How to copy files between computers on an ethernet switch?

[Judd Pickell]

Depends on the nature of the files you are transferring. However if linux to
linux is the situation, you can usually remote mount the drive if they are
on the same network and move files that way. Requires that the both
computers have NFS running, but I believe you should have by default.
Depending on your Distro.

I don't know the exact command, as I have been doing samba mounts and not
nfs, but I presume something like:

mount -t nfs <servername>:<path to mount> <mount path>/

I hope that makes sense. Then it is just commandline moving files or via
your x-windows moving files visually.

Sincerely,
Judd Pickell

On 5/23/07, Josef Lowder <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>
> .
> Is there an efficient way to copy files between two computers
> on the same ethernet switch?  I would like to know what is the
> most efficient way to copy files from one computers to another,
> especially if there is a good way to do this when two computers
> are on the same ethernet switch.
>
> I have been copying files to a flash stick and then physically
> moving the flash stick from one computer to another.
>
> And, I have ftp uploaded (copied) some files from one of my
> computers to my web space, and then downloaded the same files
> to another computer.
>
> But it seems like there must be some more efficient way to
> just send (ftp?) files from one computer to another on my
> locate ethernet network.
>
> Or, could I connect two computers together via their usb ports
> and transfer files that way?
>
>
>
>
>
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