sharing files between ubuntu computers

[Gary Kirkpatrick]

On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 6:07 AM, Karl F. Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>
>
> --
>
>        Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
>        Linux User
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>


So you were also onto something, Karl.  I have no access to the router and
have no idea what the deal is with it/them.

gary
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