I apologise in advance for anything confusing or straight up impossible I’m asking for here.
I plan on using Syncthing as a substitute for most of the apple ecosystem stuff. So far it’s been going well apart from the unfortunate issue where internet is weird and sometimes syncing doesn’t work because I need to use mobile data for something else at that moment.
Apparently WiFi Direct works with Syncthing and it also is able to run without affecting the networks needed to keep downloads or what not running.
Is this actually possible? Does WiFi Direct allow for this? Am I able to run a PC to Phone network in this manner or no? Its apparently done on the apple ecosystem without any control over it so why not on windows and android?
I’m not sure what you mean entirely. Syncthing is file synchronization software, and doesn’t do everything in the Apple ecosystem. It will work over almost any IP network, including WiFi, without the need for any Internet connectivity. I’m not sure what you mean about “…affecting the networks…”
There’s an open source alt to ios apple air drop and samsung quick share. Syncthing already use LAN if on the same network, if v p n or t or etc. Then it uses relay.
I understand what is meant by the question. Basically Syncthing is file synchronization over a centralized network (whether LAN or WAN). But it is being asked if there is any possibility of Syncthing making use of WiFi Direct technology which is P2P (Peer-To-Peer). With that Syncthing would be able to link and sync directly to each other like Bluetooth technology.
I do not know myself the answer to the question. But I am interested to know the answer as well. Is Syncthing over WiFi Direct possible?
Negative @martinp, Syncthing is file synchronization software that is peer to peer. It runs over IP; so while I would expect Syncthing to work over WiFi Direct, it seems to be designed to work over any IP network. Get the IP piece working and whether you’re using regular Ethernet or WifFi Direct, I’d expect you to be good to go.