sharing files between ubuntu computers

[Karl F. Larsen]

Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> I have posted this question before and no one seems to want to mess with
> it.  I don't understand why not.  Should not be that difficult a problem to
> resolve.
>
> I have 2 ubuntu computers.  Sharing files between them ought to be the
> simplest thing to do.  Places, network yields only 'windows network' which
> can not be mounted.  One computer has jaunty the other still has intrepid
> (have not had time to upgrade).
>
> I have enable sharing via shares-admin-network.  The only option is to share
> through windows network/SMB
>
> I  have selected some files to share through Nautilus.
>
> ssh is installed.
>
> Places/networking shows "window network" which upon activation  shows
> 'unable to mount location.'
>
> Before I installed jaunty these two computers shared files.  I had no
> trouble getting this to happen.
>
> Repeated searches for help on google, and ubuntu have left me befuddled.
> It's probably something simple I am over-loooking.
>
> I appreciate any  assistance.
>
> thanks
>
> gary
>
>   
    I think you have some problems with networking. Do This: In a 
terminal type:

$sudo ifconfig

and write down the ip address for this computer. Then do the other the 
same way.

    Now in either computer in a terminal type: $ ping (the other 
computers ip number). If this fails you have a serious networking 
problem. If it works then do this:

$ sftp (the other computers ip number)

and you should be able to put anything you want from one to the other 
computer.


Karl


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