> -----Original Message----- > From: Monique Y. Herman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 10 October 2003 12:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Transfer of files from laptop to desktop > > > On Fri, 10 Oct 2003 at 01:35 GMT, Naitik Shah penned: > > Easiest would be to install ssh on your linux box, and use a SFTP > > client (many freely available) to connect to your linux > box, and well, > > copy the files as if you're using ftp! > > > > Can you get online from your laptop? I mean, can you ping anything > > else on the internet from your laptop? If not, the network > > configuration might not be working too well. > > > > Two things: > > One, ssh adds encryption overhead (I believe), so it will be > slower than a non-encrypted transfer (am I wrong here?) > > Two, a friend sucked down a bunch of large files from my > machine using SFTP, then scp, and deemed scp much faster. > > -- > monique > Unless you need to share ultra-sensitive super-spy stuff with > me, please don't email me directly. I will most likely see > your post before I read your mail, anyway. > >
Both are pretty slow imo, but winscp<->ssh is a very easy and workable solution which has help me many times. http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
