[ale] file sharing Linux to XP

[Joe Knapka]

Paul Cartwright wrote:

>ok, what is the easiest way to share file between my SUSE 10.0 Linux 
>desktop and my WinXP laptop. I am behind a Netgear wifi-router, so I 
>do have a little safety, if I have to turn off firewalls. This isn't 
>an all-the-time connection, just once-in-a-while to put files on the 
>laptop, linux->XP. I have a DVD burner on the laptop, only CD burner 
>on the desktop..
>  
>
In that case, pscp is your friend:

<URL: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html>

It's absolutely trivial, just download the pscp.exe binary and run it in 
the command
line to get help. It seems to accept most of the usual scp options.

Cheers,

-- JK