SUMMARY In the Android application it's possible to pair with KDE Connect via hostname or IP address, which is useful in case the devices can't find eachother via broadcast, e.g. if they're connected via a VPN such as Tailscale. However, there seems to be no such option in the PC version, so you can't do the same between two PCs. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Operating System: openSUSE Leap 15.5 KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0 Qt Version: 5.15.8 Kernel Version: 5.14.21-150500.55.28-default (64-bit) Graphics Platform: X11 Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Eight-Core Processor Memory: 62.7 Gibyte of RAM Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT
It's possible to make remote device visible by setting "customDevices" parameter in config. It works for me to connect Desktops. 1. Find kdeconnect Desktop config: - Linux: ~/.config/kdeconnect/ - Windows: %LocalAppData%\kdeconnect\config 2. Add "customDevices" parameter, specifying IP address of required devices customDevices=192.168.89.35,192.168.89.36 3. Open KDEConnect window on both devices and click "Refresh" For me Desktops start to see each other if I set this parameter on either of devices (be it device with VPN connection or local device). References: - https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/l2kqiu/kde_connect_actually_supports_adding_devices_by/ - https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=282623 - https://www.reddit.com/r/mullvadvpn/comments/1ajopzf/kdeconnect_mullvad_linux_desktop/ I really hope this will be added in Desktop app UI or at least documented. Currently we get such important information from the deleted Reddit post P.S. Linus Kardell, can you please add "Add devices by IP" (mobile app action) in the title so it will be more discoverable?