Need KVM switch

[jdow]

On 2011/09/18 12:04, Robert Myers wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 5:53 AM, Paul Allen Newell<pnewell at cs.cmu.edu>  wrote:
>
>>
>> I tried to resist asking about this, but I can't help myself as it would
>> solve some problems that I just assumed were not answerable.
>>
>> But I will only take baby-steps.
>>
>> How can one ssh from a cygwin shell to a Fedora box? My XP system has a
>> dynamic IP of 192.168.2.? and all my Fedora boxes have static IPs in the
>> 192.168.2.x range. I can get anything from my Fedora boxes to my XP by
>> using "mail/mailx" and picking it up from XP Thunderbird, but I have no
>> way to get anything from my XP box to the Fedora boxes (I burned out my
>> "help cycles" with trying to use mail/mailx and don't want to go that
>> route again). If I could ssh/scp to my Fedora boxes, I think I would be
>> quite happy.
>>
>
> I hope your question has been answered.  A couple of tricks and traps:
>
> 1. You may have to punch holes for ssh on firewalls at both ends.
>
> 2. ssh is not in the default install of cygwin.
>
> 3. I use sftp to copy both ways, if all I need to do is to copy.
>
> 4. my router dhcp client table tells me where machines are at the moment.
>
> 5. it's a tad easier if you use the same client name on both ends.
>
> Robert.

Why not just use samba? Works like a champ here for a mixed bag of
about a dozen computers, occasional Macs, several 'ix, and several
MS boxes XP through 7. Why make it harder on yourself than necessary?

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