Now that you know how to find the interface names, you can use them to
replace eth0 in my examples.

On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 8:14 AM, Russell Senior <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>
>
> The description says, in part:
>
> "Supported by Linux kernel 3.0 and later as a high-speed virtual network
> interface, no special file transfer support."
>
> That implies the cable should provide a network interface to both sides.
>
> What happens when you plug it in?  Look in dmesg (near the bottom right
> after you plug it in) and you should see something that implies a network
> interface has been created.
>
> Then, since it is a a direct network connection, and neither end is
> running a DHCP server, you will need to give both sides a static or manual
> network configuration.
>
> On host A, at shell prompt, you can run the command:
>
>   ip addr add 192.168.66.1/24 dev eth0
>
> and on host B:
>
>   ip addr add 192.168.66.2/24 dev eth0
>
> note that you will need to replace "eth0" with whatever interface name you
> find in dmesg.  It might well have a different name, and the names might be
> different on the two hosts.  You will need to do that every time you plug
> in the cable, or figure out how your distribution can do this for you when
> you plug in the cable.
>
> From a shell on host A, you can then run a command:
>
>   scp <filename-i-want-to-send> 192.168.66.2:
>
> and the file will land with the same name on in your home directory on
> host B.  That assumes your usernames are the same on both computers.  More
> generally:
>
>   scp <path-to-file-you-want-to-send>  192.168.66.2:<path-to-
> filename-where-you-want-it-to-land-on-host-B>
>
> "scp" is the secure copy command.  You can also use the command "rsync" to
> move larger swaths of files.  See manpages for scp and rsync for full
> details.
>
>
>
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