OT Can I connect my two computers together with FireWire

[Derek Broughton]

Jim wrote:

> Eberhard Roloff wrote:
>>     
>> more precisely sshd needs to run on the remote client. On the local
>> machine, you just need to have the ssh client, not the ssh server daemon.
>>   
> Yes, but what happens when the server wants to connect to the client ??
> Just be safe and have sshd running on both boxes.

When you have physical access to both (as you would have to if you connected
them with a cable) it's hardly necessary to have bidirectional capability,
and it may be "safer" to not have sshd on one.  If nobody can log into it
remotely, it's that much safer.
-- 
derek