AndyM72
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You guys don't get how networking works, do you? Networking is done by layers of protocols, with each one having a set job to do. WiFi Direct is just WiFi without an access point (one of the two nodes becomes an ad hoc access point, effectively).
Can you do file sharing with just WiFi, or just wired Ethernet (WiFi is literally just wireless Ethernet, because of the way Ethernet works it could be easily modified to wireless)? No, of course not. You need to layer transport and session protocols on top, like TCP/IP. Now can you do file sharing? Nope, you need to layer application protocols on top of TCP/IP, stuff like FTP, NFS, CIFS, even BitTorrent and Apple's AirDrop.
So WiFi Direct support on its own will not give you file sharing.
Can you do file sharing with just WiFi, or just wired Ethernet (WiFi is literally just wireless Ethernet, because of the way Ethernet works it could be easily modified to wireless)? No, of course not. You need to layer transport and session protocols on top, like TCP/IP. Now can you do file sharing? Nope, you need to layer application protocols on top of TCP/IP, stuff like FTP, NFS, CIFS, even BitTorrent and Apple's AirDrop.
So WiFi Direct support on its own will not give you file sharing.