Bill,
Thanks, but that isn't an option really, at least not untill I get a modem that works with linux on my lap top. My goal is to get winblows off of it to give me an
extra linux partition and at this point all I have are win modems. Right now I"m transfering files with a winblows process but I want to get away from that.
I do however appreciate the response.
Carson
09/01/2001 1:01:49 PM, Bill <selinux@home.com> wrote:
>On Saturday 01 September 2001 09:22, you wrote:
>> Not really an option, I guess I'll just have to sit down and
>> write driver to do this since this was the only response I
>> got.
>>
>> Carson
>
>Carson ... your ISP probably gave you some freebie web space.
>Why not use FTP to copy files out to the web from one machine
>and FTP to copy them back from the web to the other machine? If
>security is an issue, use FTP to delete the web copy after each
>session. If security is not a _huge_ issue and your needs are
>modest, this is also an effective way to store backup files off
>site.
>
>Under this scheme you do not need to run a server ... only the
>clients. If you need more web space than you can scrounge free
>(ie; multiple mailboxes (each!) from your ISP, Hotmail, MSN,
>GeoCities etc.) rent some. Ten dollars a month buys quite a bit
>of professionally managed space / bandwidth these days ...
>plenty for personal or even small business use.
>
>Be made VERY aware that this is a kludge and will not
>synchronize files properly if you make changes to both copies
>between file swaps. It is, however, useful for casual use with
>files of reasonable size so long as you pay attention to what
>you are doing.
>
>When my home LAN is on the fritz (it's normal state), this is
>the method I use to get stuff from my wife's Win98 machine
>(where the scanner is) to mine. I ftp stuff up to my personal
>webspace and then walk across the room to my computer and ftp it
>back down. Voila ... a 6 meg file transferred when the home LAN
>is down.
>
>To exchange files, IIRC, requires SOME sort of server. This
>particular example uses the ISP's FTP server and eliminates the
>need for you to set up a server on your machines. Moreover,
>because FTP is a standardized protocol, this method really
>doesn't give a wet cat what OS you use.
>
>Bill
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>If I wager for and God is not -- no loss;
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>
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