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First off, please accept my apology if this question has been answered somewhere, but I feel like I have checked the farthest corners of XDA developers with no luck............
I cannot not seem to access my desktop computer's folders over wifi anymore...........
now i am no stranger to WM phones in anyway, I've had the mpx 200, 220, T-mobile sda, mda, cingular 2125, audiovox smt5600,and have been tweaking forever and now the Cingular 8525, I am running the LVSW(3/26)WM6 rom
I use to be able to access my folders very easily over my past devices, so I need your help???????????
I think it's a combination of my connection settings, and wifi settings, but who knows..........
anyhow I'd really appreciate anyone's help, until now I"ve been only an addicted reader of this website, so please help , when I go into my file explorer, and attempt to put in the name of my computer(Reuben), it simply tells me it can't be found
afaik resco file explorer lets you browse computers over network no problem on the Hermes. Are you considering WM6 for your 8525??
I just tried connecting to my pc for the first time using Remote Desktop and works like a charm. I used this info to get me through this.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/getstarted/remoteintro.mspx
I did not go through all the steps mentioned, all I did was put a checkmark under REMOTE DESKTOP and ALLOW USERS TO CONNECT REMOTELY TO THIS COMPUTER.
reu15 said:
when I go into my file explorer, and attempt to put in the name of my computer(Reuben), it simply tells me it can't be found
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Have you got a new router? Check and make sure that its network seperation is off. That stops you connecting to computers over the wireless.
Maz
network seperation?
I'm not sure about those devices you used but my iPaq 4155 connected to windows shared files differntly from the file explorer then my TyTN does. I'm not sure if this is what you are talking about.
The way you do it now is from File explorer:
Menu -> Open Path -> New Path
Then enter the network path ie \\Computer Name\Folder Name
Hope that's what you were looking for
that's exactly what I do, but then I get the error message, I am gonna reset me router and see what happens
reu15 said:
that's exactly what I do, but then I get the error message, I am gonna reset me router and see what happens
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Dono - works fine for me. Make sure you're on the same subnet as the computer you are trying to connect to. Also make sure that computer doesn't have a firewall prohibitting connections (MS One Care does this as does I think the default MS Firewall - you have to turn on file sharing)
its just a simple networking. first, u must set your IP for wifi configuration manually & 'use server-assigned IP address' for pocket pc IEEE 802.11b/g bla bla bla as well. use resco explorer or total commander. it is so fun because i can play my huge video stored in my laptop directly in pocket pc even i'm in toilet (make sure file/folder sharing is enabled)
firstly resco is the best for this. if u aint got it, invest.
ensure file sharing installed on pc and u are mapping to the right share and it is all user access if possible
ensure on ur ppc u can connect to internet
try a diff pc to connect to share to limit issues to ppc and not ur pc
turn off firewall altogether
turn aff antivirus antispan and other internet protection
on ppc change wifi to connect to work not to internet
reset all devices.
use ur explorer to map a drive. if it doesnt auto show type it in full.
if all these fail ur gonna need to break this down to simpler stuff n piece meal test using pc to pc before using ppc.
the above also disables some serious security so once working piece meal them back on till u find what cut u off.
oh yeah one other beauty which allows u to change wifi connection type back to internet from work is to go into connections - exceptions and insert ur network ip address range. eg 192.168.* so it knows using this range is not an internet range.
these r some hints. i have had issues but usually pc file sharing, connection type or exception ranges.
failing this and u still need help we are going to need heaps of detail coving the PPC the wifi router and PC.
bearing in mind this should work even if troublesome for u. fiddle. if u can access the internet on ur ppc over wifi then it it is likey to be a pc based issue rather than ppc.
Simon
@Reu15
Be sure your firewall is not blocking this traffic. Check all logs to include those from SPAM and WORM protection. I can connect easy with total commander using my \\computer name only. Im still working on the remote display thing.
well, for what it's worth I tried and tried to do this with Resco and with Built in native file explorer and it wouldn't work. Slightly differnent in that I was trying to connect to my Samba server (linux)...but this should work fine, all other wifi PC laptops connect fine.
I read about an issue with this and tried the siggested fixes but I never got it working, annoying. The samba share never showed automatically. wierd.
I am very greatful for all your help, suggestions, and advice, but now I have a completely new problem, and its really got me pissed, please bear with me, but it has nothing to do with windows mobile so here goes:
while trying to follow this advice of an earlier post, (in windows xp) I right clicked on my computer icon on my desktop, went down to properties and selected, went over to the 2nd tab(computer name), and clicked the button for network ID, i selected the computer was part of a business betwork , but that it wasnt on a domain, that caused my main login screen to completely disappear, and now I have to log in my clicking ctrl+alt+del which is a pain, I want my login screen back...........
Samba - Linux
bingobob said:
well, for what it's worth I tried and tried to do this with Resco and with Built in native file explorer and it wouldn't work. Slightly differnent in that I was trying to connect to my Samba server (linux)...but this should work fine, all other wifi PC laptops connect fine.
I read about an issue with this and tried the siggested fixes but I never got it working, annoying. The samba share never showed automatically. wierd.
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With Samba and windows I always have to manually configure my etc/samba.conf file. And make sure the user and permissions are set. You can also make it public just for testing. That will make it available for all users. Dont forget to add the same user/password in your linux box.
I am no GURU but my linux shares work perfectly with XP.
I have just managed to connect to my computer folders by using Resco file explorer and mapping network drive. I didn't need to change anything much and it worked straight away. Hope you've sorted it.
Hey Everyone,
I have just upgraded my device to Windows Mobile 6 so I had to install Activesync 4.5 and I would like to access my pc's internet connection (which is adsl) when it is connected via USB. But when I connect my device via USB it doesn't seem to have access to internet at all even though it should be automatic as far as I know. I guess some things should be done in settings but don't know what they exactly are. Would you be so kind as to help me by writing every single step I should take to make it work?
I would also like to access my pc's net via Bluetooth but I think it's going to be more difficult to set. I have a bluetooth adapter with Bluesoleil software and I don't know what I should do to synchronize my device with pc via bluetooth using Activesync 4.5. I guess after making it work, accessing my pc's net via Bluetooth wouldn't be a big problem.
I hope you have ideas what to do.
Thank you for your help in advance!
when in settings->networking->usb to pc->enable advanced network functions is checked
and connetions->advanced->select networks is set to my work network
when ever the pda is connected to activesync using usb or bluetooth
the network which is being used is that of the pc
unless the pc is set to otherwise
Thanks for your short reply. I have done as you wrote, but it still doesn't work.
at settings->connections->connections->My work Network there are 4 things:
-Add a new modem connection
-Edit my VPN servers (I have tried to add a VPN server but didn't know the exact settings)
-Set up my proxy server
-Manage existing connections (I have also added a cellular modem connection and *99# is supposed to be dialled but I didn't do any other settings)
So I guess there are things here that should be changed. For example at VPN, what should be the name of the Server? My computer's name? and there's a part at which it requires a Username and a Password and also a Domain marked with a *. What should I write in these fields? The usernam and password that are set to connecting to the internet on my pc or something else?
I might have to check the settings of my as well, I guess. What settings should be checked on it?
Thanks in advance!!!
I might have to check the settings of my pc as well, I guess.*
Sorry I left out a word.
settings->connections->connections->advanced->select networks
dropdownbox is set to my work network
to spell it more out
It is set that way, but it still doesn't work. This is why I think I should change things either on my pc or in My Work Network settings (the 4 menu points I mentioned). But I did everything the way you wrote in your first reply and despite this fact it still doesn't work. So I'm out of idea
my BA wm6 with default browser has this IE problem...
earlier this it works perfectly but when I opened it again it says "The address is not valid. Check the address ang try again."
I can't open the sites I usually open...
why is it like that?
can anyone help me with this??/
thank you..
well, i assume you understand the contents of that error message, the page could not be found!
first of all, you haven't given much information about your device or your internet connection, which would be essential for helping you, so i will give you a few tips what to check
when trying to access an internet site, your device connects to your router or your isp for a general data connection. then it needs a dns service to look up addresses you type in, then they are asked to transfer their data to your isp and then to your router or device.
so, the first thing you need to check is:
- is your data transfer working (check isp settings in device)
- or if you connect via wi-fi, check your router's settings
maybe your isp changed necessary settings
2nd, how good is your connection. sometimes a connection is just not stable enough to transfer data, maybe it worked before because you are right on the edge of "enough" and "not enough"
is your dns working, has it maybe changed?
and after all, have you tried -=downforeveryoneorjustme?=-, a service that will check, whether the sites you want to go to are actually online, or not.
maybe that didn't really help you, but to be able to have a more precise image of what is actually wrong there, you should really post more information, like:
model
rom
ie version
type of data connection
country
isp
does the internet not work in general, or just some sites?
give a sample site
and last but not least (although quite unrelated) do you have any browser add-ins, add-ons, extensions or other BS installed? or do the sites require any extensions like java or flash?
Chef_Tony said:
well, i assume you understand the contents of that error message, the page could not be found!
first of all, you haven't given much information about your device or your internet connection, which would be essential for helping you, so i will give you a few tips what to check
when trying to access an internet site, your device connects to your router or your isp for a general data connection. then it needs a dns service to look up addresses you type in, then they are asked to transfer their data to your isp and then to your router or device.
so, the first thing you need to check is:
- is your data transfer working (check isp settings in device)
- or if you connect via wi-fi, check your router's settings
maybe your isp changed necessary settings
2nd, how good is your connection. sometimes a connection is just not stable enough to transfer data, maybe it worked before because you are right on the edge of "enough" and "not enough"
is your dns working, has it maybe changed?
and after all, have you tried -=downforeveryoneorjustme?=-, a service that will check, whether the sites you want to go to are actually online, or not.
maybe that didn't really help you, but to be able to have a more precise image of what is actually wrong there, you should really post more information, like:
model
rom
ie version
type of data connection
country
isp
does the internet not work in general, or just some sites?
give a sample site
and last but not least (although quite unrelated) do you have any browser add-ins, add-ons, extensions or other BS installed? or do the sites require any extensions like java or flash?
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here's some update...
ROM : 5.6 WWE (helmi wm6 by xplode)
MODEL : PH20B
IE version : default of wm6
COUNTRY : philipines...
my device is connected via activesync...
it was working real nice but i dont know what happened...
I can find lots of ways for my phone to access the various shared drives and folders that exisit on my local home network via Wi-Fi (e.g. my NAS, shared folders on my PC, etc) but how do I do it the other way around?
I know I can view the contents of my device when I'm connected to one PC via USB, but how do I let my PCs see the folders on my Desire Z wirelessly so I can read/write to them via the network?
Andre
Hi
I'm using ftpserver app (free) and it works flawlessly.
The only 'tricky' bit was mapping network drive on my win7ult, ie I had to manually assign an ftp folder, giving the full ftp address (192.168.x.x:1025) which the app gives you as soon as you run it in the phone.
Give it a go and see if you like it
sent from htc desire Z
BTW, what app are u using to access your network? I seem to have trouble finding anything that would allow me access my files on shared folders in pc and nas?
sent from htc desire Z
I think most of the more advanced file explorers will access LAN shares. I'm using ES FileExplorer (just click on the small button at the top to select between Local, LAN, FTP, etc) but I think Astro does the same.
Andre
Try "Wifi File Explorer" on the market...
Easiest way to access your phone from any computer of your local network !
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Try "Wifi File Explorer" on the market...
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Thanks. I was more looking for something that will let me set up the phone as a networked drive (or folder) on the PC rather than a web app though, so other programs can scan and update files for me. I think the FTP server solution might work though, going to try it tonight.
Andre
I also struggled to find an app for this. I am not sure why it is so hard or uncommon especially since every linux distro I've ever used had this functionality.. why can't someone put it into Android?
Anyway I found something on these forums called "Samba File Sharing on Android". It works but you have to have a password on your share. Last time I tried it I also couldn't get into my share unless I manually typed the IP address into the address bar on my PC.
PS: you need root for some reason.
Thanks for the info.
I've got the earlier FTP solution working pretty well, and I now have an icon on my desktop to access the phone's drive via Wi-Fi which works fine. For some odd reason though I can navigate folders, edit files and even create new files fine, but not delete old files from the phone. Very odd!
The FTP system also works perfectly using my desktop sync software to do proper two-way folder/file syncing (including deletes). I'm using AllwaySync on the PC, which has an inbuilt option to sync folders directly to an FTP server and is very versatile.
Would Samba network sharing give me any advantages over the FTP route that anyone knows of?
Andre
andrewilley said:
I think most of the more advanced file explorers will access LAN shares. I'm using ES FileExplorer (just click on the small button at the top to select between Local, LAN, FTP, etc) but I think Astro does the same.
Andre
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very helpful, thanks
I use Samba Filesharing app for this, works well. It does require root though.
Once you get it set up on your phone and enabled, access it through Windows Explorer. Just type \\hostname (\\ANDROID is the default) in the address bar. Once you connect and login with username/password, then you can right click on the share and "Map Network Folder."
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.funkyfresh.samba
Make sure you uncheck the "Enable Wakelock" option. Leaving it checked will prevent your phone from sleeping. Your battery will be toast in no time. Just set your Wi-Fi sleep mode to "never." Menu > Settings > Wireless and Network > Wi-Fi settings > Menu > Advanced > Wi-Fi Sleep Policy > Never
CIFS + UTF-8 Kernel Module Support
User CONTRIBUTED HOWTO Guide and Tips!
What is CIFS:
[Alfresco CIFS Wiki]
[Wikipedia CIFS]
XDA's own developer (f3d0r) has created the [CIFS Manager] to help setup CIFS+UTF-8 modules
I have added CIFS + UTF-8 support to both my Froyo Kernel and Gingerbread Kernel... ALL user of my Kernels have this cool capability available to them...
Please help contribute to this GUIDE / HOWTO. I will link all the cool tips and setups to the OP and give proper credit to those who contributed
Please help each other out... This is what makes XDA the best community among other Android communities...
Thanks
[Windows 7 LAN Setup] by user Dclaw_Fantum (make sure you hit Thanks button for him if he helped you)
[Windows 7 WAN/PPTP Setup] by user se1000 (make sure you hit Thanks button for him if he helped you)
[Windows 7 WAN Setup] by user Dclaw_Fantum (make sure you hit Thanks button for him if he helped you)
[CIFS Manager App Tip #1] by user Dclaw_Fantum (make sure you hit Thanks button for him if he helped you)
CIFS = Win
Okay, screens will come later. I only have the Windows part typed out, I will edit it more soon. Some of the steps may not be clear without screens. The phone part is coming too. I moved my SDK install location, DroidExplorer won't run, gotta reboot, so here is the text for setting up the share in Windows:
For this guide I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit and Royal Glacier v1.0.
First things needed to get CIFS working are:
CIFS Manager
Have the ability to gain Administrator rights on your Windows install.
A rooted phone running one of Faux's kernels (or any kernel with CIFS support).
Let's Begin:
First we have to setup the folder we want to share on the Windows PC.
1. Find or Create the folder you want to share. I created a folder named "CIFS Share".
2. Right-click the folder and select Properties.
3. Under the Sharing Tab, click Advanced Sharing.
4. Click the checkbox at the top, the text fields will fill with the folder's name. You can add a comment if you like, it isn't necessary.
5. Click on the Permissions Button.
-By default, the group "Everyone" is assigned read access.
-This is not a secure setting but is okay when you are only doing a LAN share, behind a firewall. Files shared under this group require NO authentication, hence the name Everyone.
-***This is where you can change which users have rights to the shared files: ***
6. Click the "Add" button to create a new user permission.
-In the large text box, type in the username you want to have access to the share.
--My user is named "User0". So I typed "user0" in the box.
-Click the "Check Names" button. Windows will put the proper name in place. My box changed to "GREG-PC\User0"
-Click "OK" and close the Select Users or Groups.
7. Now the user you just added is in the "Group or user names" box.
-Click the user name to select it.
-If you want to read and write* to the share, click the "Full Control" checkbox. *CIFS mount is Read-Only. We can get write access elsewhere.
-To just allow read access, leave only the "Read" checkbox ticked.
-I suggest selecting the group "Everyone" and then clicking the "Remove" button. Assign another user access before you apply removing Everyone.
-Click "Apply" then "OK" to exit.
Congratulations, you are now sharing any files contained within this folder to the users specified. Next, we have to set up the phone...
Looking forward to the guide, tried to set it up on my own, but have no networking experience and honestly was just taking a shot in the dark. Needless to say, CIFSManager laughed then punched me in the throat for having the audacity.
Thanks faux123, CIFS is so cool to have.
Thanks for the info on CIFS Manager. My Phone is playing so nicely with my Synology NAS.
Using your LV Kernel with CM7 Nightly #14 and all is going good so far.
darinmc said:
Looking forward to the guide, tried to set it up on my own, but have no networking experience and honestly was just taking a shot in the dark. Needless to say, CIFSManager laughed then punched me in the throat for having the audacity.
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CIFS manager needs some additional steps, most importantly, it will create a folder on the SD card that it will use to see the files from your computer. It makes the phone think the shared folder from the computer is that local folder on your phone. That was where I messed up in my haste the first time I tried to set it up. First time I had an error happen when trying to setup a sharing service.
Forgot that I had to redirect CIFSManager to the correct location of the module. In Settings of CIFSManager, tick the checkbox for "Load via insmod" then tap on the "Path to cifs.ko[:<modpath>]*". Now you have to type in "/system/lib/modules/cifs.ko" in the text box. Also, Faux added cifs support @ 0.8.2, RoyalGlacier comes loaded with 0.8.1.1. You have to update your kernel if you are on anything before 0.8.2 for this to work.
Text for setting up the Windows LAN sharing is up, haven't gotten to the WAN sharing or phone setup parts yet, the WAN sharing will come last, after the screen shots. The WAN sharing part is going to be the worst part, everyone's router has a different interface.
I'm tired, I will post more sometime late Saturdaynight/early Sunday morning (3/12 or 3/13), I'm gonna be busy during the day tomorrow.
All I did to set this up on Windows 7 was:
1. Download CIFS manager on my phone
2. The computer part I right-clicked on the folder I wanted to share, went to properties then sharing then advanced sharing, like dclaw_fantum explained (his posts are def more detailed than this, but this is how I'd explain it to a friend), and checked to share and that was it. (I setup a password on my computer login under control panel settings)
3. Then on your phone, you open CIFS and add new share. Input your IP address followed by / and the name of the folder (ex. 11.65.8.52/music), the mount point field autofilled for me, then put in computer user ID and password.
4. Check the "Load cifs module" and "Load via insmod" boxes in CIFS Manager app and it worked perfect! (This is where I got an error the first time I tried it, but after rereading the linked thread in Faux's kernel thread I checked these)
Hope this helps, it's not super professional and I'm not sure how secure it is (I assume it is, but I haven't done too much computer network stuff), but it worked for me! "Unmounting all" gave me an error, it unmounted one share but the other one wouldn't unmount so I rebooted my phone and haven't tried again, yet.
Any ideas on battery/data consumption when you're not using files from your computer? Like when the shares are mounted but you're not necessarily using anything from them?
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How do I set up for 3g/4g connection?
Just forward a specific port?
supa2001 said:
How do I set up for 3g/4g connection?
Just forward a specific port?
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WAN access via 3G/4G requires more sophisticated setup including:
Router configuration
Dynamic DNS account
and a few other things...
Hopefully some advance users here can show the setup for it, or you can exercise your GoogleFu and research on this topic and post back here to share with everyone else
What I meant earlier is that I have no complex network experience, local networking is easy, it's streaming over the internet I want and cannot accomplish.
darinmc said:
What I meant earlier is that I have no complex network experience, local networking is easy, it's streaming over the internet I want and cannot accomplish.
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I've been a little busy the past few days, hopefully I can get up the WAN configuration for you when I get home tonight, eliasadrian and I already have the majority of the phone setup posted above. I'll have to get screen shots up after I get the posts together.
In a nutshell, port 445 needs to be forwarded, the PC should have a dhcp reservation with your router and having a DynDNS account makes things much simpler in the long run for you. Do not forward any unprotected ports.
The cool thing is that after this is setup, you can put the same info into es file explorer and you will have read/write access. Then you can use the CIFS mount to stream media that es will not allow to stream.
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I've been a little busy the past few days, hopefully I can get up the WAN configuration for you when I get home tonight, eliasadrian and I already have the majority of the phone setup posted above. I'll have to get screen shots up after I get the posts together.
In a nutshell, port 445 needs to be forwarded, the PC should have a dhcp reservation with your router and having a DynDNS account makes things much simpler in the long run for you. Do not forward any unprotected ports.
The cool thing is that after this is setup, you can put the same info into es file explorer and you will have read/write access. Then you can use the CIFS mount to stream media that es will not allow to stream.
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Can't wait for the write up Post some screen shots too if you don't mind...
dclaw_fantum said:
I've been a little busy the past few days, hopefully I can get up the WAN configuration for you when I get home tonight, eliasadrian and I already have the majority of the phone setup posted above. I'll have to get screen shots up after I get the posts together.
In a nutshell, port 445 needs to be forwarded, the PC should have a dhcp reservation with your router and having a DynDNS account makes things much simpler in the long run for you. Do not forward any unprotected ports.
The cool thing is that after this is setup, you can put the same info into es file explorer and you will have read/write access. Then you can use the CIFS mount to stream media that es will not allow to stream.
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Can't wait for the tutorial, I wish I understood enough of the middle paragraph to take the info and run but sadly enough I don't. Gonna try to google my way through it in the meantime.
WAN Configuration (for CIFS over Internet)
Okay, this is the part that let's you have the ability to use CIFS outside of your WLAN. The setup is going to take a little more work than a LAN setup, but, if you follow along you will have a very reliable CIFS connection for streaming files from your PC to your phone anywhere you have a data connection.
**Before anyone posts about how the songs/videos they are streaming are choppy/not fluid, I have no control over the buffer settings in CIFS manager. Also, the connection throughput is king when streaming. If the path the data takes slows it down below the playback rate of the media, it will become choppy. So, even if you are on HSPA+, it may be choppy. Somewhere between your phone and your PC, there is a slow link.**
Again, for this guide I am using Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit and Royal Glacier v1.0 w/ Faux's 0.8.5 kernel.
Prerequisites:
CIFS Manager installed and working.
Have already setup the share on your PC.
Administrator access to your router/gateway.
**Not required, but very helpful:
A DynDNS account.
Let's Begin:
Since you already have CIFS working on your LAN, we are going to setup the router to allow the data to go out to the internet.
DHCP Reservation:
1. Log into your router. Find the area pertaining to "DHCP Reservation". On two of my routers, this was a button (Linksys/Cisco and Vizio).
2. Now we need the IP and MAC addresses.
a. Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center
b. Click on the network connection name, in my case FancyEagle.
c. Click the Details... button.
d. The Physical Address is your MAC address. The IP address will be labeled IPv4. mine are 00-1B-9E-69-E6-3D and 192.168.1.104.
3. Add the IP and MAC addresses into the DHCP reservation area. This will bind that IP address to your PC, keeping it available for your PC and not assigning it to any other device.
Port Forwarding:
1. Find the "Port Forwarding" section of your router.
2. There are several fields to fill in. Here is what you need to fill in:
192.168.1.[104]---Port 445---TCP---Enabled
Repeat for the following ports/protocols: 135/TCP, 137/UDP, 138/UDP, 139/TCP.
*Replace [104] with your IP address from the DHCP reservation portion.
3. Apply/save settings.
Now you have the WAN link setup, you need to know the router WAN IP address to connect at this point. Since majority of us don't want to pay extra for a Static IP address, the ISP rotates their available IP addresses around. This is where DynDNS comes in handy. You don't need to even know it. You create an account with them and then enter the login info into the router.
1. Account w/ DynDNS setup already.
2. Find DDNS or Dynamic DNS service on your router.
3. Enter your login info from setting up your account.
4. Now, go to your phone and replace the IP address in the "Share Path" field in CIFS manager with your dyndns domain.
Now, instead of "192.168.1.104/CIFS Share", it should be "mydomain.dyndns.tv/CIFS Share".
Did you actually get it working? I tried multiple times on my own and was never able to mount the share.
Thing is, CIFS is a chatty protocol engineered for low latency LAN links. Even if it works, it may not perform very well over a relatively high latency WAN.
se1000 said:
Did you actually get it working? I tried multiple times on my own and was never able to mount the share.
Thing is, CIFS is a chatty protocol engineered for low latency LAN links. Even if it works, it may not perform very well over a relatively high latency WAN.
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I keep getting timeouts. I had similar issues when first setting up ES to work this way. Found a little more info, updating previous post...
there are 5 ports associated with Samba/CIFS. I'm getting to the router when I use the IP address, rather than the dyndns domain. Still getting a refused connection. Gotta go back and do some research...
I have successfully set up Gmote for something similar, but Gmote doesn't support streaming most videos. It will stream supported audio files. I missed something in the previous posts, sill getting refused connections with ES and CIFS.
dclaw_fantum said:
I keep getting timeouts. I had similar issues when first setting up ES to work this way. Found a little more info, updating previous post...
there are 5 ports associated with Samba/CIFS. I'm getting to the router when I use the IP address, rather than the dyndns domain. Still getting a refused connection. Gotta go back and do some research...
I have successfully set up Gmote for something similar, but Gmote doesn't support streaming most videos. It will stream supported audio files. I missed something in the previous posts, sill getting refused connections with ES and CIFS.
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Yeah I believe it's ports 137-139 and 445 BUT, I set my PC as the DMZ and still got timeouts and connection refused errors.
Works over WiFi like a charm
I really think it's the combination of the chatty protocol and the latency when going over a WAN link.
se1000 said:
Yeah I believe it's ports 137-139 and 445 BUT, I set my PC as the DMZ and still got timeouts and connection refused errors.
Works over WiFi like a charm
I really think it's the combination of the chatty protocol and the latency when going over a WAN link.
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I'm not getting refusals anymore, just timeouts. It is ports 135/TCP, 137/UDP, 138/UDP, 139/TCP and 445/TCP.
I can use the WAN IP and connect using my WiFi, but that just tells me that my settings are correct. Looks like the latency is the issue. I even connected to the neighbor's WiFi to try it and timed out. Looks like the WAN part isn't going to work this way. Kind of a bummer. I'll keep trying different ways to remotely access files, probably gonna be stuck with TFTP.
Without the ability to create a domain and setup VPN, there isn't much choice from here.
dclaw_fantum said:
I'm not getting refusals anymore, just timeouts. It is ports 135/TCP, 137/UDP, 138/UDP, 139/TCP and 445/TCP.
I can use the WAN IP and connect using my WiFi, but that just tells me that my settings are correct. Looks like the latency is the issue. I even connected to the neighbor's WiFi to try it and timed out. Looks like the WAN part isn't going to work this way. Kind of a bummer. I'll keep trying different ways to remotely access files, probably gonna be stuck with TFTP.
Without the ability to create a domain and setup VPN, there isn't much choice from here.
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Yeah I agree. I've been trying to setup a PPTP connection to my PC but that doesn't seem to work either.
I'm thinking if we can get PPTP to work, then there's a fighting chance CIFS will connect over that link.
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Yeah I agree. I've been trying to setup a PPTP connection to my PC but that doesn't seem to work either.
I'm thinking if we can get PPTP to work, then there's a fighting chance CIFS will connect over that link.
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I think I'm gonna go a simpler route first for some of the users on here. I might just do an FTP server in the PC and configure ES to handle it. It won't stream, but it will allow access to the files remotely. That will give people something to hold them over until we can figure out a viable solution to this. At least they will have read/write access to the FTP server.
Someone claims that they have had success using OpenVPN. I'm going to try it. If it works, I will have a whole new, complete tutorial with screen shots and step by step instructions to post up. I will probably host it externally so I have greater control of the formatting. Stay tuned in for my next update, I will let everyone know if it works. After that, I will have to go through everything and get screens and type up instructions.