So, here is the deal.

I have spent labor day setting up my Linux-based network, and have been stuck for a few hours on this:

I have a Window$ PC from which I would like to transfer data to my Linux box. I plan to do this via SSH (using putty from my Window$ machine).

I have connected both ethernet cards together (Linux Box - To - Windows Box), and I am trying to configure them as a LAN.

So, after searching the Internet I have tried:
# ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0
# route add default gw 192.168.1.1 eth0

And then setting the Window$ Box to:
IP: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
DNS Server: 192.168.1.1

I know this was probably stupid to do, so if you can spare the time (as I am sure it takes less than 1 min to write a fix for this) I ask for your help in setting this up.

Thanks in advance.

Edit: I forgot to mention, that I do not want to setup DHCP or anything, I just want to transfer files (too big to put in any portable device). Thanks.

You are using a cross-over cable, aren't you. A regular ethernet cable won't work.

Have you configured the putty server on the Linux box.

Cheers.

You don't need a putty server on Linux. You do need to install openssh. If you don't have a hub or switch, you will need to use a crossover cable.

After using ifconfig to setup an IP address, and route to set up your default route, check the output of /sbin/ifconfig. Also try pinging from one machine to the other. You will also need to open port 22 in your firewall.

Putty also supplies a version of scp and sftp that you can use for file transfers. You could also install samba and set up a share on the windows machine as well.

My bad. I meant ssh, not putty.

Cheers.

pls provide these info:
Is it a Lan only or for internet access too..?
Cable used to connect win and linux ?
using any switch/hub/router ?
are your win and linux able to see each pther ?


you can configure samba (which is best option ) or even you can use ftp or ssh ..

For one shot file copying, scp is great. Especially if you want to pull a file from another host quickly, but the source directory isn't shared. If you need to search for a file, try sftp. Once ssh is setup, scp and sftp are more convenient for ad-hoc copying between machines than setting up a new share.


If you install Cygwin, you don't need the putty client. If you install Cygwin/X, you can run a program on the Linux machine remotely, but have it display graphically in a window on the Windows machine. Using ssh, you can control two separate programs on two different remote machines. Neat!

A lazy man's way to do it is to install webmin on the Linux box and log in from the Windows box.
But.. the network needs to be configured correctly first.

Hi, thank you all.

I literally just wanted to transfer the files; I am familiar with ssh, putty, cygwin... I just didn't understand what was wrong with my configuration.

So, I was using just a regular Ethernet cable from Computer A (Linux) to B (Window$). As it was suggested by earlier posts I assumed that this was the problem. So I just connected a router in between Computer A (Linux) and Computer B (Window$). And I let the router take care of the LAN addressing via DHCP (I didn't do this to begin with, because I didn't think this was necessary for such a simple task).

Thanks to all others for additional suggestions.

Yep, probably was.

Cheers.