivotnev, 2011-11-28
@inkvizitor68sl

try dokan-dev.net/en/ .

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Vitaly Peretyatko, 2011-11-28
@viperet

Firstly, you can connect via WebDAV - minus - slowly, plus - built into the OS, or install sftpdrive and mount disks via SFTP (SSH)

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Eddy_Em, 2011-11-28
@Eddy_Em

Nothing but NFS. Unlike Linux with its fuse, venda does not support ftps or sshfs mounts.
// SMB is pretty buggy, so I don't recommend it.

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mmjurov, 2011-11-28
@mmjurov

I use expandrive, it really costs money. If there are free analogues, then I would be glad to know about those in win

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Eddy_Em, 2011-11-29
@Eddy_Em

By the way, there is also a cross-platform option: to organize an http[s] storage. Access is either via web server authentication or via [XSS-]https authentication.
You can write server CGI and client side yourself, or you can look for ready-made ones.
The disadvantage of this method is that it will not work to mount a remote resource.
Dignity - it will work from any OS (naturally, the browser must be modern, but you can make support for dinosaurs if you wish; however, since html5 will not work for them, you will have to copy the files one by one).