look for quickest way to send files on local network

elflord · 2009-04-23 12:03:58

Hi all

I want to send files to my collegue on the same local network
i dont want to set up ftp server or samba etc

knowing their ip address
is there a way to send files directly and quickly with the least configs ?

thx

Lexion · 2009-04-23 12:15:50

scp - google it

mikesd · 2009-04-23 12:18:00

I normally use scp to transfer files around. You will need a ssh server installed if you don't already have one.

This works well though large files can take quite a bit of time to transfer compared to say ftp due to the overhead of the encryption.

Mektub · 2009-04-23 12:40:00

elflord wrote:

Hi all
I want to send files to my collegue on the same local network
i dont want to set up ftp server or samba etc
knowing their ip address
is there a way to send files directly and quickly with the least configs ?
thx

You can use netcat (pacman -S /gnu-netcat , command is nc).

On the receiving end:

nc -vv -l -p 1234 > filename

on the sending machine:

cat myfile | nc -c  192.168.1.22 1234

Change IP and port (1234) if needed.

Mektub

elflord · 2009-04-23 13:38:10

thx

netcat is what i'm looking for

is it called the network swissknif ?

Mektub · 2009-04-23 15:12:43

elflord wrote:

thx
netcat is what i'm looking for
is it called the network swissknif ?

Yes, the TCP/IP Swiss Army knife.

Some examples here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=828870

There is also a Window$ version, albeit I never used it.

Mektub

Nepherte · 2009-04-23 18:04:19

If you want something over udp, try bcp: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25600

fukawi2 · 2009-04-23 23:01:05

Giver if you want a GUI that "Just works" (assuming you're both on the same LAN segment)
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=17139

cactus · 2009-04-24 01:14:33

Nepherte wrote:

If you want something over udp, try bcp: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=25600

netcat does udp just fine too.

Arch Linux

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