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From: Mark Sapiro <slash_dev_slash_null_2000@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Re: File transfer from Linux to Win XP over USB - basic questions
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:33:30 -0700 (PDT)
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On Sep 11, 12:39=A0pm, alexander <awga...@juno.com> wrote:
> Howdy: =A0I'm contemplating the purchase of a notebook computer that
> runs some version of Linux. Possibly Linpus. The task at hand is to
> set up a cable connection between the notebook and my desktop PC,
> which is running Windows XP, over which I can simply and easily
> transfer files (mostly text, but perhaps binary as well) on a fairly
> regular basis -- every other day or so.
>
> Questions:
> 1) Are there versions of Kermit available (say, like, on the Columbia
> U. sitehttp://www.columbia.edu/kermit) that support this operation?
Yes. You want Kermit-95 <http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html> on
the Windows XP box and C-Kermit <http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/
ck80.html> on the Linux box.
> 1a) If there is a ver that works under Linux (or one of its
> manifestations), would it be necessary to recompile it from source on
> my particular system?
There are many pre-built C-Kermit binaries at <http://www.columbia.edu/
kermit/ck80binaries.html#linux>. One of these may be suitable for your
hardware/OS platform, but if not, Kermit is fairly straightforward to
make from source <http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck80.html#download>.
> 2) What sort of cabling would I need to do this? I know nothing about
> USB connections at all -- whether they even support this sort of
> application. I probably will not have an RS-232 serial port on the
> notebook, but I understand that there exist adapters that will connect
> USB to an RS-232 wire. Would such a contraption mess up the kermit
> operation?
There are a few ways to approach this. The old way was to connect two
computers via RS-232C ports using a null modem cable <http://
www.columbia.edu/kermit/cable.html>. And yes, there are USB to RS-232
adapters that would work. In this setup, each computer sees the other
as a modem.
The more modern way is to use ethernet connections via a router or the
internet itself. Even if you have to purchase a router to implement
this, the increased speed is probably worth it.
> 3) Does anyone know about file format compatibility issues between
> Linux and Windows? Do I have to worry about whether, say, a text file
> or an RTF file created on the Linux side would even be readable/system-
> compatible with the Windows XP OS? =A0In particular, compatible =A0with
> the Windows file system -- NTFS style. One would hope that the Kermits
> on each end would somehow handle this transparently.
Yes, the Kermits are very good about this - one of the major
advantages of using Kermit over other methods.
--
(for email use this address please - you can figure it out)
Mark Sapiro mark at msapiro net Any clod can have the facts;
San Francisco Bay Area, California having opinions is an art. -
C. McCabe, The Fearless
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