Hi, > How would I go about doing that for a "network" that is temporary in > nature and between just two computers? I do not want to change > settings that would prevent the laptop from connecting regularly when > I take it back home and connect to my home wired network.
I would suggest either of : - A Zeroconf setup with avahi-autoipd and an advertised samba service on your laptop for file exchange (Samba is supported out of the box on Windows and Mac clients, and is easy to use as a client at least on Gnome&KDE, FTP is still an alternative) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeroconf (I never implemented this but it should work, and it would be reasonable to assume that avahi-autoipd uses a DHCP server if it finds one) - a script on your laptop that would automatically start a DHCP server and configure your Ethernet interface consistently with the DHCP server setup, and start a file server daemon and when you're finished, put back your settings in place. Both setups do not involve software installation on the computers you want to interact with, and network interface settings are left in "Automatic IP address". Alex -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
