... > No matter what mechanism you use for copying, you will need to know the > IP of the box which you are not using to initiate the transfer. ...
Actually, no. SMB works without IP addresses- it actually predates use of IP in PC LANs. Check out the Samba howto. Downsides are the usual one for Microsoft-originated technologies. I used to power up a bunch of Windows boxes every morning and if I didn't do it just the right way, many wouldn't see each other and each would assume it was a Network Of One. ;-) Easy ways to identify IP addrs exist- one way is to add a cron job to do something like... /sbin/ifconfig|grep 'inet addr' ...with [EMAIL PROTECTED] But you really are better off fixing your DHCP than fking around with any of these half-solutions. Generally it's as simple as popping though a couple menus in your router's menu. Or just leave your computers on- it's better for their electronics. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
