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Networking with cross cable, connecting windows and unix/linux| raj_mishra |
Posted: Apr 25 2005, 04:15 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 1 Member No.: 945 Joined: 25-April 05  |
I'm new to unix. I want to know that how to connect unix machine with windows to transfer file using cross cable without
using any third-party software. |
 
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| fishsponge |
Posted: Apr 25 2005, 09:51 AM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 679 Member No.: 1 Joined: 13-February 03 |
ok, once you have plugged in the cross-over cable to both machines, you need to make sure they are both in the same IP address range (192.168.0.x for example). The netmask for that particular IP range should be 255.255.255.0.
Once you can ping each machine from the other machine, you are ready to begin trying to share files. Basically, UNIX can understand Windows with a bit of a push, but Windows will *NOT* understand UNIX, unless UNIX is running some software to allow it. If you don't mind not having a "working directory" which you can just browse as another filesystem on your local machine, then you could use FTP. Questions... Do you want to be able to use UNIX to see Windows, or Windows to see UNIX, or both? Do you want to be able to just view the files in Windows Explorer, or change to the Windows directory under UNIX? Or, do you want to initiate connection with a username/password box every time you want to transfer files? |
    
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