Need networking some help transfering files from linux to windows

[JohnEdwards]

yeah so I am currently trying to send some important files on a PC which had it's windows operating system totalled by some viruses, won't even safeboot. I am on a live boot right now and need to send files from this computer to my lappy via ethernet. problem is I can't seem to get the computers to see eachother and allow file transfers. any ideas?

[Morkcheese]

Is samba started?

[PvtCupcakes]

[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;19410145]yeah so I am currently trying to send some important files on a PC which had it's windows operating system totalled by some viruses, won't even safeboot. I am on a live boot right now and need to send files from this computer to my lappy via ethernet. problem is I can't seem to get the computers to see eachother and allow file transfers. any ideas?[/QUOTE]

Put everything into a folder, tar it, and copy it over ssh.
Make sure you have sshd started on the computer you're sending to. (laptop)

tar czvf stuff/ stuff.tar.gz
scp stuff.tar.gz yourUser@yourIP:/path/to/store/

[editline]04:55PM[/editline]

Oh, the laptop is running Windows? Then yeah, Samba would probably be best.

[JohnEdwards]

yeah figured it out