How I can scan the contents of a folder on another PC in LAN

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I have an application that scans directories on my computer and displays its contents. From my computer I want to view the contents of another PC (Name: Remote1: 192.168.1.100) on my local network, what mechanism should be used: should implement a client-server FTP (because I also try to send content to the remote PC: Remote1) , WCF or other mechanism? please help

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Posted 20-Aug-16 17:07pm

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Garth J Lancaster · Answer 1 · 2016-08-20T17:58:00

have you thought about using a mapped network drive from your (program) machine to the 'remote' machine ?

- on the remote machine you 'share' the topmost level of drive/folder you wish to make available (please dont expose c:\windows, c:\program files ie anything that needs to remain private/secure etc, have a separate drive/folder for 'content'
- preferably create a separate account and give it required permissions to only that share
- then use either a unc path from the 'client'/'program' machine or map a drive

this is also good at helping to connect to shares on other machines and disconnecting the share when you're done with it C# Map Network Drive (API)[^]

Im taking you at your word of course both machines are on the same network, ie, have addresses 192.168.1.x - else it may get more difficult