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Date: | Thu, 26 Mar 2015 16:37:34 -0700 |
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My desktop workstation (currently X86-64 SL 7) has only one 802.3
physical port. At my university, the IT gestapo will not allow the use
of a local 802.3 repeater (switch or hub) but requires a valid NIC MAC
address and will disconnect any changes. I have no 802.11 WNIC on my
desktop workstation. I just have obtained a new HP Zbook to run X86-64
Linux to replace my old mobile workstation (laptop) that was
underprovisioned for 64 bit operation, had a worn out keyboard and
pointing device, etc. (I regret to state that I am experimenting with
OpenSUSE 13.2 on that machine for reasons beyond the subject matter of
this post.) The IT gestapo will not allow my workstation to serve as a
HTTP server, etc. -- one cannot use scp, sftp, etc., for file transfer
over the IT network from a desktop workstation (not a designated
server). I could attempt to transfer all of the files to the research
network that has much less IT gestapo control -- but this is as tedious
as what I am now doing. Hence, a question:
Is there a software application utility that will convert a USB network
between two machines running standard open systems protocols to allow
file transfer between the two machines? I am not referring to the
methods used with an Android device, but with a regular Linux
workstation. A cursory search of such things on the web did not provide
any insight. At one time, UUCP would do this over a RS232
point-to-point link (cable) -- will this approach still work over a USB
(not RS232) link? Is there something better than UUCP?
Yasha Karant
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