Private P2P Network for Sharing Information

atom.Man · 10-16-2008, 05:43 PM

I've been wanting to set up a private P2P (peer-to-peer) network for sharing information/files with trusted friends and i think i found a decent application to do it. I invite all to take a look and post back if interested. let's start an Avalon P2P community where we can share resources!

My criteria for an application was:

(! = required) (* = optional)

! serverless - NO central server
! not web-based - application installs on your PC
! all traffic encrypted
! ability to share specific files with specific people
! FREE with no ad/malware
! connect automatically to other members when app runs
! basic text chat
* voice conferencing
* multi-platform (NT, *nix, etc.)
* open source

what i came up with is "Transporter P2P", which meets most of my criteria:

http://www.brooksyounce.com/ - click the software link

It is incredibly SMALL in size, yet packs a decent punch. Missing is voice conferencing, but i emailed the dev to see if he'd be willing to update and integrate another app he wrote, "TinyTalk", with Transporter.Of course this can always be done with a separate app as well. It's not open source or multi-platform either, but one could always try running it on WINE if you're a Linux fan.

The one i really liked was "qNext", but 1) it's ad supported and 2) like many others, they require you to create an account with them. Serverless is very important to me -- i don't want to rely on a 3rd party to be able to network with friends. It's also a privacy issue.

Post back if you're interested!

10-16-2008, 05:43 PM	#1
atom.Man Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 31	Private P2P Network for Sharing Information I've been wanting to set up a private P2P (peer-to-peer) network for sharing information/files with trusted friends and i think i found a decent application to do it. I invite all to take a look and post back if interested. let's start an Avalon P2P community where we can share resources! My criteria for an application was: (! = required) (* = optional) ! serverless - NO central server ! not web-based - application installs on your PC ! all traffic encrypted ! ability to share specific files with specific people ! FREE with no ad/malware ! connect automatically to other members when app runs ! basic text chat * voice conferencing * multi-platform (NT, nix, etc.) open source what i came up with is "Transporter P2P", which meets most of my criteria: http://www.brooksyounce.com/ - click the software link It is incredibly SMALL in size, yet packs a decent punch. Missing is voice conferencing, but i emailed the dev to see if he'd be willing to update and integrate another app he wrote, "TinyTalk", with Transporter.Of course this can always be done with a separate app as well. It's not open source or multi-platform either, but one could always try running it on WINE if you're a Linux fan. The one i really liked was "qNext", but 1) it's ad supported and 2) like many others, they require you to create an account with them. Serverless is very important to me -- i don't want to rely on a 3rd party to be able to network with friends. It's also a privacy issue. Post back if you're interested!