Re: How to transfer files between computers on a network

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Author: Josef Lowder
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Subject: Re: How to transfer files between computers on a network
Thanks, Eric. That solved the sshd issue.
So now, I will try scp again.


On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Eric Shubert <> wrote:
> Trial and error. I'd start with making sure sshd is running on the
> target machine. Usually (depending on distro),
> # /etc/init.d/sshd status
> will tell if it's running or not. If it's not running,
> # /etc/init.d/sshd start
> should start it up, but only until the next reboot. The method of making
> it persistent depends on the distro.
>
> Josef Lowder wrote:
>> So how do I determine which is the problem
>> and how do I fix or get around that?
>>
>> On 10/23/08, Eric Shubert <> wrote:
>>> Josef Lowder wrote:
>>> > Well, I think I'm finally getting closer, now that I understand
>>> > what the actual syntax should look like with real data in it.
>>> > This is what I tried:
>>> >
>>> > $ scp /home/joe/mydata/track2 joe@192.168.1.66:/home/joe/mydata/track2
>>> >
>>> > That seemed to almost work ... except I got this reply:
>>> >
>>> > ssh: connect to host 192.168.1.66 port 22: Connection refused
>>> > lost connection
>>> >
>>> > So why would that connection be refused, and how do I fix that?
>>>
>>>
>>> Either a firewall is blocking port 22, or sshd isn't running on the
>>> target machine?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> -Eric 'shubes'
>>>
>
> --
> -Eric 'shubes'
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