Holy smoke. Didn't know you were still alive. I have no idea what Imaging 1 and 5 are. I don't know how transferring 500G will affect the rest of the network. What do you think? Yas On Jul 7, 2004, at 10:50 AM, Alan Shields wrote: > On Wed, Jul 07, 2004 at 10:25:27AM -0500, Yasvir Tesiram wrote: >> I assume you are unixified. > > I'd prefer we kept medical discussions off list. I mean, what > difference > does it make if.... > > Oh, right. > > Yeah. > >> 1. mount a file system for the scsi device via mount /dev/scd?? <mount >> point> on machine 1. OK, this is vague. You will need to fiddle to >> find >> an entry in /dev that will work. >> >> 2. The other easier method is via ethernet and a cross-over cable. >> o You will need to manually change your network settings >> temporarily. >> Choose an IP address for machine 1., e.g. 128.250.58.177. >> o Set the other machine IP address to 128.250.58.178. Just >> make sure >> the domain part matches. >> o subnet mask 255.255.255.0. >> o The target machine should be set up to allow remote >> connections >> etc. >> o ftp, rsync, or rcp from machine 1 to 2. >> >> Method 2 will also work for Windoze and computers with real OS's.I >> have >> a cross over cable here. You are most welcome to borrow it. > > Not sure how the networking people would feel about it, but I'd do the > transfer through the wall jacks. With a crossover cable you don't get > duplex, and that makes a big difference on large transfers. Either a > private switch (not a hub) or the wall jacks. > > Just an aside, > Alan