Is it possible to use HTTP over FTP?
I live in an area where internet cost is 10x more compared to my city but our district FTP, Utorrent network speed is unlimited. This means I can download files with no speed cap using FTP or UTP. There are much cheaper internet hundred miles far away. I could share internet speed from my friends who live there. So if I can convert HTTP to FTP I can have a cheaper internet. Anyone did this or some impossible idea?
Sorry, my bad I meant UTP as utorrent transfer protocol. There is no such thing as UTP.My idea
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asked Dec 25 '18 at 5:18
L.MOEL.MOE
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I live in an area where internet cost is 10x more compared to my city but our district FTP, Utorrent network speed is unlimited. This means I can download files with no speed cap using FTP or UTP. There are much cheaper internet hundred miles far away. I could share internet speed from my friends who live there. So if I can convert HTTP to FTP I can have a cheaper internet. Anyone did this or some impossible idea?
Sorry, my bad I meant UTP as utorrent transfer protocol. There is no such thing as UTP.My idea
internet-connection
asked Dec 25 '18 at 5:18
L.MOEL.MOE
62
3
Apparently what you are calling “FTP” or “UTP” is entirely different than what I know it to be. Please clarify as I can’t think of how either are related to your question.
– Appleoddity
Dec 25 '18 at 5:21
By UTP, do you mean UDP? If UDP, then you should be able to use a VPN. Otherwise, HTTP over FTP? No. However, you could possibly create a vpn tunnel over port 21 and try to trick an unsophisticated ISP. It’s hard to say.
– Appleoddity
Dec 25 '18 at 5:42
UTP= Unshielded Twisted Pair, FTP = Foiled Twisted Pair.
– Johan Myréen
Dec 25 '18 at 15:07
Sorry didn't check what I entered.
– L.MOE
Jan 3 at 15:30
Sorry, but the answer to this question is 1,000,000,000% no on all levels.
– JakeGould
Jan 3 at 15:33
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I live in an area where internet cost is 10x more compared to my city but our district FTP, Utorrent network speed is unlimited. This means I can download files with no speed cap using FTP or UTP. There are much cheaper internet hundred miles far away. I could share internet speed from my friends who live there. So if I can convert HTTP to FTP I can have a cheaper internet. Anyone did this or some impossible idea?
Sorry, my bad I meant UTP as utorrent transfer protocol. There is no such thing as UTP.My idea
internet-connection
asked Dec 25 '18 at 5:18
L.MOEL.MOE
62
I live in an area where internet cost is 10x more compared to my city but our district FTP, Utorrent network speed is unlimited. This means I can download files with no speed cap using FTP or UTP. There are much cheaper internet hundred miles far away. I could share internet speed from my friends who live there. So if I can convert HTTP to FTP I can have a cheaper internet. Anyone did this or some impossible idea?
Sorry, my bad I meant UTP as utorrent transfer protocol. There is no such thing as UTP.My idea
internet-connection
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asked Dec 25 '18 at 5:18
L.MOEL.MOE
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asked Dec 25 '18 at 5:18
L.MOEL.MOE
62
edited Jan 3 at 17:14
L.MOE
asked Dec 25 '18 at 5:18
L.MOEL.MOE
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asked Dec 25 '18 at 5:18
L.MOEL.MOE
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asked Dec 25 '18 at 5:18
L.MOEL.MOE
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Apparently what you are calling “FTP” or “UTP” is entirely different than what I know it to be. Please clarify as I can’t think of how either are related to your question.
– Appleoddity
Dec 25 '18 at 5:21
By UTP, do you mean UDP? If UDP, then you should be able to use a VPN. Otherwise, HTTP over FTP? No. However, you could possibly create a vpn tunnel over port 21 and try to trick an unsophisticated ISP. It’s hard to say.
– Appleoddity
Dec 25 '18 at 5:42
UTP= Unshielded Twisted Pair, FTP = Foiled Twisted Pair.
– Johan Myréen
Dec 25 '18 at 15:07
Sorry didn't check what I entered.
– L.MOE
Jan 3 at 15:30
Sorry, but the answer to this question is 1,000,000,000% no on all levels.
– JakeGould
Jan 3 at 15:33
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Apparently what you are calling “FTP” or “UTP” is entirely different than what I know it to be. Please clarify as I can’t think of how either are related to your question.
– Appleoddity
Dec 25 '18 at 5:21
By UTP, do you mean UDP? If UDP, then you should be able to use a VPN. Otherwise, HTTP over FTP? No. However, you could possibly create a vpn tunnel over port 21 and try to trick an unsophisticated ISP. It’s hard to say.
– Appleoddity
Dec 25 '18 at 5:42
UTP= Unshielded Twisted Pair, FTP = Foiled Twisted Pair.
– Johan Myréen
Dec 25 '18 at 15:07
Sorry didn't check what I entered.
– L.MOE
Jan 3 at 15:30
Sorry, but the answer to this question is 1,000,000,000% no on all levels.
– JakeGould
Jan 3 at 15:33
3
3
Apparently what you are calling “FTP” or “UTP” is entirely different than what I know it to be. Please clarify as I can’t think of how either are related to your question.
– Appleoddity
Dec 25 '18 at 5:21
Apparently what you are calling “FTP” or “UTP” is entirely different than what I know it to be. Please clarify as I can’t think of how either are related to your question.
– Appleoddity
Dec 25 '18 at 5:21
By UTP, do you mean UDP? If UDP, then you should be able to use a VPN. Otherwise, HTTP over FTP? No. However, you could possibly create a vpn tunnel over port 21 and try to trick an unsophisticated ISP. It’s hard to say.
– Appleoddity
Dec 25 '18 at 5:42
By UTP, do you mean UDP? If UDP, then you should be able to use a VPN. Otherwise, HTTP over FTP? No. However, you could possibly create a vpn tunnel over port 21 and try to trick an unsophisticated ISP. It’s hard to say.
– Appleoddity
Dec 25 '18 at 5:42
UTP= Unshielded Twisted Pair, FTP = Foiled Twisted Pair.
– Johan Myréen
Dec 25 '18 at 15:07
UTP= Unshielded Twisted Pair, FTP = Foiled Twisted Pair.
– Johan Myréen
Dec 25 '18 at 15:07
Sorry didn't check what I entered.
– L.MOE
Jan 3 at 15:30
Sorry didn't check what I entered.
– L.MOE
Jan 3 at 15:30
Sorry, but the answer to this question is 1,000,000,000% no on all levels.
– JakeGould
Jan 3 at 15:33
Sorry, but the answer to this question is 1,000,000,000% no on all levels.
– JakeGould
Jan 3 at 15:33
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Sorry L.MOE - they're just straight up two different things (protocols) and what you're asking for is simply not possible...
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
A Web Server (on the Internet/World Wide Web) serves web pages to a users browser using the HTTP protocol.
An FTP Server/Client (usually also connected to the Internet/World Wide Web) transfer files between one another using the FTP protocol.
But all is not necessarily lost... with the growth of 4G and now 5G telecommunication services, sizable data plans can now be found at better rates than wired/satellite services (in my experience). I should know, my area doesn't even have telephone lines, but the 4G service is great - more reliable and MUCH cheaper than satellites! Combine a 4G SIM with a Wi-fi Dongle and an Omni-directional Antenna (or better a directional Yagi antenna) and you'll probably be on the interwebs at not "that" much slower speed, but likely for a bunch less money.
Just a thought - hope it helps!
answered Dec 25 '18 at 6:07
user1138user1138
675
Thank you. I was just thinking if there was any way to use my high-speed FTP privilege. Maybe there was a way to transfer HTTP data over FTP. I don't know much about these protocols so its fine.
– L.MOE
Dec 25 '18 at 7:04
What do you mean by utp? If you meant UDP, then yes, you can use a VPN (eg OpenVPN) to do this,but your question does not make much sense. You can't easily convert http to FTP because FTP or VV because FTP is a horrible protocol.
– davidgo
Dec 25 '18 at 10:10
1
I should have asked, but I took it to mean µTP (Micro Transport Protocol), the protocol used for BitTorrents. It didn't make sense to me as UDP - why would an ISP let customers go nuts with UDP over TCP? Then again, why let them go nuts torrenting with µTP? This part of the question really isn't adding up...
– user1138
Dec 25 '18 at 13:28
this is what happens with my isp.
– L.MOE
Jan 3 at 16:04
1
This answer is severely mistaken - tunneling one protocol through another is in fact generally possible and routinely done. Of course you need something to talk to which is willing to convert the traffic back. There may be specific oddball combinations which might present practical challenges to such tunneling, and specific use cases other than the one asked about where performance would be too poor to be useful, but generally it can be done.
– Chris Stratton
Jan 3 at 16:27
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Sorry L.MOE - they're just straight up two different things (protocols) and what you're asking for is simply not possible...
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
A Web Server (on the Internet/World Wide Web) serves web pages to a users browser using the HTTP protocol.
An FTP Server/Client (usually also connected to the Internet/World Wide Web) transfer files between one another using the FTP protocol.
But all is not necessarily lost... with the growth of 4G and now 5G telecommunication services, sizable data plans can now be found at better rates than wired/satellite services (in my experience). I should know, my area doesn't even have telephone lines, but the 4G service is great - more reliable and MUCH cheaper than satellites! Combine a 4G SIM with a Wi-fi Dongle and an Omni-directional Antenna (or better a directional Yagi antenna) and you'll probably be on the interwebs at not "that" much slower speed, but likely for a bunch less money.
Just a thought - hope it helps!
answered Dec 25 '18 at 6:07
user1138user1138
675
Thank you. I was just thinking if there was any way to use my high-speed FTP privilege. Maybe there was a way to transfer HTTP data over FTP. I don't know much about these protocols so its fine.
– L.MOE
Dec 25 '18 at 7:04
What do you mean by utp? If you meant UDP, then yes, you can use a VPN (eg OpenVPN) to do this,but your question does not make much sense. You can't easily convert http to FTP because FTP or VV because FTP is a horrible protocol.
– davidgo
Dec 25 '18 at 10:10
1
I should have asked, but I took it to mean µTP (Micro Transport Protocol), the protocol used for BitTorrents. It didn't make sense to me as UDP - why would an ISP let customers go nuts with UDP over TCP? Then again, why let them go nuts torrenting with µTP? This part of the question really isn't adding up...
– user1138
Dec 25 '18 at 13:28
this is what happens with my isp.
– L.MOE
Jan 3 at 16:04
1
This answer is severely mistaken - tunneling one protocol through another is in fact generally possible and routinely done. Of course you need something to talk to which is willing to convert the traffic back. There may be specific oddball combinations which might present practical challenges to such tunneling, and specific use cases other than the one asked about where performance would be too poor to be useful, but generally it can be done.
– Chris Stratton
Jan 3 at 16:27
|
show 2 more comments
Sorry L.MOE - they're just straight up two different things (protocols) and what you're asking for is simply not possible...
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
A Web Server (on the Internet/World Wide Web) serves web pages to a users browser using the HTTP protocol.
An FTP Server/Client (usually also connected to the Internet/World Wide Web) transfer files between one another using the FTP protocol.
But all is not necessarily lost... with the growth of 4G and now 5G telecommunication services, sizable data plans can now be found at better rates than wired/satellite services (in my experience). I should know, my area doesn't even have telephone lines, but the 4G service is great - more reliable and MUCH cheaper than satellites! Combine a 4G SIM with a Wi-fi Dongle and an Omni-directional Antenna (or better a directional Yagi antenna) and you'll probably be on the interwebs at not "that" much slower speed, but likely for a bunch less money.
Just a thought - hope it helps!
answered Dec 25 '18 at 6:07
user1138user1138
675
Thank you. I was just thinking if there was any way to use my high-speed FTP privilege. Maybe there was a way to transfer HTTP data over FTP. I don't know much about these protocols so its fine.
– L.MOE
Dec 25 '18 at 7:04
What do you mean by utp? If you meant UDP, then yes, you can use a VPN (eg OpenVPN) to do this,but your question does not make much sense. You can't easily convert http to FTP because FTP or VV because FTP is a horrible protocol.
– davidgo
Dec 25 '18 at 10:10
1
I should have asked, but I took it to mean µTP (Micro Transport Protocol), the protocol used for BitTorrents. It didn't make sense to me as UDP - why would an ISP let customers go nuts with UDP over TCP? Then again, why let them go nuts torrenting with µTP? This part of the question really isn't adding up...
– user1138
Dec 25 '18 at 13:28
this is what happens with my isp.
– L.MOE
Jan 3 at 16:04
1
This answer is severely mistaken - tunneling one protocol through another is in fact generally possible and routinely done. Of course you need something to talk to which is willing to convert the traffic back. There may be specific oddball combinations which might present practical challenges to such tunneling, and specific use cases other than the one asked about where performance would be too poor to be useful, but generally it can be done.
– Chris Stratton
Jan 3 at 16:27
|
show 2 more comments
Sorry L.MOE - they're just straight up two different things (protocols) and what you're asking for is simply not possible...
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
A Web Server (on the Internet/World Wide Web) serves web pages to a users browser using the HTTP protocol.
An FTP Server/Client (usually also connected to the Internet/World Wide Web) transfer files between one another using the FTP protocol.
But all is not necessarily lost... with the growth of 4G and now 5G telecommunication services, sizable data plans can now be found at better rates than wired/satellite services (in my experience). I should know, my area doesn't even have telephone lines, but the 4G service is great - more reliable and MUCH cheaper than satellites! Combine a 4G SIM with a Wi-fi Dongle and an Omni-directional Antenna (or better a directional Yagi antenna) and you'll probably be on the interwebs at not "that" much slower speed, but likely for a bunch less money.
Just a thought - hope it helps!
answered Dec 25 '18 at 6:07
user1138user1138
675
Sorry L.MOE - they're just straight up two different things (protocols) and what you're asking for is simply not possible...
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
A Web Server (on the Internet/World Wide Web) serves web pages to a users browser using the HTTP protocol.
An FTP Server/Client (usually also connected to the Internet/World Wide Web) transfer files between one another using the FTP protocol.
But all is not necessarily lost... with the growth of 4G and now 5G telecommunication services, sizable data plans can now be found at better rates than wired/satellite services (in my experience). I should know, my area doesn't even have telephone lines, but the 4G service is great - more reliable and MUCH cheaper than satellites! Combine a 4G SIM with a Wi-fi Dongle and an Omni-directional Antenna (or better a directional Yagi antenna) and you'll probably be on the interwebs at not "that" much slower speed, but likely for a bunch less money.
Just a thought - hope it helps!
answered Dec 25 '18 at 6:07
user1138user1138
675
answered Dec 25 '18 at 6:07
user1138user1138
675
answered Dec 25 '18 at 6:07
user1138user1138
675
answered Dec 25 '18 at 6:07
user1138user1138
675
675
Thank you. I was just thinking if there was any way to use my high-speed FTP privilege. Maybe there was a way to transfer HTTP data over FTP. I don't know much about these protocols so its fine.
– L.MOE
Dec 25 '18 at 7:04
What do you mean by utp? If you meant UDP, then yes, you can use a VPN (eg OpenVPN) to do this,but your question does not make much sense. You can't easily convert http to FTP because FTP or VV because FTP is a horrible protocol.
– davidgo
Dec 25 '18 at 10:10
1
I should have asked, but I took it to mean µTP (Micro Transport Protocol), the protocol used for BitTorrents. It didn't make sense to me as UDP - why would an ISP let customers go nuts with UDP over TCP? Then again, why let them go nuts torrenting with µTP? This part of the question really isn't adding up...
– user1138
Dec 25 '18 at 13:28
this is what happens with my isp.
– L.MOE
Jan 3 at 16:04
1
This answer is severely mistaken - tunneling one protocol through another is in fact generally possible and routinely done. Of course you need something to talk to which is willing to convert the traffic back. There may be specific oddball combinations which might present practical challenges to such tunneling, and specific use cases other than the one asked about where performance would be too poor to be useful, but generally it can be done.
– Chris Stratton
Jan 3 at 16:27
|
show 2 more comments
Thank you. I was just thinking if there was any way to use my high-speed FTP privilege. Maybe there was a way to transfer HTTP data over FTP. I don't know much about these protocols so its fine.
– L.MOE
Dec 25 '18 at 7:04
What do you mean by utp? If you meant UDP, then yes, you can use a VPN (eg OpenVPN) to do this,but your question does not make much sense. You can't easily convert http to FTP because FTP or VV because FTP is a horrible protocol.
– davidgo
Dec 25 '18 at 10:10
1
I should have asked, but I took it to mean µTP (Micro Transport Protocol), the protocol used for BitTorrents. It didn't make sense to me as UDP - why would an ISP let customers go nuts with UDP over TCP? Then again, why let them go nuts torrenting with µTP? This part of the question really isn't adding up...
– user1138
Dec 25 '18 at 13:28
this is what happens with my isp.
– L.MOE
Jan 3 at 16:04
1
This answer is severely mistaken - tunneling one protocol through another is in fact generally possible and routinely done. Of course you need something to talk to which is willing to convert the traffic back. There may be specific oddball combinations which might present practical challenges to such tunneling, and specific use cases other than the one asked about where performance would be too poor to be useful, but generally it can be done.
– Chris Stratton
Jan 3 at 16:27
Thank you. I was just thinking if there was any way to use my high-speed FTP privilege. Maybe there was a way to transfer HTTP data over FTP. I don't know much about these protocols so its fine.
– L.MOE
Dec 25 '18 at 7:04
Thank you. I was just thinking if there was any way to use my high-speed FTP privilege. Maybe there was a way to transfer HTTP data over FTP. I don't know much about these protocols so its fine.
– L.MOE
Dec 25 '18 at 7:04
What do you mean by utp? If you meant UDP, then yes, you can use a VPN (eg OpenVPN) to do this,but your question does not make much sense. You can't easily convert http to FTP because FTP or VV because FTP is a horrible protocol.
– davidgo
Dec 25 '18 at 10:10
What do you mean by utp? If you meant UDP, then yes, you can use a VPN (eg OpenVPN) to do this,but your question does not make much sense. You can't easily convert http to FTP because FTP or VV because FTP is a horrible protocol.
– davidgo
Dec 25 '18 at 10:10
1
1
I should have asked, but I took it to mean µTP (Micro Transport Protocol), the protocol used for BitTorrents. It didn't make sense to me as UDP - why would an ISP let customers go nuts with UDP over TCP? Then again, why let them go nuts torrenting with µTP? This part of the question really isn't adding up...
– user1138
Dec 25 '18 at 13:28
I should have asked, but I took it to mean µTP (Micro Transport Protocol), the protocol used for BitTorrents. It didn't make sense to me as UDP - why would an ISP let customers go nuts with UDP over TCP? Then again, why let them go nuts torrenting with µTP? This part of the question really isn't adding up...
– user1138
Dec 25 '18 at 13:28
this is what happens with my isp.
– L.MOE
Jan 3 at 16:04
this is what happens with my isp.
– L.MOE
Jan 3 at 16:04
1
1
This answer is severely mistaken - tunneling one protocol through another is in fact generally possible and routinely done. Of course you need something to talk to which is willing to convert the traffic back. There may be specific oddball combinations which might present practical challenges to such tunneling, and specific use cases other than the one asked about where performance would be too poor to be useful, but generally it can be done.
– Chris Stratton
Jan 3 at 16:27
This answer is severely mistaken - tunneling one protocol through another is in fact generally possible and routinely done. Of course you need something to talk to which is willing to convert the traffic back. There may be specific oddball combinations which might present practical challenges to such tunneling, and specific use cases other than the one asked about where performance would be too poor to be useful, but generally it can be done.
– Chris Stratton
Jan 3 at 16:27
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Apparently what you are calling “FTP” or “UTP” is entirely different than what I know it to be. Please clarify as I can’t think of how either are related to your question.
– Appleoddity
Dec 25 '18 at 5:21
By UTP, do you mean UDP? If UDP, then you should be able to use a VPN. Otherwise, HTTP over FTP? No. However, you could possibly create a vpn tunnel over port 21 and try to trick an unsophisticated ISP. It’s hard to say.
– Appleoddity
Dec 25 '18 at 5:42
UTP= Unshielded Twisted Pair, FTP = Foiled Twisted Pair.
– Johan Myréen
Dec 25 '18 at 15:07
Sorry didn't check what I entered.
– L.MOE
Jan 3 at 15:30
Sorry, but the answer to this question is 1,000,000,000% no on all levels.
– JakeGould
Jan 3 at 15:33