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Share files across the LAN
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Add guide to help debugging connection issues #120

Closed astrojuanlu closed 2 years ago

astrojuanlu commented 2 years ago

I have two computers with exactly the same version of Warpinator & Linux Mint, same network, no VPN, no special firewall rules. It worked the first time, and now it doesn't work anymore: either it's "unable to connect" or one of them says "no other computers found". I didn't change anything, it just stopped working suddenly.

It would be nice to have a step by step guide to debug these connection issues, beyond the typical "check if you have Internet connection" or "check that both computers are on the same network". The Android app has something like it https://github.com/slowscript/warpinator-android/blob/master/connection-issues.md but (1) it's still not very complete and (2) it's specific to the Android app.

I tried launching warpinator --debug hoping that I would get more information, but I get exactly zero output. I was also looking for a "refresh" or "reconnect" button, no luck. Finally, there's no "export debug logs" or similar either.

As it stands now, the app is not very useful I'm afraid.

mtwebster commented 2 years ago

The README has been updated with some troubleshooting info: https://github.com/linuxmint/warpinator#troubleshooting-tips

astrojuanlu commented 2 years ago

That's very good, thanks @mtwebster . I will close this and open further issues if I find other problems.