[SLL] backup to Windows, restore on Linux

[Glenn Stone]

On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 01:26:29AM -0700, Adam Monsen wrote:
>I forgot to mention that the computer was a laptop, which prohibits
>installing another hard drive.
>
>I went with the direct ethernet connection (no crossover needed--nice)
>and used WinSCP from the Windows box. Got about 5MB/sec transfer rate,
>which seemed quite reasonable. tar/netcat would've been faster, but I
>didn't want to go through the cygwin install.

Something to note here for the record... older computers will likely have
USB 1.1 ports.  This can be got around by dint of USB2 add-on cards (either
PCMCIA for laptops, or PCI for anything else)... 

That said, a bit of CAT5 is cheaper than either, and you probably have it
laying around. :) 

-- Glenn