On Mon 29 Jul 2019 at 08:10:21 (-0700), Patrick Bartek wrote: > On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:40:40 -0500 Richard Owlett <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sneakernet for file transfer has become annoying. > > Ethernet is undesirable in my environment so I am only interested is > > wireless. > > I have only a few machines a max of 6' apart. > > My usage would typically be peer-to-peer but I want to communicate > > between any two machines. > > My web connectivity is via a T-Mobile WiFi Hotspot (WiFi turned off). > > I run Debian 9.8. > > > > I've just begun reading - primarily Wikipedia articles and some links > > from them. My primary question is "What should I be reading?" in order > > to ask appropriate questions. Specificallty "What?" and "Why?" much more > > than "Howto?". > > > > A concern is security issues. Bluetooth, being short range, may thus > > have an advantage. Speed is not an issue for my expected usage. (I was > > one of my ISP's last 6 dial-up clients ;) > > Since your machines are very close together, take a look at USB to USB > networking. > > It's wired, so more secure than any type of wireless. Fast or reasonably > so depending on type of USB -- 2? 3? Minimum investment. USB cables > are cheap. With Ethernet, besides extra cables, you'd have to buy at > least a switch. And as most computers have multiple USB ports, it's > easy to set up.
Wiring is an issue, so no better than ethernet in this respect. OTOH the OP already has an ethernet switch lying unused … That's putting aside the extra configuration complexity. Cheers, David.
