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P2P (Peer to peer) refers to various technologies (such as bitorrent) that employ a peer to peer network to exchange data.

P2P (Peer to peer) refers to various technologies (such as bitorrent) that employ a peer to peer network to exchange data. There are many implementations of the basic concept, but all of them are essentially facilitating the exchange of data without a server.

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How can I connect to GNUnet 0.8.1 on 11.10?

As the SOPA/PIPA storm was brewing, I thought I should give some of the new tools people were talking about a try. After reading around and checking what was available in the repos, I picked GNUnet. I want to be able to download Linux ISOs on P2P…
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Is it needed to set Static IP and Port to get best performance from Transmission?

I've recently migrated to Linux from Windows and I work on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I am trying to preserve my usual habits of Windows so that I can use Linux more regularly. One of those habits is P2P activity. On Windows, to get the best of my P2P client…
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Creating Persistent p2p Groups in Ubuntu

I would like to form persistent group so that after a disconnection, when previously disconnected device sends connection invitation GO doesn't need to accept the invitation. Here's an example, which will explain my problem better: I have nodes…
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how to block torrent traffic on ubuntu server?

I want to block all P2P (including bittorrent) traffic going through my Ubuntu Server. I have tried : Blocking certain strings, but it's not effective or user friendly Blocking IPs that resolve to trackers, but it's impossible to keep pace with…
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Is Ubuntu One a peer-to-peer application?

What sort of technology does Ubuntu One use for file syncing? I was told by my school that Ubuntu One and http://one.ubuntu.com are blocked because it is a "peer-to-peer application", while they still allow Google Drive. Is this true? Or is it some…
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How to setup Wifi Direct

I am trying to configure Wifi Direct to connect to a 4.1 Android Phone. What are the correct steps to setup and configure wifi Direct to connect to a Phone that supports the same feature.
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How to bring up WiFi Direct stack on ubuntu

I am working on a project where I have to connect a linux laptop with an android tablet using wifi direct.The tablet already has the wifi direct option but the laptop doesnt. Can someone please tell what is the procedure I need to follow to get Wifi…
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What's the statue of Wifi Direct in Linux/Ubuntu

Android now supports Wifi-Direct by default. Windows 8 has also this capability. What's the statue of Wi-Di in Ubuntu ? Especially with Ubuntu Touch coming I'd be very useful. I need this technology for developing a Ubuntu software and I haven’t…
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P2P on rtl8812au not working

How to use P2P operations using rtl8812au driver? I have tried almost every driver which are available out there in github and also in the linux home; none of them are actually working correctly. The only driver which I found usable was…
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Issues using acestream engine with Ubuntu 18.04 (not with snap)

I was trying to play acestream content on Ubuntu 18.04, however acestream has provided us with the engine upto Ubuntu 16 only. Here is the download link I then unpacked the tarball and installed the dependencies and followed the instructions from…
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BitTorrent for Ubuntu 16.04

I am on Ubuntu 16.04, and was wondering if there is a way to use a P2P file sharing program like Bit Torrent? I have tried Transmission with no luck, and then installed qBittorrent again with no results. The torrent does not seem to move and I get…
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Wifi P2P wpa_supplicant - failed to create p2p device interface

I'm trying to configure wifi p2p connection with ubuntu, but I have some issues. In particular I followed this guide and this one Almost everything seems ok, but when I lunch the command: sudo ./wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -c /etc/p2p.conf -Dnl80211…
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Cross-platform direct file transfer across the internet

I want to directly transfer a file from a friend's PC running Windows to my Ubuntu box over the internet. What are my options? For security reasons, I don't want to use a third-party server. Hopefully, it's something not something complicated or…
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Simple voice chat over command line?

I will be using this for development. What I want is: No large proprietary blob overhead to accomplish this, like skype No account needed. So no skype account, no email, etc etc. Ability to run without a gui. Ability for multiple users to connect…
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trustworthy p2p solution to accelerate apt-get dist-upgrade

Do you know any good and working solution for making apt-get dist-ugprade faster? I remember trying out apt-p2p a while ago but it was not wokring well. thanks!
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