[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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