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jamescun
on Feb 16, 2013
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Show HN: Quickly copy a file between computers
Definitely a interesting take on sharing data over a LAN but I would be worried about the repercussions of using broadcasts to move a large quantity of data on a larger network, cool for smaller/personal networks though.
jbester
on Feb 16, 2013
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Looking at the code, UDP/Broadcast is used only for negotiation. After negotation, a TCP socket is used for the actual transfer.
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