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On 9/7/06, Richard Brown <rich@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > For all those that have been following my woes, I have fixed the problems. > Gave the box a static ip address and told it to use dns servers and apt-get > works no problem! Well at least its working, you will have to manualy specify dns servers with a staic configuration . > Now I need to understand ssh so I can move files from one computer to another! > Under Ubuntu, you can click on a Connect to server menu and select ssh. You > are then asked a series of questions and here is where I get unstuck. You can't directy move files with ssh, ssh is a secure remote shell all you will do is login to a terminal on the remote computer. What you describe is the same as typing ssh at a terminal window. scp is one tool to copy files or rysnc both do/can use the ssh protocol to do the dirty work (rsync can use others as well). you want somthing like scp robin@xxxxxxxxxxx:/home/robin/mybigfile.txt . will copy the file /home/robin/mybigfile.txt from 192.168.1.3 to the current directly on the local machine (.) and login as the user robin to do so. You will be prompted for a password. rsync is similar in usage but it can copy whole directories and keep a local and remote folders and files in sync with each other.. Regards Robin -- Robin Cornelius http://www.byteme.org.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html