Take another look at the tar docs. You got me curious, so I went and looked and found that you can specify: [HOSTNAME]:f when you specify the tar archive filename target. I tested it and got: #tar cjpf 192.168.177.2:test.tbz janina+paula.jpg minuet.rednote.net: Connection refused tar (child): 192.168.177.2\:test.tbz: Cannot open: Input/output error tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now tar: Child returned status 2 tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors [root at concerto 20:04:18] pet# So, there is a way. Obviously nothing is listening on Minuet, but that's just a matter of learning how to set it up. Clearly, tar on concerto tried to establish a connection--and even obtained the remote HOSTNAME from the ip address.
