sharing files between ubuntu computers

[Karl F. Larsen]

Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 4:09 AM, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> 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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>
>
> Thanks for the info.  I can ping from the jaunty to the hardy but not the
> other way around.  sftp does not produce any results from either computer.
>
> thanks
>
> gary
>
>   
    Hi Gary tell us where your Internet comes from, and then a router 
and then....like that. If you have a router between Jaunty and Intrepid 
then the results you got sound right.

    Try to plug both computers into the same router.


Karl


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