Valzix Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 If I disable the trackers and relays for a folder will it go to any servers run by Bittorrent or anyone? I just want to transfer some files from my computer to phone and vice versa and want to know if they will be P2P if I do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piotrnik Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 If you disable trackers/dht and relays, then yes, it is a direct transfer with no other communication than between the two devices. For this to work though, you will need to know the hostname/ip:port for the computers, to manually input for them under the folder options. I know this is possible for computer-to-computer transfers, but I'm not sure if the mobile versions allow you to disable trackers or setup manual connections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest proactiveservices Posted July 25, 2014 Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 If you disable trackers/dht and relays, then yes, it is a direct transfer with no other communication than between the two devices. This is not strictly correct in all cases. If any peer in the swarm knows of other peers in the WAN, this information will be sent to all other peers. They will then connect to said peers outside of the LAN. This is unlikely if you're the only person with the secret, and you set up the share correctly on both devices, but you should still be aware of the possibility of external P2P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valzix Posted July 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2014 If you disable trackers/dht and relays, then yes, it is a direct transfer with no other communication than between the two devices. For this to work though, you will need to know the hostname/ip:port for the computers, to manually input for them under the folder options. I know this is possible for computer-to-computer transfers, but I'm not sure if the mobile versions allow you to disable trackers or setup manual connections. Hmm interesting, Thanks, I tested out syncing between my phone and computer and turned off relays and trackers on the computer folder and it sent, I didn't know if it was strictly P2P or not though, I was on the same wifi too if that makes a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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