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Re:Just stop it A rant about entitlement in tech (not what y... by perilunar on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @09:46PM (#32933940)
A question for hardware people: say I have device that needs to be controlled remotely via WiFi. It seems to me that either:

- the device has a tiny web client that connects to a remote server to send/receive data

- the device has a tiny web server that other devices can connect to send/receive data

Which option is easier? Are the hardware requirements similar? Are there other better options?

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Re:Just stop it A rant about entitlement in tech (not what y... by robomartin on Thursday September 22, 2022 @01:25AM (#32935073)
Neither one. A web server or client is a high level construct that isn’t necessary for two devices on a network to connect. One can get down to the TCP or UDP level and transfer data between two devices in both directions.
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