My notebook (ubuntu) and my Archos % tablet can find my windows desktop lan just fine, but can't sem to get the gtabley to find it, no matter what i put in (Ip, sever name, etc). Any ideas? Tried using the es file explorer and set to lan--also tried ftp.
Try an app called Network Discovery
Try an app called Network Discovery.
I use this app to find all of the devices on my network.
Three printers,WII box,Windows Home Server,Laptops,etc.
Works well!!
Bill
It finds all the IP addresses but no ports open
Windows shares are an issue because of the lack of CIFS support on our device (but there's been a recent breakthrough there, thanks to VS giving us source). The Archos probably has this built-in, already, as well as uPnP.
FTP, however, should "just work" - if the ports on the target are showing as closed, it could be a firewall issue. Suggestion: Test this between two PC's on the same LAN first, to verify that connectivity is there. Then. attempt it from the GTab. Also, make sure the GTab is on the same VLAN as your other devices and that the wireless router isn't blocking connectivity, either.
roebeet said:
Windows shares are an issue because of the lack of CIFS support on our device (but there's been a recent breakthrough there, thanks to VS giving us source). The Archos probably has this built-in, already, as well as uPnP.
FTP, however, should "just work" - if the ports on the target are showing as closed, it could be a firewall issue. Suggestion: Test this between two PC's on the same LAN first, to verify that connectivity is there. Then. attempt it from the GTab. Also, make sure the GTab is on the same VLAN as your other devices and that the wireless router isn't blocking connectivity, either.
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I don't understand the above. I've been able to access shares on my Windows machines fine, including shares on my Win7 laptop. The only problem I've been encountered were shares on my WinXP machine, where I have to connect anonymously. This was with ES File Explorer on stock 3053.
Jim
CIFS is the protocol that is used to access Windows shares. By default the GTablet does not support this or NTFS. You will need to add this support to the kernel. See:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=889088
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Hello,
is there a possibility to exchange some files between my Orbit 2 and my Macbook (OS X 10.4)? I tried to use a computer-to-computer network but couldn't get it working. So can anyone help me please? Unfortunately I'm new to Apple and Windows Mobile. So please be very precise when you describe what I have to do (think about a DAU² ).
Ah yes: I don't want to synchronise anything (like adresses or so), just wanna exchange some music/videoclips via wifi (hope this is faster than bluetooth where I only get ~100kb/s). Thank you very much!
Hi, I have just started to use SyncMate which is free to sync my iTunes music library on my Mac with my TyTN II. It works really well but I have been using a USB rather than WiFi connection. The program does support WiFi though.
You can download the software from
http://blog.eltima.com/2008/01/sync-your-mac-and-a-smartphone-with-syncmate.html
Although this is sync software it should also be able to do what you want as you can Sync a folder on your Mac with a folder on your phone which will enable you to transfer files to and fro.
Good luck and be interested to hear if the WiFi sync works!
if boths were connected to the wifi router it would be a matter of setting up normal filesharing like between 2 computers
if otherwise one would have to do it as adhoc network
but i dont know how these things are handled on macs
on pc's it the pc sharing would have to be running the server service
and have the pda as a user with reading and writing rights
And BT ? or MissingSync
I have an old iMac and I made some ringtones. I sent them by BT with no problem. I dropped Syncmate cause I got some issues with the calendars and the contacts. MissingSync is perfect but not free. You can install whatever but you need a cable. Will try to check the WiFi
Yes, with bluetooth I managed to send some files. But speed was not that fantastic (~100kb/s). So I'll try to get it working with Wifi. Maybe speed there is better. I got my device recognized by the Macbook and an IP was sent to my phone but I don't know how to access to files. Unfortunately I have no time for the next two weeks to test it any further. Please post your efforts if you have success. Thanks!
So, I already got what I want (even better). I found the freeware MochaSoft FTP-Server. This software has to be installed on your PDA. It youses the FTP-Protokoll. Therefore it lets your PDA act as an FTP-Server. All you need then is an Internet Browser, which has an FTP-Client (for example Internet Explorer or you use the fireftp-extension for Firefox). Now you can access your PDA and exchange files via Wifi. Speed is much better than Bluetooth (~700kb/s read and 680kb/s write). The good thing is, that you aren't limited to the platform anymore. (I don't know if the standard Linux browser has an ftp-client, but my beloved Firefox has a Linux-Version too.)
P.S. @linux-users: Please don't kill me for my last sentence. I believe that linux is able to handle these things out of the box. It's more for us windows users to know that it's possible.
Hey
i wondered if anyone had ever had success mounting Samba shares when connected to a VPN on their sensation.
We have a MS SBS environment in our office, which is set up for VPN access. Works fine from desktop systems.
I can connect to the VPN using VPNC widget (so it claims anyway). But Ive never had any luck mounting a share. Have tried using ES without success.
Not really sure where to look to see what the problem is. Any pointers welcome.
As the title states, just curious if there is a way to make wi-fi direct work between phone and PC or vice-versa. I know there are wi-fi file explorers, but for s single file or picture is there anything for that?
Im pretty sure your phone comes with an app pre-installed for this, but i use airdroid
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As the title states, just curious if there is a way to make wi-fi direct work between phone and PC or vice-versa. I know there are wi-fi file explorers, but for s single file or picture is there anything for that?
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WiFi direct is only for Samsung devices to other select Samsung devices. It doesn't work with my older Samsung TV, but does work with my friend's brand new Samsung TV. AFAIK, it does not work to connect to a PC.
The other on-device options suck out loud (Kies Air, AllShare Play, etc.). They all require additional software to be loaded on the PC and some are dependent on Samsung's server piece to be operational, which goes down like a $5 ***** faced with a stack of hundreds.
If you want to just 'see' the picture or movie on a PC / Laptop / TV, Settings > More Settings > Nearby Devices is tolerable. It's basically DLNA for the phone. ONLY ALLOW the devices on your LAN that you want to share media to. If you choose Allow All and forget to turn it off, it will share it publicly if you connect to WiFi at McDonald's, Starbucks, Library, etc. PCs show up as Windows-Media-Player, and other devices will be SamsungWiselinkPro or SamsungSmarTV, etc.
I'd recommend to use either Airdroid or WiFi File Explorer and save yourself a LOT of headaches to transfer the files to a PC.
wifi file transfer pro
droidstyle said:
wifi file transfer pro
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Yeah I have had Wifi File Explorer Pro for a good two years and love it, I was just wondering if there was a better option. Based on the responses above I think I will just stick with what I've got!
If you want to transfer files, Kies Air is actually one of the best choices. It's definitely underrated, probably because of the complicated install process, but once you get the hang of it, it's a very streamlined process.
Most file manager apps support Windows shares, so you can transfer stuff that way too. I use AirDroid though mostly. Heck, you can get an FTP app on your Droid and FTP into it from Windows if you like, make sure you change your IP address in Wifi advanced settings to the one you want to use all the time, and map a network drive in Windows to your phone.
why not an FTP server?
search for the "ftp server" from developer "the olive tree" first of all it's super secure since you can add username and password to it (from the settings) so it's safe even at public wifi hotspots and second It's got 4+ stars! COMMON! lol and the 3rd and the best part (I know you were waiting for this ) It's free
you can copy to/from your phone to/from your computer! just open the app and click on the red power button when it turns green you're good to go it gives you an address you need to type that in your explorer (my documents or my computer would be perfect) and your phone's content is there just be careful not to delete anything you don't know
use at your own risk LMAO and I'm not paid to promote it
Air droid is good, but theres a monthly limit. For small amounts of data (I think it's 100MB per month) it's perfect.
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Hello folks,
there are portable network storages with built-in WiFi and battery available like CloudFTP, Seagate Goflex Satellite etc. I always wanted such a thing because I could put all my music on this network storage, mount the storage on my tablet file system with CIFS Manager and use PowerAMP to index and access the music files in a comfortable manner. For me, it's important that the device has hotspot functionality because I want to be able to use the server even when no other WiFi or other wireless connection is available.
I had the CloudFTP, and it worked somehow, but it was very unreliable and in fact unusable (there are many complaints about lacking QC in the respective forums, by the way...) and I returned it. And the Goflex Satellite is only usable with a hacked firmware which is $35, so it's way too expensive.
So I had the following idea: My rooted SGS2 has mobile hotspot functionality and the app "Samba Filesharing" which works good. Why not use the phone instead of a CloudFTP?? Just connect a USB disk drive to the phone, and here you go!
Up to now, I can indeed access the storage on the phone from my (of course also rooted) Nexus 7 over a file manager like ES File Explorer. Works really well and easily fast enough! For watching videos or accessing documents this would be sufficient and the story would end here - but for using PowerAMP or Gonemad Music Player I have to MOUNT the server storage, otherwise indexing is impossible!
CIFS Manager seems not to be able to mount the server share! It always says that there is not such a device.
I already tried different URLs like "/192.168.43.1/" or "/192.168.43.1/SDCARD" or "192.168.43.1/sdcard" or "192.168.43.1/ANDROID" etc. - all with no success! :crying:
What am I doing wrong? Or is mounting not possible in this case??
Could someone test this on his setup and possibly suggest working settings parameters for CIFS Manager?
Thaaaaanks in advance!
Best Wishes,
Hasenbein
Nobody an idea??
Is it probably a port issue??
Hi!
I'm trying to catch up with Internet 2017, and I've read a lot about security lately. SMB can be encrypted and all, which makes it possible to make a SMB share available through internet fairly safe. If I were using SMB just inside my LAN, encryption would not be that important to me.
I've read various articles that say SMB1 should be disabled, and that you should enable SMB encryption. Link:
- Microsoft Blog, Edgar A. Olougouna: “SMB 3.1.1 Encryption in Windows 10”
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/openspecification/2015/09/09/smb-3-1-1-encryption-in-windows-10/
- Microsoft Blog, Ned Pyle: “Stop using SMB1”
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/filecab/2016/09/16/stop-using-smb1/
- US-CERT: “SMB Security Best Practices”
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/01/16/SMB-Security-Best-Practices
I've run these commands on my computer, Powershell as Admin. First to disable SMB1 (restarts the computer afterwards),
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName SMB1Protocoland then to enable encryption globally:
Set-SmbServerConfiguration -EncryptData 1
I've made a user with netplwiz, and given it read access to the shared folder.
Other Windows 10 computers handles this just fine. I can log in with the credentials and view the files, stream the media available etc.
But with android using Solid Explorer and VLC, I can't connect. I get an network error.
Am I doing something wrong, or aren't your app compatible with encrypted smb shares?
Anyone got some experience with this?
Devices i'm using btw:
- Nvidia Shield TV, running 7.0.0 (5.0.2 update)
- Nexus 5x, running 7.1.1
Any help is appreciated.
Seems like the real problem is that Android only will work with SMB1. Too bad :/
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Seems like the real problem is that Android only will work with SMB1.
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I don't think that Android as any kind of built-in SMB support, thus the culprits are rather Solid Explorer and VLC here.
So far I've been unable to find any working file manager alternative.