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[Alexander Dalloz]

Am So, den 17.10.2004 schrieb Thomas Cameron um 4:19:

> 1)  You said you wanted to "share files between the two boxes, like
> nfs."
> 
> To run an NFS server you need at the very least the portmap, nfslock and
> nfs services to run.  To do this, run these commands as root:

I would have guessed both hosts are remote for each other. I concluded
that from "I have two computers.  Each wired to a linksys broadband
router." So I would not recommend to run NFS between them, as it is an
insecure way. Maybe have a look at

http://shfs.sourceforge.net/

after you configured SSH successfully on both sides.

> 2)  You said you wanted to be able to "address the boxes by a name
> rather then a number."  There are a number of ways you can do that.  For
> now, since you are new, I will describe what I consider the easiest way
> to do it.
> 
> There is a file called /etc/hosts.  It's syntax is like this:

Again, if the hosts are not within a LAN and have no static host names
but dynamic IPs, you could usea DynDNS service.

> 3)  You said you wanted to "make telnet, ftp and ssh work between the
> two."  Well, to do that, you need to make sure that the telnet, ftp and
> ssh servers and clients are installed.

> Having said that, I strongly recommend that you NOT use telnet - it is
> horribly insecure.  ssh is just as easy to use and it doesn't send your
> password in plain text over the network.  IMHO, telnet is a Bad Thing
> (TM).  I will include the instructions for telnet below in case you
> really really like to be wild and dangerous.

Yes, telnet (server) is a DON'T under all circumstances.

> 4)  You asked "can I get the same ip on each box everytime?"  Yes, you
> can.  You can do it two ways.  

Depends on how the IPs are assigned. If - again speaking about 2 remote
hosts - the IPs are assigned by an ISP, then you can't. 

> Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT

No corrections of what Thomas said, just some notes because of different
understanding (or guess) what the situation for Phil is (might be).

Alexander


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