[CLUE-Tech] What is the easiest way to move files between two computers?

[bof]

Hello,

On occasion, I need to move large (multi-megabyte) files from one 
computer to another. Neither system has a Zip drive or CD burner, so 
using a sneakernet method is not feasible.

One of the computers is my laptop and will always be used as one of the 
two systems. It will be running Linux (Red Hat or Slackware); the other 
will run Windows 98, or Mac OS, or Linux. The systems are not part of a 
network, and I plan on connecting them by their ethernet cards using a 
crossover cable.

I don't care about security: I will be present for the transfer and once 
it is done, the computers will be disconnected. Furthermore, once the 
transfer is done, I will most likely not need to do it again with that 
particular computer. I am looking for the easiest way to do this, so I 
don't want to take a lot of time having to install programs and 
configure passwords, .config files, etc. I've tried rsh and had trouble 
with the passwords; I've tried SSH and gotten it to work after some 
effort. But is there a faster way: can't something be done with ftp or 
telnet or something else?

Any suggestions?

BOF