https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2350138 That forum question addresses the issues at hand very well... You are using a USB cable that emulates an Ethernet adapter, so switch out device names accordingly, but there is literally no distinction from the software side.
IF IT WERE ME, I would do the file transfer through SSH/SCP: Install/Enable SSH on one side, and use scp on the other side... He does offer advice on the details in the answer above. On Sun, Jun 24, 2018, 14:56 Chuck Hast <wch...@gmail.com> wrote: > You know, I had this running with one of my cell phones and not > intentionally, > I would plug the thing into one of my laptops and it would setup the usual > connection to move files around, BUT it would also setup a network > connection, > trying to use the cellular as another network path out (as if the Ethernet > and > WiFi connections did not count) It was such a PITA that one day I got tired > of > having to go in and kill it so I went in and killed it for good. > > But if you did an ifconfig you saw a network connection with assigned IP > addys > and all. I will see if I can get it to do so again, and try to see if I can > get you > the info on what it did. > > I did NOTHING to the system it did it all, the phone was and AT&T Android > phone, a Galaxy S5 rugged. > > > > On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 4:09 PM, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> > wrote: > > > On 06/24/2018 10:01 AM, Galen Seitz wrote: > > > >> On 06/24/2018 07:24 AM, Galen Seitz wrote: > >> > >>> On 06/23/2018 11:09 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:> > >>> > >>>> Similarly for either end of cable plugged in to receptacle 1. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> richard@debian-jan13:~$ # left end of cable in receptacle 1 > >>>> richard@debian-jan13:~$ ls /sys/class/net/ > >>>> enp0s25 enp0s29u1u1u1 lo > >>>> > >>>> richard@debian-jan13:~$ # right end of cable in receptacle 1 > >>>> richard@debian-jan13:~$ ls /sys/class/net/ > >>>> enp0s25 enp0s29u1u1u1 lo > >>>> > >>> > >>> I realize this is part learning experience for you, but I don't think > >>> you necessarily need to be exploring the bowels of the sysfs > (/sys/...) for > >>> this. Please post the output of the 'ip addr' command on both ends. > You > >>> may already have a working connection between the two machines. > >>> > >>> galen > >>> > >> > >> Oops. I meant to send that to the plug list. Please reply on the list. > >> > >> > > This is ~ 1/2 of what you requested > > I ran this on my laptop with only cable connected > > The relevant lines begins "57:" > > > > root@debian-jan13:/home/richard# ip addr > > 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group > > default qlen 1 > > link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 > > inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo > > valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever > > inet6 ::1/128 scope host > > valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever > > 2: enp0s25: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast > > state DOWN group default qlen 1000 > > link/ether f0:de:f1:0c:d5:db brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > > 57: enp0s26u1u1u1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc > > pfifo_fast state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000 > > link/ether 52:95:7f:8a:28:57 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > > inet6 fe80::5095:7fff:fe8a:2857/64 scope link > > > > This was run on my laptop with nothing but mouse and cable connected. > > I do not have a flash drive available to report what the desktop saw {via > > sneaker net} > > > > To create context I will quote your post saying:>>> I realize this is > part > > learning experience for you, ... > > > > This project originally started in order to transfer files between a > > laptop and a desktop without benefit of flash_drive &/or sneaker_net. > > I purchased a thingy which claimed to do that in a WindoZe environment. > > > > Can Linux not outperform Gates & co? > > > > An underlying question is "Why *NOT*"? > > There is an underlying comment. > > Debian (Linux in general) has known what to do with absolutely *ANY* USB > > device used. Why *NOT* this item? ?? ??? ???? :< > > > > I cannot see that the "system" lacks info. > > It needs to be told what to do with it. > > > > P.S. I was dealing with "customer"/"tech" support half century ago. > > *NOT* same industry ;/ But you learn what are useful questions. > > I'm missing something ;/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > > > -- > > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > Ph 4:13 KJV > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug