On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 07:55:21PM +0200, Håkon Alstadheim wrote: > Celejar wrote: > >On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:05:35 -0600 > >Rick Morneau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>I have two computers that I would like to transfer files > >>between. One runs Debian Etch r3 and the other runs > >>Fedora Core 2. They both have ethernet boards. > >> > >>Can I just connect them with an ethernet cable and run > >>some program or other to transfer data between them? > >> > > > >Yes. You'll need either a crossover cable or a switch / hub and > >two patch cables. > > > > > These days most ethernet cards will autodetect and adapt to crossover or > straight cable. Configure ethernet on both machines with static > adresses. Pick any that you want, but make sure that they are two > different adresses and on the same net. Something like: > ---/etc/network/interfaces on machine 1:--- > > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.0.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > ---/etc/network/interfaces on machine 2:--- > > iface eth0 inet static > address 192.168.0.2 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > ------------- > Then do ifup eth0 on the two machines. run ping <the other machines > ip-adress> to test. > Check manual-pages interfaces(5) and ifup(8). > > Then on to setting up sshd, nfs, samba or ftp to transfer files. In > other words: be prepared to spend some time if you have not done this > before. You will learn a lot of usefull stuff though. >
Thanks! This looks like exactly what I need. I'll give it a try. -- Regards, Rick Morneau [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
