> AFAIK most of the present day network hardware have Auto-MDIX > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-MDIX > My T42, three years old has this, so one really does not have to bother. >
This is very, very interesting, thanks! Do both sides have to support this for it to work, or is one side enough? >> Can I configure an FTP server locally, that would allow for easy >> connection via Windows Explorer, Konqueror, and Nautilus? I need the >> ability to transfer files in both directions. Thanks in advance for >> any ideas. > > I would suggest using Samba. FTP is always an option. > Really? Do you suggest Samba because it works with the Windows machines? Should I use it when connecting to other Debian or Fedora machines? Also, as there is no router involved, how would the the "other" machine connect to my machine? Will I need to install a DHCP server? Can I assign a name to my laptop, so that the other machine could just connect to that name? Thanks! I have been googling this all morning and I cannot believe that not many people have been in this situation before, it seems so commonplace. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
