Nice LAN file sharing program

Gas Panic! · 27 Sep 2006 at 18:45

Thought I'd give something back to these forums after asking for help.

BorgChat - http://borgchat.softnews.ro/

It features a really nice LAN file sharing interface. I've been searching for a few days now and couldn't track anything down, but my housemate just found this and it works a treat.

Just a heads-up, really. Networking is crap.

VaderDSL · 27 Sep 2006 at 18:49

I personally love Achat

http://achat.sourceforge.net/

bledd · 27 Sep 2006 at 19:19

whats wrong with windows sharing!?

smids · 27 Sep 2006 at 19:44

bledd. said:
whats wrong with windows sharing!?

It works when it wants to, and no more!
I can connect up one day and it'll work fine. The next, using the same equipment and everything, it won't work. I'm so fed up I've built my own NAS server with an old P3!

bledd · 27 Sep 2006 at 20:00

i've never ever had problems with it (only really used it since sp2 was released mind)

used it on multiple networks now, no issues

start, run, \\computername

^thats how i navigate

and i map in cmd, using net use x: \\computername\sharename

lay-z-boy · 27 Sep 2006 at 21:01

I will stick with intergrated WFS, thanks.

smids · 27 Sep 2006 at 21:07

bledd. said:
i've never ever had problems with it (only really used it since sp2 was released mind)

used it on multiple networks now, no issues

start, run, \\computername

^thats how i navigate

and i map in cmd, using net use x: \\computername\sharename

Exactly how I do it - sometimes it just doesn't work...

Maybe it doesn't like me!

mattbrown91 · 28 Sep 2006 at 07:30

Its very tempremental, when it works it works well.

\\insertnamehere\c$

smids · 28 Sep 2006 at 11:03

You would have thought in this day an age Microsoft would have addressed this point. I mean who wants to use USB or something when a direct cable connection is just as good?!

Something as simple as an ethernet connection becomes an arduous task.

jellybeard999 · 28 Sep 2006 at 11:06

DC++ is quite good too

GM@N · 28 Sep 2006 at 11:23

You might like to take a look at this http://hamachi.cc/

zetec452 · 28 Sep 2006 at 11:46

I've never had a problem with windows fire sharing. :S.

bledd · 28 Sep 2006 at 15:38

you probably just need sp2 and hotfixes guys

windows firewall with file sharing enabled, done!

smids · 28 Sep 2006 at 15:44

I have a fully updated system - latest drivers and everything - now I just use switches rather than direct connects - it simplifies everything.

hardc0re_tid · 28 Sep 2006 at 17:12

might try that log me in hamchi when i get home

bluestreak101 · 8 Oct 2006 at 13:20

Theres one point i think that should be mentioned. when you try using Windows file sharing sometimes i've noticed it automatically shares drives for you.

when i does so it tends to share something as \\[MACHINENAME]\C$ which sometimes works sometimes doesnt.

If you unshare it from that and remove the share completely but leave file sharing enabled, then reshare the drive with an uncomplicated name like \\[MACHINENAME]\C it works first time everytime.

other times it does work is when your trying to access it using a guest account. that i have had trouble with.

I do have a problem with XP Home on a laptop. It can access everything. but nothing can access it i've tried everything but its still causing a headache.

Conrad11 · 8 Oct 2006 at 13:23

I used windows file sharing for sharing files over the network. But there were a few registry settings and a service i had to disable to get it to work properly and at proper speeds.

Now works perfectly everytime.

NathanE · 8 Oct 2006 at 13:51

Nothing wrong with Windows file sharing. Fast and easy. If it's giving you problems then there is something quite badly wrong - probably a crappy personal firewall.