On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 10:45:36AM -0800, Ben Hartshorne wrote: > On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 08:46:52PM -0800, Shawn Lamson wrote: > > > > --- Michelle Storm <jade@storms-elite.net> wrote: > > > I want to be able to transfer a LOT of data from my linux box to a > > > friends WinXP box. I have a cross-over cable. I need to know what I > > > have > > > to change on my computer (if anything) so that they can see each > > > other. > > > Even if I just ftp to an IP assigned on his box. > > > > > > What's the easiest way? > > ifconfig eth0 down > > ifconfig 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0 eth0 up > > instead of using 192.xxx.etc.??? use whatever would be compatible with > > the XP machine... then you should be able to directly ftp... you may > > be better up setting up NFS (network filesystem) to transfer a huge > > amount though. > > I'm suprised nobody has brought up virtual interfaces (though I don't > know how the 'ip' command sent by Nathan Norman does -- it might be the > same). You have eth0 as your primary interface. You can bring up > eth0:n as virtual interfaces (different network configuration > piggybacking on your primary hardware). This works with any interface. > ppp0 is hooked to your modem, ppp0:0 will put another IP on that > interafce, etc. This does need to be enabled in the kernel, but I can't > find the option in the 2.4.18 kernel and I don't remember it. Maybe > it's only optional in older kernels. If you're running a 2.4 kernel and have the IP command, you don't have to worry about the :n virtual interface stuff. To me, this is easier ... I always hated the :n notation. Whatever works ... -- Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:nnorman@incanus.net There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those that can do binary arithmetic and those that can't.
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