From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 12 19:05:27 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D8FA16A41F for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:05:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from rosebud.otenet.gr (rosebud.otenet.gr [195.170.0.94]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F0A143D5D for ; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:05:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from flame.pc (aris.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.226]) by rosebud.otenet.gr (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-8) with SMTP id jBCJ5J10024323; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:05:20 +0200 Received: by flame.pc (Postfix, from userid 1001) id A312C1144C; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:04:29 +0200 (EET) Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 21:04:29 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Joshua Lewis Message-ID: <20051212190429.GA6339@flame.pc> References: <1f0cea6f074a11683a5c35ca.20051212104741.wzyrjvf@www.dslextreme.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1f0cea6f074a11683a5c35ca.20051212104741.wzyrjvf@www.dslextreme.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SCP! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:05:27 -0000 On 2005-12-12 10:47, Joshua Lewis wrote: > From what i gather scp is a pull type method (for lack of a better > term) I use scp from the computer I want the data pulled to. > > My problem is I am at a Windows XP system using putty and I can't > "pull" the data because putty signs me into the freebsd system. So if > I were to use SCP I would be pulling to the freebsd system becuase I > am signed in with Putty right? > > So how do I sign on to freebsd and then scp the folder to the windows > machine? more like a push. You use PSCP.EXE instead of PUTTY.EXE from a Windows' "cmd" prompt. That's probably awful, if you're looking for something with fancy, colourful GUI buttons, but it has certainly saved my a$$ a few times :)