Comment on Anon is incompatible

• thebestaquaman@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Because after, what, …40? years of internet, the most convenient way to move a large file between two computers on the same network is, usually, to put it on a physical drive and move it. That, or upload it to cloud storage, then have the other person download it.

  It’s unfathomable to me that we still don’t have a universally accepted and implemented protocol/utility for “send this file over wifi to this other machine on the same network”. I’m aware that there are plenty of ways to do this, but the fact that it’s typically easier to upload a 10 GB file to cloud storage for the person next to you to download it (or move it via a flash drive) is easier than just sending it directly. It boggles my mind that sending files over the local network isn’t some extremely simple cross-platform feature that any machine can access through a utility as accessible as connecting to the wifi-network.

  Just to reiterate: I’m very aware that this is easily possible for anyone with a little tech-backround. My point is that it isn’t the go-to method for most people, and I just can’t understand why…

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  • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨38⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

    I think the main reason is priorities.

    USB is standardised. File structures are also standardized (if you ignore different storage formats like ntfs, FAT32, etc). Everything that USB drives have to deal with is solved and standardized.

    Meanwhile, network specs are continually changing due to security concerns. If you have 2 devices connected, you need to have a secure way for those 2 devices to verify that they’re the correct devices. That’s not as big of a concern for USB drives, because if a bad actor has physical access to a computer you generally have bigger problems to deal with.

    Plus, hardware vendors like murkying the waters by pushing for their internal implementations when possible, preventing standardization across the entire industry

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  • Zorsith@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    There are security concerns with bending a device over and spreading it wide open to wiireless signal.

    The wired ethernet methods do exist but are locked down to trigger vendor lock in and make bank for hp/lexmark/etc in support contracts

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• Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yeah, they come in very handy.

  You can even transfer files from a desktop to a phone with these.

  And if one port breaks, the other still functions.

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