Anyone got this to work between a linux host and a steamdeck?

I am using the arch package of steam on the host, I opened the necessary ports, but I can’t get the two to download from each other (just to be safe I completely disabled the firewall on both devices and tested, doesn’t work).

Steam’s remote connection logs mention receiveing broadcast from the other device and when I start the download, the server briefly starts saying “hosting local file transfer” in its downloads page but stays in 0% a little while and disappears.

  • Nibodhika@lemmy.world
    5·
    29 days ago

    Yes, it just works for me, always has (as in I have never done any special setup for it). Are you able to stream games from the PC? As in use the deck as a steam link and play games from your PC on it. The reason I’m asking is because that also only works on LAN, so if that works we know steam is able to see the other PC. A possibility might also be that the PC has a slower connection than the Deck so it’s literally faster for the Deck to get stuff from the internet than it is to get it from your PC.

  • Blaiz0r@lemmy.ml
    1·
    29 days ago

    This works for me between Desktop Arch with pacman Steam install and my Steam Deck.

    Never had to do anything special to set it up, I use the GNOME suite so I guess network-manager takes care of any network specifics.

  • HelloRoot@lemy.lolEnglish
    1·
    29 days ago

    It just worked for me between two archlinux systems. Desktop and laptop. But somehow it was super slow, turning that feature off and force downloading from the internet was way faster.

    Can you maybe try connecting them directly to each other without a router and without internet? Afaik KDE has a hotspot button/setting somewhere.

    I am thinking either your router blocks it (some routers have this as a security feature, that a lan cabled devices can’t talk to a wifi connected devices) or the algorithm is smart and local transfer is slow so it switched to downloading from the web.

    • donut@lemmy.rhymelikedi.me
      2·
      29 days ago

      There are a couple of variables why it would be slow for you. Steam sharing works great as long as:

      Host isn't downloading something
Client isn't downloading something
Client has a fast CPU to still unpack the game
Client has fast storage to saturate the network speed
Host has good network speed
Client has good network speed

      For me, it really is that simple. It sometimes even works better than the server cache setup

      Note though, you really need a FAST CPU to unpack steam games at even gigabit. It will also make bad SSDs cry.

      Can you do it again and share that graph? is the green line higher than the blue bars?

      • HelloRoot@lemy.lolEnglish
        1·
        28 days ago

        In my case I think it’s just the congested WIFI in my area.

        And I have no way to cable up the devices without having cables going through my whole apartment.

        • HelloRoot@lemy.lolEnglish
          1·
          28 days ago

          Can you maybe try connecting them directly to each other without a router and without internet? Afaik KDE has a hotspot button/setting somewhere.

  • grapemix@lemmy.ml
    11·
    29 days ago

    Network can be tough if you are not technical. Have you tried usb? Or using rsync or syncthing in general.