connecting to a server

[MR ZenWiz]

On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Bill Stanley <bstanle at wowway.com> wrote:
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> PS is there any other way to get the big file to the laptop.  I tried a DVD
> but this file is to big for even a DVD.  (The largest file you can put on a
> DVD is 2 GB.  I tried and failed.)

Oh?  I routinely burn image files larger than that and have had
occasions where I accidentally wrote the file on the DVD instead of
burning the image.  DVDs (single-sided, single-layer) can handle files
up to 4.3GiB (4.7GB) in size.

Larger than that and you're asking for trouble unless you use a
dual-layer (8.6/9.4G) disc.

You can do this with a USB flash drive that is large enough (> 4.3GiB)
and has a file system that handles files that large (i.e., NOT VFAT),
but ftp (or any of its variants) or a direct ethernet connection
between the machines should work.