On 20/01/2008, Stuart Sears <stuart@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dotan Cohen wrote: > > Can one connect a laptop running Fedora directly to a Windows machine > > and transfer files between them? In this particular case, the computer > > that I'd like to connect to is Windows XP Home Edition SP2, but I'd > > like to know how to connect to Windows computers in general. > > Depends on what you mean by "connect". > If you mean "set up so that the windows machine can drag and drop" > > You can use a crossover cable to link the 2 machines. > You could then either > - statically fix the IP addressing on both boxes. > - run a dhcp server on the linux box and tell the windows machine to > pick up the information automatically (it may already be set up this way) > > For transferring files you have a number of alternatives: > > samba - windows-style filesharing > an ftp server on the linux box > > sshd on the linux box and winscp on the windows side. > httpd and webDAV on the linux box > (and a few others) > or just do it the oldfashioned way with a USB disk > > > As the windows computer is obviously not mine, I'd like to avoid > > installing software on it if possible. Thanks. > > then you probably want one of the first 2. > > You can access ftp sites in Windows/Internet Explorer > If you have networking functioning properly and samba running on the > linux machine, you should see your laptop in Network Neighborhood (sic) > > both should allow drag and drop if the linux side is correctly set up. > > > vftpd is easier to set up than samba IMHO > > (although my preferred system would be winscp/sshd...) > > > Stuart Thanks, Stuart. I like the idea about a DHCP server on the Linux box and ftp. Then _anything_ can connect to it. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
