Sure, you can do this, but the idea was to command everything from the PC. Let's face it, with a full sized screen and keyboard, when you have an NIT sitting next to a PC which would you rather use?

Well, again, as I put in the prefix, "If file transfer is the purpose,..." I would tap on the tablet as my tablet has touch screen while average PC does not.

If you want to use the PC sreen/kbd to work on the tablet is a different issue.

bun

[QUOTE=wartstew;200037]NFS - Yes I noticed the portmap daemon on the N810 I just didn't know if it had a complete NFS server on it and haven't tried to access it that way. Maybe I should.[/url]

You're right, there is no NFS server for the NIT.

However, here are two userspace implementations from Debian Lenny:
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/unfs3
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/nfs-user-server

Notice both are ported to armel, and light & relaxed regarding dependancies. Hence, theres quite some chance they'll work but I haven't tried it.

Theres also a kernel-based NFS server but it has much more dependancies.
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/nfs-kernel-server

The other way around (the NIT mounting Windows over SSH) works btw: use copSSH or cygwin-sshd to run SSH server on NIT. Then mount the filesystem using FUSE & SSHFS on the NIT. Just saying.

I found some more alternatives for you via Google (see here) but a quick glanced told me they're either not in Windows Explorer, or they're proprietary.

FWIW, I use this: fileserver running SSH, CIFS (SMB), and NFS (disabled for now). Then I use whatever I prefer. On the NIT e.g. scp command (part of OpenSSH) or SSHFS. To access the NIT i either SSH to it, and from there I can also use copy/paste easily and scp command or SSHFS to/from the fileserver. I even have some authorized keys setup, so whereever I am on the world, I can always copy easily & safely to/from my fileserver, log in to it, or mount the fileserver. Only problem is when my NIT is stolen...

Thanks for the great overview.

Although I have the same thing, I'm sure others will be interested in these options.

I'm not up to speed on FUSE, can you point me to a document on using it from an NIT users point of view? Last time I messed around with it I ended up with a PC that would hang during bootup until I disabled it. I never got around to playing with it after that but I guess I should if not for the userspace NTFS support alone.

sshfs is in extras of diablo, you can install it and it will install the fuse dependancies as well. Then, as user or root, you can use sshfs to mount a remote SSH server. Just type sshfs, and you'll see the available options. It worked great here, on the N810.

any downside to running the ssh server all the time?
i think i may have noticed shorter battery life. but then again it could be one of the other dozen problems with battery life.

It takes about 3.4 megs of memory which isn't very much, but some.

It also is a potential security risk since it provides remote access. If this is a concern, make sure you audit all the user accounts.