on Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 09:02:07PM -0500, Seneca Cunningham ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I am looking for a fast and reliable method for transferring files between > systems.
> In response to the listed options, I have no access to a CD burner, I
> have no working Ethernet cards, and currently it is assorted packages
> as I setup the computer that this concerns, but later it will be
> datafiles > 10M, so CD sets don't fit my needs. To the option of using
> a parallel or serial cable as described in the HOWTOs, it cannot be
> used for a few reasons.
>
> 1. the computer with internet access is a Windows 9x machine
> a) the computer's Ethernet card is built-in
> b) the PLIP-HOWTO says that it has not worked with Windows 9x
Tom's Root/Boot:
http://www.toms.net/rb/
GNU/Linux on a floppy. Includes SLIP and PLIP support. You'll need a
crossover cable, ~ US$12, or borrow one.
You could also _borrow_ a couple of ethernet cards, and set up the
systems on a null-ethernet cable.
...or borrow a ZIP drive or similar detachable device, to transfer 100 -
250 MB at a shot.
> 2. my Debian machine has only one parallel port
> a) this computer is connected to my printer because the Windows
> computer fried its print drivers
>
> Before anyone tells me to convert the Windows computer, I am not
> allowed to change _anything_ about that computer.
Define "change".
If you want to set yourself up so there are no successful solutions,
that's your own affair.
> I can't buy any replacement hardware as I am a student on a tight
> budget.
Define budget. $20 - $50 is too much to spend?
See above WRT borrowing hardware. Depending on your location, you may
be able to "buy" a solution and take it back to the store for a return.
Or at least an exchange. Check policies first. Your credit card may
offer you some benefits here.
Peace.
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