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- From: evansmp@uhura.aston.ac.uk (Mark Evans)
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- Subject: Re: Connecting machines from across the seas
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.183212.23041@aston.ac.uk>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 18:32:12 GMT
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- mckeehan@math.utk.edu writes:
- : I have a fairly good question, that I believe will sparc some
- : conversation...
- :
- : I have two Sun IPC's. One in Kuwait and the other in Tennessee. (Please
- : note, this is not some make believe setup, it actually exists). I need
- : to transfer some data files between the two machines...and I'd like to
- : do it once a week.
- :
- : Due to security reasons, we prefer to not have these machines on any
- : major network (i.e., internet).
- How about simply configuring the machines so that they drop any packet
- from a machine they don't recognise.
- :
- : What is going to be the best (putting into consideration cost, time, and
- : dependability) way to connect these two machines?
- :
- : I am presently looking at a UUCP connection simply because I don't know
- : of any other feasible method.
- You could run a point-point link over a phone connection.
- What protocol you use is up to you, UUCP, SLIP, whatever.
- Though it would be a good idea to compress the files before you send
- them.
- That way you would save on the cost of the connection.
-
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