-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 M-L wrote: > I want to just share files between two laptops and have cat 5e crossover > cable > to do this with ethernet cards in each lappy. > > But I have no idea where to start from scratch, have never done this before I > any way. > > Have googled endlessly and found a heap of stuff that wants me to put it > through a hub with different cabling and wants me to share a modem and all > sorts of stuff like this. Nothing simple and how I can then access each > computer. > > I just want to be able to get from one of my machines into the other, to > transfer a few files and that's it. > > Can someone please give me a hint where I can find a simple howto to do this. > > TIA > Charlie Just assign an ip address of the same class to each of your laptops. For example: 192.168.0.1 & 192.168.0.2
They should be able to stablish a network conection between them... Then transfer the files the way you like, by ftp, ssh, rsync, tftp, www, etc... I guess the easyest way is ssh, just install it, configure it and: scp files [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/path/where/you/want/them/ - -- Saludos, Alejandro Bárcena Campos Have you ever patched binary code? ... While the program was running? -- from THE HACKER TEST -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFFR+e7pZP6bMridNYRAj0oAJ9QFloS6XicotIRW9wbjdfKnyGpTgCcChpA MW55yheaAOnNGf6PYXjSwmM= =SuEg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
