> On 13/09/2011 11:40 AM, Warp wrote:
>> Invisible<voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>>> I said that Windows allows it *by default*
>>
>> So how exactly would I transfer a file to you from my Windows?
>
> You can't. My PC is firewalled.
>
> You also can't transfer a file using Unix, for the same reason.
>
> That said, Windows file sharing is designed for the LAN. It really
> doesn't work properly over the Internet. You would need some kind of VPN
> connection to make it work properly. Unix, on the other hand, has tools
> which *do* work over the Internet. Things like FTP and so forth.
>
> If both machines are on the same LAN, sharing files between Windows
> hosts becomes trivial.

If both Unix machines  are on a LAN, sharing files becomes as trivial.

There are Linux distros that start ftpd, remote shell and NFS by 
default, or at least ask you if you want to do it at installation time.

Same thing for Solaris, AIX and other *NIX variants.

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