Copy file from one network computer, to another

I have remote access to two computers. I want to use Matlab to copy a file from computer A to computer B, without using my computer as a stepping stone in the middle (The files are large)

Is there a command / some syntax that will allow me to do that?

Answer 1

Not really. If you want to bypass your machine you'll need to execute the command on either the source or the destination machines via something like ssh, remote desktop, etc. Otherwise, the files are streamed from the source machine, into your machine, and then from your machine to the destination machine.

Looking at things like scp and ssh... It appears I need the computer network locations, the usernames and the file name... I have the network locations, and from my computer I can just type them in explorer and access them to find the file. But I have never entered a username or needed one... do I need to perform ssh?