How to run rcp over crossover cable on crude network configuration
Mike McGrath
mmcgrath at iesabroad.org
Sat Aug 13 19:16:53 UTC 2005
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> Subject: How to run rcp over crossover cable on crude network
> configuration
>
> Hi,
> I just installed Fedora Core 3 on my laptop and I selected
> network support in installing. This laptop is basically used
> for me to try out Linux. I will not use this laptop to
> connect to any network, the only use of its ethernet
> connection is for me to transfer some big files to other
> machine. And I have some problem here.
>
> I use a crossover cable to connect this laptop to my PC
> which is on my employer network, this PC is running Windows
> XP. I have cygwin installed on the PC.
>
> I name the laptop IP address as 1.2.3.4 when i installed
> Fedora, obviously such address is not accessible from PC, so
> I run this command to add it to the routing table of PC,
>
> Route add 1.2.3.4 mask 255.255.255.255 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx metric 1 if 3
>
> "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" is the PC gateway address.
>
> Now from PC I ping 1.2.3.4 good, this basically tells me that
> IP connection between PC and laptop through crossover cable is good.
>
> Then I think I can run rcp to copy files, so in cygwin I run this,
> rcp file_1 1.2.3.4.my_login_in_laptop:
>
> But what I get is:
> 1.2.3.4:Connection refused
>
> I check the web and it seems i need to set up ~/.rhosts in
> laptop, but isn't true that it is only needed if I do not
> want to input password? Anyway, I created the file in laptop
> and its content is simply as,
> + +
>
> this is to trust anyone on any machine, right?
>
> But rcp still has the same problem, connection refused.
>
> Is there any simple way to set up for rcp to run? I prefer
> not to bother about those dauting services like domain name
> resolution, you can see that my application is only a copy
> over crossover cable.
>
> Thanks.
>
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just turn on sshd on your laptop and use scp instead of rcp.
-Mike
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