This is something I've been fighting ever since I got my first 802.11b router back in the late 90s...
I have a desktop. Its plugged into the wired ethernet.
I have a laptop. It's connected to Wifi.
the skies will rain fire before these two pcs will share files with each other...
Years ago I would just keep all files on a flash drive, or using a service like dropbox... as these files got larger and larger (and the PCs more rooms apart), these two options were no longer viable... I would also simply run a wired cable to my laptop and plug it in to transfer files... but thanks to modern manufacturers wanting to squeeze another $50-$100 out of us for a dongle instead of including an RJ-45 port on the machine, that's not an option...
I've tried software that claims to fix this like D-lan, and Lan-shark, as well as a suggestion of installing an FTP server on my desktop... once again, none of these methods see each other...
All I want is a piece of software that makes sharing files as easy as RealVNC made sharing desktops...
So, anyone have any suggestions? (or is my best option just to sacrifice my gigabit-speed among the desktops and move everything to WiFi?)
I have a desktop. Its plugged into the wired ethernet.
I have a laptop. It's connected to Wifi.
the skies will rain fire before these two pcs will share files with each other...
Years ago I would just keep all files on a flash drive, or using a service like dropbox... as these files got larger and larger (and the PCs more rooms apart), these two options were no longer viable... I would also simply run a wired cable to my laptop and plug it in to transfer files... but thanks to modern manufacturers wanting to squeeze another $50-$100 out of us for a dongle instead of including an RJ-45 port on the machine, that's not an option...
I've tried software that claims to fix this like D-lan, and Lan-shark, as well as a suggestion of installing an FTP server on my desktop... once again, none of these methods see each other...
All I want is a piece of software that makes sharing files as easy as RealVNC made sharing desktops...
So, anyone have any suggestions? (or is my best option just to sacrifice my gigabit-speed among the desktops and move everything to WiFi?)