> > Jerry McAllister wrote: > > >>Is it possible to copy the files from the old server already online > >>directly to this new server using broadband? What do I need to know > >>and do to accomplish this? I appreciate any other insight in > >>transitioning this change over/ > >> > >> > > > >Well, presuming your setup allows both machines to be online at the > >same time - two different connections or internal network or whatever, > >then sure. It is easy. Either FTP(1) or SCP(1) work just fine for one > >time transfers. There are some others that are good for keeping the > >two systems up-to-date with each other if you want to do it frequently. > > > > > You could also investigate rsync (or rdist, or is that deprecated now?) > which can save you bandwidth if you regularly update one machine from > another.
Yes, those are of interest if you are doing more than a one shot transfer of files, eg frequently updating the machines -sync-ing with each other. But, hardly worth the bother if only doing it once. ////jerry > > --Alex > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"