Get files from other computers on wireless network

[Alexz003]

Hi, i am working on a new program and i need to know what i would need to learn in order to be able to make a program that can explore and take files from another computer on your wireless network. Also i need to know how hard it would be to make this. Like, easy, medium, hard, extreme, don't bother!

the reason for the difficulty is to know if i am in over my head or not.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[ninja9578]

I'm fairly certain that Finder is open source, take a look at it's source. It's not C++, but Cocoa is very similar... at least from a design standpoint.

Obviously, you will not be able to access private files and folders, no matter what you do.

[rdrast]

You don't have to make anything.
Just use your operating system.
Done.

[Alexz003]

I'm fairly certain that Finder is open source, take a look at it's source. It's not C++, but Cocoa is very similar... at least from a design standpoint.

Obviously, you will not be able to access private files and folders, no matter what you do.

I am talking about for other computers that allow me to access them. I want to, for example, get on a co-workers computer and get the file that i am looking for. I want it to be able to give me a list of the files on the computer. Finder if for the computer that it is on, not network computers.

Something like teamviewer i guess but i just want it to list directories and files in them.

You don't have to make anything.
Just use your operating system.
Done.

Other computers, not my computer.

[Amleto]

you want to get read access of all files of any computer attached to the same wireless network, but the files aren't publicly shared? Sounds too suspicious.

[sufood]

install your program on the victim's computer (client)
disable their firewall
you will act as the server
victim connects to you
easy as pie

you can code it using winsock

[ninja9578]

No, Finder will show you everything on your computer and any other computer on your network. Go here:
Finder > Preferences > Sidebar
Check Bonjour computers

Unless the connected computer is running windows, you can not access private files, period. If they're publicly shared you can view them, but private ones can not be viewed by anything other than the computer they're on and the user that they are associated with. Read up on how UNIX file permissions work.

Windows has something similar, just not as secure. You SHOULDN'T be able to see private files, but depending on the UAC settings, you might be able to.