Both, samba and nfs can > be overkill for sharing a bunch of files and even harder to manage > and setup. OTOH, SSH is just a matter of installing the corresponding > package and that's all.
> SSH will not only help you to securely transmit the files between the > two computers but will also help you to debug problems if for whatever > reason the X server crashes. In brief, having a SSH access is not only a > great advantadge but a must :-) > Agreed, but there are quite a few config options in sshd file that need to be changed like turning off passwords, no root logon, port #, once I forgot to change it from 22 and in few hours I had quite a few attempts. I guess I can bind it to just the LAN interface that way I don't have to worry about the nasties on the net.
