Re: File Transfer

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Since you have the two computers already plugged into a DSL modem it sounds
like they may already be on the same network.  I suggest first checking
that the IP addresses are on the same subnet ( That the first 3 numbers
match, like 192.168.1.XXX)  If so then you can use any of the linux built
in tools to copy the files.

Given you know the ip address of the destination computer, using the
command line:

scp -r <mydir> <username>@<ip_of_dest>:/<destDir>

scp stands for secure copy and is usually part of the ssh package.  It
should ask you for a password and then start copying files.
This is a basic linux command that you should get familiar with if you
haven't used it before.

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To jump to the 2000's and their cool GUI's: in Gnome... open a folder
(usually any folder with files) Click "Go" on the menu bar, then "Open
Location..."

it will open an address window, from here enter "sftp://<username>@comp2"
and it will prompt you for <username>'s password and then open a window
viewing thier files.

This works about the same in KDE, i just don't have the button clicks handy
to tell you how to do it that way.

Hope this info helps.

--Donald



On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Brett Michaels <[email protected]>wrote:

> A crossover network cable?
> I didn't know there were such things!
> Anyhow, I'll try my luck with #3.
> "sshd" I assume stands for "solid statew hardrive" and I don't have one of
> those.
> Thanks for the replies.
>
> On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 7:49 AM, Ovi Dimulescu <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Asuming you are CLI oriented several options:
> >
> > 1. rsync (requires rsyncd or sshd running on destination)
> > 2. scp (requires sshd running on destination)
> > 3. tar to console | netcat on the source then netcat | tar from console
> on
> > the destination
> >
> > #1 is probably cleanest and also keeps track of what changed since last
> > transfer
> >
> > #3 is handy for one-offs when you have lots of smaller files ...
> >
> > If you have large files and don't have Gigabit switch on the DSL modem
> you
> > may want to connect the two machines directly via a cross-over network
> > cable.
> >
> > HTH,
> > -Ovi
> >
> >
> > On 12/10/12 2:46 AM, Brett Michaels wrote:
> >
> >> How do you transfer files between 2 computers hooked up to the same dsl
> >> modem?
> >> One PC has Debian, the other has Mint.
> >> The smaller Dell has Debian and I would like to transfer all the video
> >> files from it to the PC with more storage, but have no idea how to do
> this
> >> other than using a flash drive.
> >> Is there a better way?
> >> Thanks,
> >> Hugh
> >>
> >>
> >
>



-- 
Donald Cowart
http://www.rdex.net/

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