[Novalug] Exchangimng files
Megan Larko
larkoc@iges.org
Mon May 12 16:15:57 EDT 2008
Peter Larsen wrote:
> Charles M Howe wrote:
>> List,
>>
>> I have two computers, one running Ubuntu 6.04 and the other 8.04. As I
>> related a couple of weeks ago, I bought a Netgear Powerline Network Kit,
>> XE102G, which allowed me to get online with the machine with Hardy
>> installed. Wireless wouldn't work.
>>
>> Neither machine is a server.
>>
>> How do I exchange files?
>
> Not sure - but Ubuntu should do what Fedora does here. If you have the
> computers networked - and in the same segment, you should simply enable
> the "share my files" option on your desktop. You can give it details of
> what files you want to share etc. This sets up a basic WebDav link -
> and once you have choosen to share on both systems, each system can
> connect to the other can transfer files, just like you would copy files
> between folders on the desktop.
>
> On my system it's under System->Preferences->Internet and Network->File
> sharing Preferences. And on my gnome I simply go to "Places" and look at
> the network places. That'll bring up any machine on my network that's
> also sharing (and my own). Clicking brings up a folder view - just like
> the files were locally on my computer. I can now edit, copy, move etc.
> on files (if I'm allowed to write that is).
On Ubuntu that option is found under "System Settings" --> "Sharing" off
of the main menu icon usually found in the lower left hand side of the
panel.
megan
>
> Other options - NFS, smb, Scp/ssh, ftp, http ... ehhh, and a ton others!
>
> Regards
> Peter Larsen
>
>
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