Lisa, I would not recommend NFS to my enemies!!! :) I think that sshfs is a waaaay better choice. I'd like to know your opinion. Thanks! Enrique http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2005/10/28/how-to-mount-a-remote-ssh-filesystem- using-sshfs/ Lisa Kachold writes: > 1) Fiber channel or ISCSI NAS > 2) SAN > 3) NFS (local network?) > 4) External USB Seagate 500 GB drive and Multipath I/O GFS in Redhat > > http://wapedia.mobi/en/Obnosis | http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:obnosis | Obnosis.com (503)754-4452 > Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:26:30 -0700 > From: eric.cope@gmail.com > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: How to transfer files between computers on a network > > I will think outside the box and say, thumb drive? > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: > > scp is certainly easy to use. rsync is much more efficient in a scenario > > where you're trying to keep a backup copy in sync. After the first copy, > > which isn't much different from scp performance wise, rsync only copies > > files that have changed. > > > > With either program, ownerships and permissions can get screwed up if > > you're not careful to use the proper flags. -a for 'archive' is usually > > a good choice for rsync, -p to preserve permissions and dates for scp. > > See the man page(s) for the full gamut. > > > > Ryan Rix wrote: > >> Hi Josef, > >> > >> I think that scp is the best by far... > >> first install an sshd. Under Debian and its equivalents, use > >> #aptitude install openssh-server > >> on all boxes that you want to do the filestransferring. any windows boxes > >> install WinSCP. > >> then type > >> scp /source/file user@targethost:/directory/to/send > >> and type in the remote box'es password for that user. > >> > >> ~Ryan > >> > >> -- > >> Thanks and best regards, > >> Ryan Rix > >> TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog > >> > >> I begin to wonder if randomized sigs really accomplish anything. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue October 21 2008 06:22:58 pm Josef Lowder wrote: > >>> I have two computers connected via an ethernet hub > >>> and two more connected by wireless. What is the > >>> best way to copy or transfer files between them? > >>> --------------------------------------------------- > >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > -Eric 'shubes' > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > When your life is on the go—take your life with you. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/115298558/direct/01/ --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss