What's the simplest way to copy files between networked PCs?

HI,
I need to copy some large files from PC1 (Knoppix 3.3) to PC2 (Mandrake
9.1). It's a one-time operation and I'd rather avoid installing,
configuring and running NFS on either PC.
Both PCs are networked and I can ping PC1-PC2 and vice versa.
Please advise !

Thanks!

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Michael Badt wrote:
| HI,
| I need to copy some large files from PC1 (Knoppix 3.3) to PC2 (Mandrake
| 9.1). It's a one-time operation and I'd rather avoid installing,
| configuring and running NFS on either PC.
| Both PCs are networked and I can ping PC1-PC2 and vice versa.
| Please advise !
|
| Thanks!
|

if you already have apache setup, just plonk whatever on your webserver.

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Michael Badt wrote:
> HI,
> I need to copy some large files from PC1 (Knoppix 3.3) to PC2 (Mandrake
> 9.1). It's a one-time operation and I'd rather avoid installing,
> configuring and running NFS on either PC.
> Both PCs are networked and I can ping PC1-PC2 and vice versa.
> Please advise !
>
> Thanks!
>

Use 'scp' which is part of the ssh suite. It should be installed on both
distros by default.

man scp.


HTH.

Michael Badt wrote:
> HI,
> I need to copy some large files from PC1 (Knoppix 3.3) to PC2 (Mandrake
> 9.1). It's a one-time operation and I'd rather avoid installing,
> configuring and running NFS on either PC.
> Both PCs are networked and I can ping PC1-PC2 and vice versa.
> Please advise !
>
> Thanks!
>

rcp or use an nfs mount.

>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Badt <mibadt@actcom.net.il> writes:

Michael> HI, I need to copy some large files from PC1 (Knoppix
Michael> 3.3) to PC2 (Mandrake 9.1). It's a one-time operation and
Michael> I'd rather avoid installing, configuring and running NFS
Michael> on either PC. Both PCs are networked and I can ping
Michael> PC1-PC2 and vice versa. Please advise !

in my experience, rsync is good and fast for numbers of files or to
copy a directory structure recursively. i use scp for one-off,
simple/single file transfers. in addition, there's plain old ftp,
which is usually enabled by default.

mp

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cat: /home/powem/.signature: No such file or directory

Or ftp........

"Michael Powe" <michael+gnus@trollope.org> wrote in message
news:bo3qga11i86@enews4.newsguy.com...
> >>>>> "Michael" == Michael Badt <mibadt@actcom.net.il> writes:
>
> Michael> HI, I need to copy some large files from PC1 (Knoppix
> Michael> 3.3) to PC2 (Mandrake 9.1). It's a one-time operation and
> Michael> I'd rather avoid installing, configuring and running NFS
> Michael> on either PC. Both PCs are networked and I can ping
> Michael> PC1-PC2 and vice versa. Please advise !
>
> in my experience, rsync is good and fast for numbers of files or to
> copy a directory structure recursively. i use scp for one-off,
> simple/single file transfers. in addition, there's plain old ftp,
> which is usually enabled by default.
>
> mp
>
> --
> cat: /home/powem/.signature: No such file or directory

Michael Powe wrote:

> in my experience, rsync is good and fast for numbers of files or to
> copy a directory structure recursively. i use scp for one-off,
> simple/single file transfers. in addition, there's plain old ftp,
> which is usually enabled by default.

(1) scp has a -r option to download directories

(2) My experience is exactly the opposite of yours --
"plain old ftp" is usually disabled by default.

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On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 20:28:19 +1000, bards <bards1888@yahoo.com.au.au> wrote:
> Michael Badt wrote:
>> HI,
>> I need to copy some large files from PC1 (Knoppix 3.3) to PC2 (Mandrake
>> 9.1). It's a one-time operation and I'd rather avoid installing,
>> configuring and running NFS on either PC.
>> Both PCs are networked and I can ping PC1-PC2 and vice versa.
>> Please advise !
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>
> Use 'scp' which is part of the ssh suite. It should be installed on both
> distros by default.
>
> man scp.

scp is safest (encrypted) and may be fastest (if compression is enabled).
For example, I can often transfer files about twice the speed of my
wireless or adsl connection using scp with compression.

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"Michael Badt" <mibadt@actcom.net.il> wrote in message
news:pan.2003.11.02.10.21.07.926925@actcom.net.il. ..
> HI,
> I need to copy some large files from PC1 (Knoppix 3.3) to PC2 (Mandrake
> 9.1). It's a one-time operation and I'd rather avoid installing,
> configuring and running NFS on either PC.
> Both PCs are networked and I can ping PC1-PC2 and vice versa.
> Please advise !
>
> Thanks!
>

Possibilities :

rcp, scp (scp may be ready to go )
ftp (may require setting up)
http ( may require setting up)
email (may be quicker or convenient, if its already set up )

mc :

mc is a file manager, like the old xtree gold.

run mcserv on one machine first,

and run mc on the other, create the network link under mc (F9, file,
network link )

and then you can copy back and forth, rename, delete, make directories on
both ends


You can also use mc as a ftp client.

> I need to copy some large files from PC1 (Knoppix 3.3) to PC2 (Mandrake
> 9.1). It's a one-time operation and I'd rather avoid installing,
> configuring and running NFS on either PC.
> Both PCs are networked and I can ping PC1-PC2 and vice versa.
> Please advise !

Most distros have the OpenSSH daemon ready to go. Try connecting from one
PC to the other with:

sftp user@IP

If that doesn't work try 'sshd' to start the OpenSSH daemon, then attempt
sftp.

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