networking ?

[Matthew Flaschen]

Nils Kassube wrote:
> Dennis wrote:
>> I would like to access files on my Desktop from my laptop.    Can
>> anyone explain how I can do this or to a site that will explain this in
>> simple detail.  I have a router and use DSL to connect to the Internet.
>>  I use Feisty on both computers.  when I click 'Connect to Server' - I
>> already stuck on what 'Service type' to use. --yes I'm new
> 
> There are at least 2 options, nfs and ssh. With ssh you can copy 
> individual files from one machine to another. With nfs you can mount 
> directories from one machine on the other machine.

You can do this with ssh using sshfs, though ssh isn't designed for this.

Matt Flaschen