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Topic: Need Program Advice |
Dan Dowd
From:
Paducah, KY, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Aug 2001 5:44 am |
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| Is there a program that would allow for two computers to hook up over the internet for two way large file transfer, such as wav. files. I am aware of programs such a Carbon Copy but these work thru a dial up connection by calling the remote computer on a tel line. Can they be used, with computers that have DSL connection. I would like to both send and receive large files. Presently most ISP providers only allow 5 meg of space. |
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Bill Crook
From:
Goodlettsville, TN , Spending my kid's inheritance
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Posted 11 Aug 2001 6:28 am
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Dan......
I use Outlook Express 5.0
This allows me to break up a large file into several smaller ones, then send them to another computer. Their machine then reconbinds the several parts back into a singular file for whaterever.
With a 2Meg file, it is broken into approx 15 seperate posts and sends them. The receiveing person dosen't know that the message (WAV file) has been modified and pieced back together.
I have figured out that about 88 messages is the limit that a mailbox will allow without reading or clearing out. This equates out to about a 44Meg file. The normal Mp3 file is about 3 meg, A WAV file is about 5-7Meg in size. You should have no problem sending a file to another computer.
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Joe Delaronde
From:
Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 11 Aug 2001 7:18 am
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Dan
I sent a large file to my buddy just to try it out. We were on the phone monitoring the file transfer. He recieved the file in 15 chunks. As soon as the file transfer was complete, the computer auto knited the files together to make one file. He was amazed how fast this was accomplished. I suppose there is a limit.
Joe |
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Dave Alfstad
From:
Indianola, IA USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2001 7:20 am
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Dan,
There is a program available called Direct Connect. You can get it from www.neo-modus.com. How it works is this:
You find a public hub and enter it. Some hubs have minimum sharing requirements. In other words you may have to have, say 2GB worth of stuff that you are sharing. Once you are in the hub you can trade any kind of files you want with the people in there. I have been doing some home recording and a friend of mine lives about 20 miles away from me. When I get a rough mix that I want him to listen to, we get on Direct Connect and he downloads it from me. That way I can have another set of ears listening to the mix on a different set of speakers. And I can get his opinion of it too. Works great.
This program might be what you're looking for.
Dave Alfstad |
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Dan Dowd
From:
Paducah, KY, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Aug 2001 2:54 pm
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| Thanks for the info guys. Dave I tried Direct Connect an it works great. It works thru a hub and you can down or upload very large files. I tried to set mine up as a hub. The setup asked for my ISP provider #, so I called Bellsouth to get it. They told me their DSL service uses a Dynamic # which is different every time I log on to the service. That prevents me from being a hub unless I am missing something. I hooked up with a buddy in PA, and we were able to up and download using him as the hub. One of the best FREE pgms out there. Thanks |
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Dave Alfstad
From:
Indianola, IA USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2001 5:48 am
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Hey Dan,
Glad Direct Connect worked out for ya. You probably realize it but you and your friend don't have to run a hub to swap those files. As long as both of you are in the same hub you can do it. If you don't want the hassles of running one you can just both enter someone elses hub and swap there.
Dave Alfstad |
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