Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 16:50:44 +0100 From: Walter Hop <walter@binity.com> To: F.Xavier Noria <fxn@isoco.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: how to connect two PCs occasionally Message-ID: <200203281649.24352@silver.dt1.binity.net> In-Reply-To: <20020328154022.28EACCD2B7@smtp.bcn.isoco.net> References: <20020328154022.28EACCD2B7@smtp.bcn.isoco.net>
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[in reply to F.Xavier Noria, Thursday 28 March 2002 16:40] > At home I have a desktop and a laptop, both running FreeBSD 4.x. > > Occassionally I would like to connect them to pass files. What would you > recommend to accomplish it without having a LAN? I would like to be able > to plug them easily, pass some data, and just unplug them, if there is > such a thing. I'd still use ethernet adapters, they are cheap and will be of good use later anyway. If you just want to connect these two, you can use a UTP crosscable, you don't need a hub. Files can then be conveniently transferred with FTP, scp, NFS, whatever you like.. -- Walter Hop <walter@binity.com> | +31 6 24290808 | PGP keyid 0x84813998 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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