How I transfer files from laptop to raspberry via ethernet cable?

Question

I am using Ubuntu 13.04 version and raspberry device is connect with my laptop through Ethernet cable. I want to transfer some python(.py) file to raspberry pi.

How I transfer data or files between them?

Answer 1

Command line

1. Install sshfs and fuse on your laptop
2. open a terminal and continue with the following commands:
3. On your laptop's home directory create a directory on which you will mount your RPi $ mkdir ~/rpi_mount
4. make a note of your RPi's ip address. Say xxx.yyy.zzz.xxx
5. mount the rpi's file system: $ sshfs [email protected]:/dir/to/mount ~/rpi_mount/
6. enter pi's password when prompted to do so.
7. you should now see all your RPi's files from your Ubuntu file navigator.
8. when you are done, unmount the mount with fusermount -u rpi_mount

Using the GUI

1. Install sshfs and fuse on your laptop
2. mount the RPi over sshfs using the Gnome "Connect to Server" tool in the desktop Places menu.

Troubleshooting

If the above doesn't work, make sure you are in the fuse group on your laptop: $ groups. If you don't see your username in the list, add it to the fuse group: $ sudo usermod -g fuse $USER

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Answer 2

1. Plug your Raspberry Pi into your router using the ethernet cable. Power on the Pi
2. Plug your laptop into the router with a second cable or connect via WiFi.
3. Identify your Pi's IP address, either directly on the Pi or by logging onto your router's admin web interface
4. On your laptop, you can use Secure CoPy (SCP) to copy the files to your Pi. Example:

scp mypythonfile.py [email protected]:/home/username/

You'll be prompted to enter the username's password. This also assumes you are running Raspbian (or some other Linux distro) and have SSH setup (it is setup by default in Raspbian).

HTH

Answer 3

Using direct Ethernet? Why?

To even make direct talk possible you would need a crosstalk cable, which is an ethernet cable where the wires are crossed so that what is output by one computer is received on the input pins of the other.

This will take some specific knowledge of socket protocols, but could be done. My suggestion would be to use a router as an intermediate or transfer with a flashdrive.