Disk dumps (dd) and copying over the network (netcat)
By jeltsch on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 19:33On the receiving machine (disk sda MUST be unmounted, e.g. by booting from a live CD or USB stick):
netcat -l -p 4778 | dd of=/dev/sda
On the sending machine (disk sdb MUST be unmounted, e.g. by booting from a live CD or USB stick):
dd if=/dev/sdb | netcat 192.168.0.4 4778
(-l listen; -p port)