[PLUG] [Retitled for clarity] File sharing over a two node LAN

[Bill Barry]

On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 7:57 AM Richard Owlett <rowlett at cloud85.net> wrote:
>
> On 08/11/2019 10:04 AM, Nat Taylor wrote:
> > so, you don't want to use the "ip" command to set your network addresses
> > then use scp to copy files between the machines?
>
> Browsing the man page for scp suggests it is massive overkill for a
> 2-node LAN of "trusted" machines. [The WiFi may be vulnerable, but the
> two laptops have only a minimal Debian installation and have _*NOTHING*_
> on them that did not come from the installation DVD ;]

You could use ftp
https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-configure-ftp-server-on-debian-9-stretch-linux
but I don't think it is much easier to configure than ssh/scp.

Bill