you could broadcast on a known port number to find each other, then once you've done that, use HTTP GET/PUT on another known port. HTTP servers are pretty easy to write, and there is a client in the Android SDK.
>Roman, > >Thanks for the response. What I am trying to do >is, write a program be able to send a file of >any type (but probably an mp3) from one android >phone to another android phone. The two phone >will only be a few meters apart if that. >Bluetooth was not working very well I was just >getting a lot of problems. Both phone are using >android 1.5 do you have any tips on setting ftp >client/server and android. > >Thanks and Regards >Mike > > >On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Abhi ><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> >wrote: > >Hi Romain, > >To add to my above note, the preferred wireless connection would be Wi- >Fi and not Bluetooth. > >Is there a way to find out what devices are connected to your WLAN? >Like how we do a scan for Wireless Access Points. Is there a way by >which these Wireless devices can share MAC addresses to identify each >other? > >Thanks, > >Abhi > > >On Nov 9, 1:59 pm, Abhi ><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> >wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am trying to do a similar thing but not between two phones. I am >> trying to accomplish wireless printing to my home wireless printer. >> Could you please guide me through to the initial steps? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Abhi >> >> On Nov 9, 1:50 pm, "Roman ( T-Mobile USA)" <roman.baumgaert...@t- >> >> >> >> <http://mobile.com>mobile.com> wrote: >> > You can write a ftp like client/server application. Use TCP socket >> > communication for the file transfer application. >> >> > If you are in the same network you have not to worry about too much. >> > If you try to do a file transfer on cellular things get more >> > complicated. Let me know what you exactly are trying to accomplish. >> >> > -- >> > Roman Baumgaertner >> > Sr. SW Engineer-OSDC >> > ·T· · ·Mobile· stick together >> > The views, opinions and statements in this email are those of the >> > author solely in their individual capacity, and do not necessarily >> > represent those of T-Mobile USA, Inc. >> >> > On Nov 8, 10:00 am, Mike88 >><<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]> >>wrote: >> >> > > Hello, >> >> > > Can some give me advice on what I could use to write code to transfer >> > > a file from one phone to another.- Hide quoted text - >> > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > >> - Show quoted text - > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "Android Developers" group. >To post to this group, send email to ><mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to ><mailto:android-developers%[email protected]>[email protected] >For more options, visit this group at ><http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "Android Developers" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected] >For more options, visit this group at ><http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en>http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- jason.vp.engineering.particle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
