File manager via LAN

[Gianluca]

I'm wondering how to create a file manager (so view and copy files from-to another PC) using this method:

In order to get something:

UDPStartup()
$pc = UDPBind(@IPAddress1,951)
$recv = UDPRecv($pc,2048)
UDPShutdown()

In order to send something:

UDPStartup()
$pc_2 = UDPOpen($IPyouWANNAuse,951)
$text = "Your message"
UDPSend($pc_2,$text)
UDPShutdown()

Any ideas? It is not stricly compulsory that THIS is the right way to do what I want, the only conditions are the fact that the PCs are in a LAN...

Edited April 29, 2011 by Gianluca

[hannes08]

Hello Gianluca,

creating a "filemanager" like this is not an easy thing you can do in 2 or 3 hours of coding.

Think about the following points:

• Why not use standard Explorer if you're in a LAN?
• You'll need a server and a client program for this.
• Using TCP for sending files would be better.
• SERCURITY! How will you manage security in your client-server app?

It's one thing to send text messages through network, but something completely different if you want to browse, download and upload files.

[Gianluca]

Hello Gianluca,

creating a "filemanager" like this is not an easy thing you can do in 2 or 3 hours of coding.

Think about the following points:

• Why not use standard Explorer if you're in a LAN?
• You'll need a server and a client program for this.
• Using TCP for sending files would be better.
• SERCURITY! How will you manage security in your client-server app?

It's one thing to send text messages through network, but something completely different if you want to browse, download and upload files.

All right.. gotcha!

Well, it is not so difficult to browse... the main difficult is upload/download files! Advice?