Re: File Transfer

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Another option to add to the list it is Samba. I don't know if you have or
eventually will have a windows box in your network, but with Samba you will
also be able to transfer files between linux/windows boxes.

If this is a one shot thing and you don't want to mess with networking
stuff, use a USB drive.

Thanks


On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 12:43 PM, The Donald Cowart <[email protected]>wrote:

> 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.
>
> ---
> 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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