Comment on Hosting files on the LAN to trusted folks at a LAN party -- FTP?
markstos@lemmy.world 4 days agoIt’s all fun and games until someone brings a USB 2.0 thumb drive.
The file could transferred over the LAN and the network de-saturated faster the file could be copied off a USB 2 drive.
Xanza@lemm.ee 4 days ago
I haven’t seen a USB 2.0 drive in 15 or so years. So I’d say you’re pretty safe… And even if that were the case, it’s still preferable vs hogging the connection for a single file.
USB transfer only affects you with slow speeds until the transfer is done. Network transfer affects the entire party with slow speeds until the transfer is done.
It’s the obvious choice if you’re having saturation issues, even at 2.0 speeds.