CLI apps rsync and scp work well. A nice GUI app I use is the kio_fish slave to konqueror. Transfer is via ssh. http://www.garni.ch/fish/ May already be installed (part of kdebase). Bob jim scott wrote: > Hello, all. I'm going to connect up 2 Linux boxes on a home network. > I'll connect the boxes and my DSL router/modem to a switch. Right now, > I've got all incoming services disabled on both computers -- no > telnet, no ftp, no rsh. I would like to be able to copy data from one > PC to the other. What's the most secure service I can use for > occasional data transfer between the two PCs? Thanks for any advice. >