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D-LAN?
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I'd suggest you to transfer the files over a local network. Check out this.
I recommend an ethernet to your router for maximum speed, but also through wifi it shouldn't take too long.
[](/abuhoh) Ouch! Sounds like a fan failure to me! Or maybe a heatsink came loose somewhere?
[](/sp)Anyway, I'd just transfer over a homegroup or something. Barring that, there's other software that can probably do the job pretty easily! But I guess it's a moot point if everything's already transferred, right?
I have implemented a 'SortedArray' for the D-LAN project, it may interest you: http://git.euphorik.ch/index.cgi?p=D-LAN.git;a=blob;f=application/Common/SortedArray.h;h=a1fd0413a30eed7647926667b81dabf8608d2fbb;hb=refs/heads/chat ;)
So I am not a fan of whatever windows can do (It should be possible, but I do not use it).
I am a big fan of D-Lan though. You install it on every computer and share the relevant folder on yours. Everybody should see your computer and the shared folder in his instance of D-Lan and be able to download it. The cool thing about D-Lan, is that it's SUPER FAST. It distributes traffic to different computers who already have the file. I have seen it completely maxing possible downstream on my Gigabit Switch (125 Mb/s with 6 People using D-Lan). Windows shares are (in my very limited) experience much slower.
One additional tip (whatever method you are using): If you are sharing a folder (for a mod, for example) which contains a lot of really small files, you should ZIP that folder. (Transferring many small files is much slower than one big file)
I don't think I can get an actual server set up, but would this program be useful for us to share files easily? Would it require anything else other than the program itself installed?
EDIT: I suppose D-LAN would be a better choice for this.
I use D-Lan for most file distribution across my home network and is required during LANs for filesharing. After the initial hashing, it's resource use goes very low. Pretty much a file search with bitorrent-style distribution/downloads and chat client.