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LongDarkTeaTimeOfTheSoul
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

LAN Sync on a machine with many VLANs and Network Interfaces

I've read the "Inside LAN Sync" blog article, and it's very in depth on the guts of LAN Sync, but I'm wondering about peer discovery on a complicated network. LAN Sync polls the network with UDP port...
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LongDarkTeaTimeOfTheSoul
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Ok, so, that page confirmed that syncs are done by hashed block, so it doesn't matter who is logged into what account, as long as they are the same shared folders... but it doesn't answer the question about how DropBox polls the LAN. 

 

Does DropBox poll every interface, real or virtual, for peers?

 

Or, does it only poll the primary and/or internet connected interface?

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