[ubuntu-in] Connecting two Ubuntu laptops to transfer data

[Mehul Ved]

On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 9:48 AM, Ramnarayan.K <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Needed to know what would be the best method to connect two laptops, both
> using ubuntu using an ethernet cable, to transfer data directtly. There is
> not option to connect onto an existing network.

Connect both directly. Give IP address 192.168.1.1 to first,
192.168.1.2 and gateway 192.168.1.1 to another.

> Many years back a friend had connected his laptop to mine , i think using
> ssh .

ssh is a good idea. If you want to do it graphically, nautilus
supports ssh and sftp.
> **
> Also it seems that a cross over cable is not essential as the "newer"
> ethernet cards are able to deduce and switch to the correct mode
> automagically. So is this correct.

Yes. You shouldn't likely need crossover cable anymore.