How to use Netcat to transfer files between servers?
Issue
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This is a useful test if problems are being encountered using scp or one of the other commands that encrypts data.
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If file transfers are failing when sending large files using ssh/openssh, you can troubleshoot this issue by issuing file transfers, such as nc or ftp that can transfer files without encryption.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6
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