If you are an ITer, there are many situations you will need an instant file server running right on your laptop 😉. For example, when you go onsite to update firmware for some device that does not have an internet connection 🤔, or you want to share some file with your friend but just inside your local network 🤨, or a very cool situation like you want to share a file from your Windows laptop to your mobile phone or other Macbook 😮. This simple file server will cover all the above situations, and all you need to do is copy the URL from the tool and paste it to the target device browser. Let's explore how cool it is! 😎
Download from: https://www.rejetto.com/hfs/?f=dl
User Interface
The interface is simple and very easy to use. There are just 3 portions need to care:
1. The address bar will be the URL you must copy and paste to the target device.
2. The left panel will be the list of files available on your file server.
3. The right panel is the Window of the log that shows the process or status of connection or downloading from the target device.
Add files to the server
Just right-click on the left panel, select Add files
Download files from other machines
Now, all you need to do is select the file from the left panel and copy the URL shown on the URL textbar. In my case, it is http://192.168.10.147:5000/Test.txt
I will use my Raspberry Pi to download this file for this case.
My Laptop, where I set up the file server, is on 192.168.10.147.
The Raspberry Pi, where I will download files from my Laptop, is on 192.168.10.141.
Now, I will use wget on the Raspberry Pi to download the test file:
NOTE: Remember to turn off the firewall on your laptop if you need to. In my case, I'm using McAfee, and then I turn off the firewall, as shown in the steps below.
It's up to your antivirus or defender software; you need to find the dedicated setting to turn off the firewall. Otherwise, you cannot download from other devices.
Remember to turn on the firewall again after all 😉
And this is my result from Raspberry Pi.
Hope you enjoy it and make it useful for your work. 😊
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