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Now you can navigate through directories to the file you want. On the receiving computer, open a browser, and visit: 192.168.0.10:8080 On Ubuntu or Mac OS: ifconfigĬreate a server in a directory that contains the file you want to transfer: python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8080 HTTP is the protocol used to access regular websites, so every OS was forced to implement it!įind your IP on the source computer, e.g. It doesn't get much more transparent than that. IMHO, this method is a lot easier and straight forward to use than FTP because it mounts the remote folder as if it's a local folder on your system. Also, I think you can connect to Samba in OSX under connect-to (or something similar) from the top bar menu but I can't remember exactly what it's called since I haven't used a mac in over 6 years.
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Note: There is a GUI tool for configuring Samba but I can't remember how to access it off the top of my head. Samba is basically Windows NFS (Network File System) that is completely cross platform and easier to setup/use. Here's a really long drawn-out explanation for windows including how to setup the server in *nix.