OT Can I connect my two computers together with FireWire

[Steven Vollom]

On Thursday 26 February 2009 08:46:04 Jim wrote:
> Steven Vollom wrote:
> > I would like to transfer data from one computer to another.  I have a
> > firewire cable. If I connect the two computers together with the FireWire
> > cable, will I be able to communicate back and forth and transfer data
> > from one to the other this way?  Thanks!
> >
> > Steven
>
> Are you using Gnome or KDE ??
>
> KDE has a neat little application built in to Konqueror, calles "fish"
> If I want  to send some data/files to another computer on my home
> network ,  in the  Konqueror "Location" box i type in
>
> fish://bob@192.168.1.100 , and  ssh (on my computer) will display a
> Konqueror window of the 192.168.1.100 computer.
> then I can drag-drop files , folders to and from both computers.
>
> Be sure sshd is enabled in both computers, and you have a folder&file
> ~/.ssh/known_hosts on both computers.
Thanks,  will do.  I am just setting up the BIOS of the new computer right 
now.   And I use KDE 4.2.

Steven