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Yes, today it's much harder to transfer files in a local network without using cloud (or external coordinator), for some reason.
by dandanua 5y ago
Yes, today it's much harder to transfer files in a local network without using cloud (or external coordinator), for some reason.
- capableweb 5y agoIs it? If you have the IP of the sender/receiver, it's trivial to use even something like netcat to send/receive files. Samba works as well if you want something more user-friendly and integrated with the traditional file explorers on various OSes.
- sekh60 5y agoSamba, NFS, SSH, scp, there are tons of ways to locally transfer files without a server if you know the IP address.
- denton-scratch 5y agoSamba without a server? Maybe this is a new feature, I must look into it.
- f1refly 5y agoOne machine is always the server and the other one the slave to it, it's like that with most transfer protocols, including scp and nfs
- marcodave 5y agoBack in the early '2000s we had two home PCs with Windows (98 and 2000/XP), it was a breeze (relatively) to make the two PCs see each other in the LAN, using the legacy workgroup + shared folder/drive letters. of course security was near nonexistent, but it was home LAN, and convenience trumped all. Nowadays I have NO idea if I could do a similar setup with Windows 10 without resorting to the cloud
- RMPR 5y agoYou can still do that! Make the PC see each other in the LAN is just a matter of ticking one box. I typically create a folder somewhere and give r/w access to everyone then I proceed to log in with the credentials of the computer then put whatever I want. After I am finished I delete the folder. I think it uses SMB under the hood.