On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:57:39 +0100 Jochen Spieker <m...@well-adjusted.de> wrote:
> >> If you have a home router or a switch with at least two Ethernet ports, > >> then the easiest way is probably to install openssh-server on one of the > >> two laptops and use scp or rsync from the other laptop. > > Why not just connect directly RJ45 to RJ45 ? > The only reason I didn't mention that possibility is that I didn't want > to have to explain how to manually configure IP addresses. :) If the OP > has a home router, chances are that IP networking "just works". Not much of a problem: (Install and) open wicd, Wired Network Properties, click Use Static IPs, and 192.168.1.x, and 255.255.255.0 Cheers, Ron. -- As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. -- H.L. Mencken -- http://www.olgiati-in-paraguay.org -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150226080746.51fca...@ron.cerrocora.org