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hi,
I've got an xp box, and a kubuntu box linked via a network modem; can you give me a pointer or two or decent search terms to get me started sending files from one to the other.
It'd be console commands wouldn't it?
At the moment, I'd have to install apache, or upload the files to a remote server, then download them with the other pc! And i don't want apache on the xp box, ideally not even browsers.
thanks in advance for any links or thoughts you share,
cheers,
howard
There's lots of things you can do. If you know the two machines are linked (i.e. you can ping one from the other), you can install an FTP server on the ubuntu box and then use an FTP client on the XP box, or install an ssh server on the Ubuntu box and then use WinSCP on the XP client, or you can install and configure SAMBA on the Ubuntu box and then use Network Neighborhood on the XP box, or you can use a thumb drive (no network required) or a RW CD/DVD.
hi,
I've got an xp box, and a kubuntu box linked via a network modem; can you give me a pointer or two or decent search terms to get me started sending files from one to the other.
It'd be console commands wouldn't it?
At the moment, I'd have to install apache, or upload the files to a remote server, then download them with the other pc! And i don't want apache on the xp box, ideally not even browsers.
thanks in advance for any links or thoughts you share,
cheers,
howard
Did not see a mention about router, switch or hub to connect the two boxes. This leads to the question: using straight cables or cross-over to link direct?
hi,
thanks to all..
pljvaldez: yeah this gives me several things to be looking up.
tokenringman38: sorry, i was using imprecise language, the 'network modem' I've got is a router, it has two extra emtpy inputs. So no cross over cables..how would this impact on the sending files methods can you tell me?
manishsingh4u: ok, I'll have a read about samba later.
So no cross over cables..how would this impact on the sending files methods can you tell me?
Simple , if you are using cross-over cables , you can connect between two similar devices like 2 computers. If you are going on for straight through , there exists no chance of connecting two computers together without a router or a switch.
hi manishsingh4u
...I've got a problem getting samba already. My kynaptic package manager wont allow me to mark it for installation - any ideas? Kynaptic seems to work for other packages and updates
hi,
ok I've tried this, the repository lines were already uncommented, and:
kdesu apt-get install samba
doesn't appear to work either - it immediately returns a new command line prompt with no other discernable effect. Kynaptic still registers samba as being 'not installed'
no error messages in konsole.
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