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From: "James Knott"
Maura Edeweiss Monville wrote:
Now that at home I've got both a desktop and a laptop, I have to transfer some data from the desktop to the laptop. The crude way I do that is to send the file from my desktop to a server and then download it from the server on my laptop. Actually as the server is a goverment network, I do not have access to the server from my laptop (I sould install VPN to do that as I have on my desktop) therefore I append the file to an e-mail sent to an account I can open on either cnmputer.
Is there a more elegant/less cumbersome way to transfer data between two physically very close computers ?
How are you connecting from the desktop to the network? I assume via ADSL or cable modem. If so, can you use one of those firewall/routers between the computer and modem? Where does the VPN terminate? A few more details will help.
James, If he has a network card in each, why not just connect the two with a crossover cable, set a fixed IP on each and then scp, rsync or ftp the files between the two. A simpler solution would be to use a USB memory stick assuming both computers have USB ports. Not elegant, but definately faster than e-mail........ -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. RANKIN LAW FIRM, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax www.rankinlawfirm.com --