FileZilla; Cyberduck; Transmit; ForkLift; Commander One Pro. FTP clients for Mac do the fast speed transfer of the files than the usual way of doing it. The developer has also created Commander One Pro 2 that extends the.

I do the same for transfering files between my computers. But for Windows I use a program called WS_FTP Lite. It's incredibly easy to use, and it's free.
And when I need an ftp client on my Mac, I stick with good ol' ncftp!

i always liked cuteftp, but i havent used windoze for a while so it might not be free anymore. ws_ftp is good too, but none can rival ncftp! (its half the reason i bought a mac laptop.. except for moving lots of files into a new directory :( )
anyway, i've found using ftp from my pc(linux) to mac stuffs up when i start my ftp server but have the firewall running (even with ftp enabled in the firewall) and sometimes it just stuffs up regardless of firewall or no.
so i just use sftp because i've never had any problems with it at all. you only have to turn on 'remote login' on your mac and you're away. I know the application 'putty' for doze isn't too bad, although i think its command line only (which i prefer but each to their own..)

If you are trying to transfer files using the windows machine it may be easier to just use IE instead of downloading an FTP client. Windows will interpret a URL formated 'ftp://username:password@IPaddress' as wanting to connect to an FTP server. The key is to include the username otherwise it will only attempt to connect anonymously.
I personally have encountered problems finding windows servers to connect but have never noticed a slow down in SMB performance once copying. I routinely use a custom shell script to connect to a SMB server to re-image a hard disk using ASR. To copy/restore a 3+ gig image never takes more than 10-15 minutes on a 10/100bt switched network.

Microsoft's emergency Internet Explorer patch last week removes support for URL's with '@' in the address. It breaks RFC, but it protects them from phishing. So, only use this if you don't plan to update (or haven't already updated).
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Mind the gap..

That's fsck'ing retarded. Why didn't Microsoft ask the USER if they were sure they wanted to log into an FTP site?
I'm annoyed because I use this feature in IE all the time for FTP'ing..
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In /dev/null, no one can hear you scream

Just a note: don't leave an ftp server running on your PC when you aren't using it [for security reasons]. It'd be best to run an ssh daemon on the PC, if not some other secure remote login application, so that you can log in, start your ftp server, then get on with the business of transferring files .. and then, when you are finished, quit the ftp server.
Of course, if you're a PC security expert, you may feel differently. This note is for those among us who aren't security experts and just need to keep it safe.
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If you're experiencing a slowdown in moving files around to/from a networked type connection with Windows .. do not forget to map the networked share as a drive letter and use that drive letter (!)
You'll notice a huge improvement. With Win2K-Prof go to 'My Network Places' -> 'Computers Near Me' -> Your_Local_Computer.
There you should see the shares available .. right click and 'MAP NETWORK DRIVE..' -- map it to whatever letter you want and reconnect at logon if necessary. Windows tends to, um, really choke when trying to move things around to/from '//SERVER/SHARE/location/file' as opposed to just a drive letter (G: for example).

yeah but he can't see his mac from the pc.

The mapping instructions are backwards from what I've always used.
If you right-click My Computer and select 'Map Network Drive..,' Windows will let you type in the IP address of the machine you want to map. That'd work fine in this case. And, to be honest, I had no clue you could map a network drive from the Network Neighborhood before.

For mac google chrome download. A much better FTP program than WS_FTP for the Windows platform is SmartFTP. It's got a customizable layout, and offer many advanced features such as Upload/Download queues.
SmartFTP is free, but will ask you to register it if you use it during the normal work week (Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm), but otherwise it's completely free.
When I do have to use Windows, I have found SmartFTP (www.smartftp.com) to be the best choice for a powerful, but easy to use FTP client.

Hello,
found this hint in http://discussions.info.apple.com:
RE: File transfer over SMB extremely slow
( msg # 6.: Posted Nov 17, 03 1:35 pm )
Apple shipped Panther with some extremely non-optimal kernel tcp defaults.
So the solution for slow NFS/SMB tranfers requires a bit of Terminal magic:
sudo sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.delayed_ack=0
sudo sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.mssdflt=1460
sudo sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.sendspace=65535
sudo sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.recvspace=65535
sudo sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.newreno=1
(Settings courtesy of Chris Zubrzycki )
With these kernel settings SMB transfer speed went from 50kB/s to 1.3MB/s and NFS transfer speed from 190kB/s to 1.9MB/s..
Full link to the discussion:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?14@111.bOoXayKBcys.39@.599c09a7/7

A method for pseudo-secure FTP sharing: it's not really secure, but you won't care.
With 'FTP Access' enabled on the Mac..
1. Create a new, standard, local user on OS X. I named mine Bill Gates (shortname: bill) and used an easy password.
2. When you are logged into OS X as yourself, drop files in Bill Gates' Drop Box.
3. On Windows, open up Windows explorer and type in:
ftp://bill:password@your.mac.ip.address
Since you've logged in as Bill from the PC, you should be able to browse all of Bill's home folder, and most notably, get the files in Bill's Dropbox.
To Move Files From the PC to the Mac:
1. On the PC, drop files into Bill's Public folder.
2. On the Mac, copy them from Bill's Public folder.
It's exactly the same as others have suggested - thanks - but by creating a new OS X user for the purpose of FTPing, you don't have to worry about compromising your own stuff, or your name and password - just Bill's.