Hi Michael,

Thanks for your detail information and time spent.

At 10:52 AM 1/5/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>AFAIK, you can't (could be wrong).  You'd have much better success going
>through the hub.

Can 2 Linux boxes (or one Linux box and one Win box) both having 10/100Mb 
network cards installed be connected directly with cross-over cable for 
file/data transfer without going through a hub.

How to achieve the max speed 100Mb via a hub or connected directly ?

>File (or data)
>transfers are handled via some sort of software.  In the case of two Linux
>PCs, you could do so via NFS or via scp or sftp or even ftp.

What is full term for scp and sftp ?

Thanks in advance.

B.R.
Stephen

>In the case
>of a Windows client to a Linux server, you would do so via samba or ftp.
>If you had mixed Windows / Linux clients, you'd have both NFS and samba
>running or you could use ftp.  If you had a Mac client / Linux server,
>you'd be using netatalk (I think that is what it's called, anyways) or even
>ftp would work.   Finally, with a mixed Windows / Linux / Mac environment,
>you'd be running NFS, samba, and Netatalk or ftp for that matter.
>Regardless, if you use any of these 'data transfer' methods, you should
>block them from outside use via your firewall.
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >B.R.
> >Stephen
>
>--
>Michael Viron
>Registered Linux User #81978
>Senior Systems & Administration Consultant
>Web Spinners, University of West Florida


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