CSync
CSync is an alternative to Unison. Just like Unison it synchronizes les bidirection-
ally. However, its architecture is modular so it can be extended with plug-ins. See
http://www.csync.org for more details.
SMB
Samba is a client/server system and an implementation of the SMB protocol. It is
usually used in Windows networks, but is supported by several operating systems.
Refer to Chapter 19, Samba (page 347) for more information about Samba.
Use Samba if you need to share les very often and with different users, especially
to Windows systems. Samba as a Linux-only solution is uncommon, use NFS in-
stead. For more information about setting up a Samba server, refer to Section 27.8,
“Sharing Files between Linux and Windows with Samba” (page 497).
SSH
SSH (Secure Shell) enables a secure connection between computer. The SSH suite
consists of several commands and uses public key encryption to authenticate users.
For more information, see Chapter 12, SSH: Secure Network Operations (↑Security
Guide).
Use SSH if you copy les occasionally over an untrusted network and if you are
the only user doing so. Although there are graphical user interfaces available, SSH
is mainly considered a command line utility and is available on Linux and Windows.
27.3 Accessing Files Using a Direct
Connection
This section describes one way to exchange les between two computers using an
Ethernet crossover cable.
You need:
•
Ethernet crossover cable. For further information see: http://en.wikipedia
.org/wiki/Ethernet_crossover_cable
• openSUSE on both computers
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