P2P File Transfer

A peer to peer file transferring application written in C using TCP and UCP sockets

Server

The server facilitates client connections, file registrations, file download requests, and file deregistrations.

Client

A client can do any of the following:

• Connect to the server
• Register a file to be downloaded
  • A new port on the client's connection is opened
• Browse registered files
• Download a listed file
  • Makes a new connection to the client via UDP to facilitate file download
  • Registers file to server once downloaded
• Deregister a file
  • The listed port is closed on the client
• Disconnect from the server
  • All registered files will be automatically deregistered

Setup

$ gcc server.c -o server
$ gcc client.c -o client

Server

$ ./server <SERVER_PORT>

Client

$ ./client <SERVER_ADDRESS> <SERVER_PORT> <CLIENT_PORT>