On 06/14/2018 08:54 AM, Dan Ritter wrote:
On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 02:50:51PM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:and now you can access the other side via ssh and scp and whatever.I've never used either "ssh" or "scp". *THEREFORE* I believe I have a reading assignment <grin>. After all, that was essentially what I was asking for :}I just picked them as common tools for logging in across IP networks and moving files around. All of the Internet Protocol is open to you, just as with any other ethernet-equivalent interface.
OK. I looked at the man pages for both. The focus on secure communication is, in *MY* case, is an undesired complication. Some preliminary web searches helped me to better describe my setup.
The two machines are about a cubit apart.The USB Host-Host cable and related software addresses the physical connection. The second machine has no physical means to access the web. Thus removing the need for "secure" communication. Just reading the DuckDuckGo results page caused me to realize that at an application level I'll want a client-server relationship [I haven't addressed the issue of which should be which.]
My search string was [ +"linux" +host" +"ip network" ]. It gave many attractive links.As a major motivation for this project is educational, can you suggest sources or search terms to survey:
common tools for logging in across IP networks and moving files around.
Thank you