sharing files between ubuntu computers

[Karl F. Larsen]

Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
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>>        Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
>>        Linux User
>>        #450462   http://counter.li.org.
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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
>
>   
    As I said Gary try hard to plug both computers into the same router. 
If this is impossible then you have a big problem. Routers can be 
changed but only by experts. Otherwise you can break them.

Karl


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