From: trryhend on
On Mar 28, 12:24 pm, Whiffle Diffle <Whiffle.Dif...(a)shmo.net> wrote:
> I know this is probably simple stuff but I actually know nothing about
> windows except how to install a game and play it.
>
> I got my dual boot working and would like to move a game iso file from my
> linux partition to windows. It's big, over 6 gig so I can't use a dvd.
>
> What I wanted to do is put the file on my wife's networked linux machine
> and boot into windows on mine and transfer the file via ftp. But I can't
> ftp from windows into my wife's linux machine. When I ftp from the
> cmd.exe window it says connected to 192.168.1.2 but no login prompt comes
> up. Then after a short time her Linux box closes connection.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanks
>
> Oh, BTW, yes I can ftp from slack to slack. :)

Try turning off the firewall on the Windows Box.