Sneakernet is the term used for transfer of electronic information (see: ) or simply lack of a network.

It is also sometimes called tennisnet , armpitnet , floppynet , shoenet , walknet , frisbeenet , or footnet .

Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway. -- Tanenbaum, Andrew. Computer Networks. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1996. p83 (ISBN 0-13-349945-6)

Sneakernets are in practical use in high-security environments, where manual inspection (for re-classification of information) is necessary. It is not uncommon to have systems dealing with information of different classifications physically disconnected from each other, and only have data exchange occur by means of a sneakernet. On the other hand, they provide an easy way to bypass security in many situations.

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This form of data transfer is also used for peer-to-peer (or Friend-to-friend, rather) filesharing. This is particularly true since the advent of USB external hard drives, and in metropolitan area.

The time it takes data to travel from point A to point B on Sneakernet is fixed, depending upon the mode of transportation. Thus, the )

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