another stupid q from a newbie

[Adam Petty]

> hmm, well I use SSH to accomplish this on my network.  In both machines
> open a terminal and type:
>
>    sudo apt-get install ssh
>
> once both have the program installed then from either system:
>
>    Places->Connect to Server...
>
> In descending order of the pop up window
>
>    Service type: SSH
>    Server: [ip of the pc you are connecting to] 192.168.0.100
>    User Name: user1
>    Add Bookmark: [check this]
>    Bookmark name: otherpcname
>
> click connect.
> This method is good for linux to linux systems, so windows will be left
> out of this game.
>  This should prompt you for a password and you are in the system and
> should give you what you are looking for with out a lot of hassle.  If
> you need a collaborative storage space for all the systems, then I
> recommend using one of the pc's as a NAS with the first method.
>
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That worked perfectly, thank you