Sometimes you just have to assume some things when someone asks for ways to transfer files over a network. Call me crazy.... On 5/23/07, Michael Sammartano wrote: > I am thinking some of you missed the basics, but I may be wrong. He first > and foremost must give the 2 computers ip addresses. After that he can just > share a folder. If I am reading this correctly, there is no reason to make > it a "secure" transfer as there are no other computers on the switch that > wouls be accessing the 2 computers in question. > ---- Jeremy Miller wrote: > > ============= > Yet another way to do that is sftp. It acts just like an ftp server > and is set up and runs automaticaly if you have ssh running. Assuming > you are Linux to Linux the command to initiate it is > username@ip-adress and then you get an ftp console. If one of the > computers is an M$ or mac or you just don't like command line you can > use Filezilla as a client by the Mozilla project. If neither of the > computers is a Linux box I would recomend trying to find a windows > user group ; ) Hope you can get something working. > > On 5/23/07, Darrin Chandler wrote: > > On Wed, May 23, 2007 at 11:10:10AM -0600, Josef Lowder 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? > > > > Yes, these computers are networked and you can transfer files directly > > between them. There are a variety of methods you can use. Just loads of > > methods... > > > > Perhaps the easiest to get going from scratch would be to use scp, as > > long as you have sshd running on one or both computers. Something like > > "scp *.jpg 192.168.1.12:" would do the trick. > > > > Alternatively, you can set up an ftp server on one computer, and access > > it just like any other ftp server. > > > > Also, you can set up samba to provide shares, like on windows... > > > > -- > > Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD User Group | MetaBUG > > dwchandler@stilyagin.com | http://phxbug.org/ | > http://metabug.org/ > > http://www.stilyagin.com/ | Daemons in the Desert | Global BUG > Federation > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > -- > Please visit > http://www.iconnetworksolutions.com > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- "Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it." -Napoleon Bonaparte --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss