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Re: File transfer



 Hi.

On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 08:07:46AM -0300, Renaud OLGIATI wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:57:39 +0100
> Jochen Spieker <ml@well-adjusted.de> wrote:
> 
> > >> If you have a home router or a switch with at least two Ethernet ports,
> > >> then the easiest way is probably to install openssh-server on one of the
> > >> two laptops and use scp or rsync from the other laptop.  
> 
> > > Why not just connect directly RJ45 to RJ45 ?  
>  
> > The only reason I didn't mention that possibility is that I didn't want
> > to have to explain how to manually configure IP addresses. :) If the OP
> > has a home router, chances are that IP networking "just works".
> 
> Not much of a problem: (Install and) open wicd, Wired Network Properties, click Use Static IPs, and 192.168.1.x, and 255.255.255.0

Installing wicd would require working IP networking in the first place,
isn't it?

Besides, one doesn't need to configure anything as ipv6 provides those
funny fe80:/64 addresses out of the box. Sure, they won't work outside
of a local network segment, but that's not the issue here.

Reco


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