Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-29 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:21:17 +0100, Raf Czlonka wrote: > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 08:39:58PM BST, Camaleón wrote: >> > If it's not available through easy install system, e.g APT, then yes. >> >> Only Windows system lacks for a ssh client on a default install and >> this can be easily solved with o

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-29 Thread Raf Czlonka
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 08:39:58PM BST, Camaleón wrote: > > If it's not available through easy install system, e.g APT, then yes. > > Only Windows system lacks for a ssh client on a default install and this > can be easily solved with one of the mentioned programs that don't > require even inst

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-28 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:33:29 +0100, Raf Czlonka wrote: > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 05:12:20PM BST, Camaleón wrote: >> > Too many 3rd party software programs required, most of them don't >> > integrate with the rest of the system nicely or at all, e.g. >> > explorer, cmd.exe. >> >> "One" program is

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-28 Thread Raf Czlonka
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 05:12:20PM BST, Camaleón wrote: > > Too many 3rd party software programs required, most of them don't > > integrate with the rest of the system nicely or at all, e.g. explorer, > > cmd.exe. > > "One" program is "too many" for you? ;-) If it's not available through easy ins

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-28 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:01:46 +0100, Raf Czlonka wrote: > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 03:15:09PM BST, Camaleón wrote: >> SSH is still the winner, IMO: Solaris and linux include ssh client >> facilities and windows has WinSCP or FileZilla that allow SFTP >> connections. > > Too many 3rd party software

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-28 Thread Raf Czlonka
On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 03:15:09PM BST, Camaleón wrote: > SSH is still the winner, IMO: Solaris and linux include ssh client > facilities and windows has WinSCP or FileZilla that allow SFTP > connections. Too many 3rd party software programs required, most of them don't integrate with the rest o

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-28 Thread Raf Czlonka
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 04:33:55AM BST, yudi v wrote: > Samba looks like the best option as I will be adding windows clients and a > solaris file server. You hadn't mentioned Windows previously. Had you provided that information at the beginning I would've suggested Samba as well. Regards, -- Ra

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-28 Thread Raf Czlonka
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 11:46:54PM BST, Arno Schuring wrote: > > SSH (Secure Shell) - you don't need security on home-only network. > That depends. If you're running a wireless setup, even with WPA2 > protection, I'd still advise security. Let's not get paranoid - firewall + RSN should be enough o

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-28 Thread Raf Czlonka
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 04:39:28PM BST, Claudius Hubig wrote: > >SSH (Secure Shell) - you don't need security on home-only network. > > That at least explains the millions of bots out there. Of course you > need security on a home-only network, even if it is not accessible > from the internet. And

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-25 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:33:55 +1000, yudi v wrote: > even for Linux-only systems, there really is no > >> satisfactory answer to the OP's question besides Samba/CIFS. >> >> > Samba looks like the best option as I will be adding windows clients and > a solaris file server. SSH is still the winner,

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-23 Thread yudi v
even for Linux-only systems, there really is no > satisfactory answer to the OP's question besides Samba/CIFS. > > Samba looks like the best option as I will be adding windows clients and a solaris file server. -- Kind regards, Yudi

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-23 Thread Arno Schuring
Raf Czlonka (r...@linuxstuff.pl on 2011-10-23 15:39 +0100): > On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 01:52:14PM BST, Harry Putnam wrote: > > I don't understand why a few people have passed over ssh as being > > overkill. > > SSH (Secure Shell) - you don't need security on home-only network. That depends. If you'

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-23 Thread Claudius Hubig
Raf Czlonka wrote: >On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 01:52:14PM BST, Harry Putnam wrote: >> I don't understand why a few people have passed over ssh as being >> overkill. > >SSH (Secure Shell) - you don't need security on home-only network. That at least explains the millions of bots out there. Of course

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-23 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:27:46 +1000, yudi v wrote: > Both, samba and nfs can > >> be overkill for sharing a bunch of files and even harder to manage and >> setup. OTOH, SSH is just a matter of installing the corresponding >> package and that's all. > > >> SSH will not only help you to securely t

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-23 Thread Raf Czlonka
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 01:52:14PM BST, Harry Putnam wrote: > I don't understand why a few people have passed over ssh as being > overkill. SSH (Secure Shell) - you don't need security on home-only network. > Its easiest of all to setup. (well excepting the nautilus suggestion) IMHO, it's not -

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-23 Thread yudi v
Both, samba and nfs can > be overkill for sharing a bunch of files and even harder to manage > and setup. OTOH, SSH is just a matter of installing the corresponding > package and that's all. > SSH will not only help you to securely transmit the files between the > two computers but will also he

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-23 Thread Camaleón
El 2011-10-23 a las 22:40 +1000, yudi v escribió: (sending back to the list) > Is Ubuntu using some sort of firewall preventing/rejecting/dropping > pingsover the local network? :-? > > Yes it was the firewall. Thanks Ah, great :-) > > Yes, for sharing files it is easier to open nautilus and o

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-23 Thread Harry Putnam
Raf Czlonka writes: > On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 11:25:16AM BST, yudi v wrote: >> I have a Debian PC connected to the Internet via mobile broadband and I have >> this Internet connection shared with an ubuntu pc via Ethernet connection. >> Internet connection works fine. > > Let me recap: > > Intern

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-23 Thread Raf Czlonka
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 11:25:16AM BST, yudi v wrote: > I have a Debian PC connected to the Internet via mobile broadband and I have > this Internet connection shared with an ubuntu pc via Ethernet connection. > Internet connection works fine. Let me recap: Internet over mobile <---> Debian PC <-

Re: Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-23 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:25:16 +1000, yudi v wrote: > I have a Debian PC connected to the Internet via mobile broadband and I > have this Internet connection shared with an ubuntu pc via Ethernet > connection. Internet connection works fine. > > I can ping the Debian PC but cannot ping the Ubuntu P

Sharing files on a local network

2011-10-23 Thread yudi v
I have a Debian PC connected to the Internet via mobile broadband and I have this Internet connection shared with an ubuntu pc via Ethernet connection. Internet connection works fine. I can ping the Debian PC but cannot ping the Ubuntu PC, how come? I would like to share files between these two s