help on networking

[anmaxp]

I just created a 2 pc home network using a hub, the ip's are set right and I can connect back and forth on both pc's using ssh and I am using scp to copy files... but I want to know a couple of things:

1. Is there any way to mount the filesystem of one pc on the other (in order to view the files without using ssh) or is there any gui app that will let me browse the network?

2. are there any chat applications that can be used over the network?

thanx a lot!

[grunt_user]

1. use NFS or Samba to connect. You can mount them the same way you would a local filesystem. Many good how-tos on using them.

2. ths simplest would be the talk daemon. there are many chat servers out there. go to www.freshmeat.net and search for "IM server"