4 Network Protocols - which do you prefer and why?

[hallergard]

0 threads in this sub-forum for 5 weeks! Hope you don't mind me posting one. https://tinyurl.com/2uxp6z5p

I was happily streaming videos to my Android devices using SMVv1 and no password. Then happened Samba v. 2.11 and then VLC and now KODI - so I had to move to SMBv2/3 and passwords - and have looked at the alternatives: https://youtu.be/dhd8kF-4zYU

I prefer HTTP as I like to write my own video menus in html.

[GreyGeek]

HTTP as well. Don't use the other three.

[hallergard]

Thanks Lynn! What about file transfers? Usb-cable?

[claydoh]

miniDLNA anyone?

[hallergard]

Thanks Claydoh! First I have heard of it, will check it out

[hallergard]

Yes, miniDLNA works fine. Liked that symlinks to media on other partitions worked well.

[GreyGeek]

Thanks Lynn! What about file transfers? Usb-cable?

Sometimes, but mostly KDEConnect. I have the developer option turned on, along with adb supportg and USB debugging. I have wireless debugging turned off and I've disabled adb authorization timeout. I don't use 3GPP AT commands, and I force full GNSS measurements because the Russian GPS is more accurate than the American GPS. I verify apps installed via adb, which isn't often, and I verify bytecode of deebuggable apps. I've also enabled GPU debug layers.

So, with KDEConnect I can answer on my laptop msgs and phonecalls that are received by my Samsung GS10. I can also display a screen image of my GS10 and click buttons on it, but I rarely use that ability. It's more of a showoff novelty to impress noobs