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Running files from network

I'm new to windows mobile, but been using my P3600 for 2 weeks and the thing that is anoying is not being able to run files directly from a network path. (the lack of a task manager was more anoying but it's solved).
I want to be able to browse fotos on a network path, or run a cab file on a network without having to copy files to device or storage card.
Do I need a 3rd party software? Can I map a location to a drive?

Pretty sure that a 3rd party app. is necessary; at least I've never seen a way to do what you want without a such.
Resco Explorer is an example of such an app. It has the functionality to allocate and access a shared drive on e.g. a PC: http://www.resco.net/
There are probably other apps. that can do the same, but I have only used Resco myself.

I've tried Resco but could never get it to find my computer....Is there anyway of setting a workgroup name within resco?
Thanks

J273 said:
I've tried Resco but could never get it to find my computer....Is there anyway of setting a workgroup name within resco?
Thanks
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Just to be sure what you mean:
When you say that Resco can't find your computer, does this mean that the computer is not shown under 'My Network'?
I can't actually see my computer under 'My Network', but when I use the 'Map Drive...' option, then it shows up under 'Computers Near Me', and in the window under the 'Map Drive...' there is also the possibility to enter the network path for the shared drive, i.e. like \\MYPC\drive, and then press the 'Share' button after which I'm promted for the user and password to use for logging on to the PC.
I have never had to use a Workgroup name to make it work.

Yea it doesant show in the box but when i type in where its located
\\MAIN\Shared
It comes up with cannot map network path.
Ive got it fine uisng my laptop to my main pc using the above (\\MAIN\Shared)
Just cant seem to get it to map the drive within resco...I thought it would of had something to do with the workgroup.
Thanks anyways
ill keep trying see if i can get it to work.

Just a thought:
Are you sure that the phone and the PC are in the same IP subnet?

Ahhhh....How would i find this out......is it something along the lines of 255.255
I've set it to auto detect within resco......i suspect this may be the problem
Thanks

You can find the IP address of the phone in Start->Settings->Connections->Wireless LAN under the Advanced tab.
If you compare it to the IP address of the PC, then the first 3 parts of the addresses should be the same for them to be in the same subnet.

Ahh got it to work now that was the problem ...thanks alot Its much appreciated

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Can I map a location to a drive?
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http://marcusvorwaller.com/blog/archives/2004/06/02/the-best-pocket-pc-freeware/
Look for NetUse in the list.
"It allows you to freely browse your local network on your Pocket PC. Basically it does the same thing Resco viewer does, but for free."

With resco is it possible to play audio files from a network with WMP?

Not that I have spend a lot of time trying, but I haven't been able to play an audio file from a network drive with WMP.
It seems to me that WMP can't actually access such a drive, but as mentioned, I haven't spend much time with WMP since I'm using TCPMP, and with this it certainly is possible to play a file on a network drive.

Staying with netuse
I'm using netuse, and it's just what I needed and I recommend it to everybody that doesn't need all the features resco has, because it's a free solution.
Anyway WMP or builtin photo viewer can't access files on network. I need to use another video player and picture viewer.

can someone post a guide for netuse
Netuse doesn't work for me, it sees my MSHOME network but i can acces a path.
gr jeroen

using netuse
You just add the adress of shared folders on your network (as you would in a desktop computer) and those folders apear as local subfolders on a network folder on the device.
- On options "show the network folder" should be enable and you can type in your default domain (should work without it).
- If you're not able to access folders anyway it's probably a network problem ( firewall, etc.)

jeroentje25012 said:
Netuse doesn't work for me, it sees my MSHOME network but i can acces a path.
gr jeroen
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Most probably the windows firewall....

File sharing over WLAN

Im used to doing file sharing over my network at home (some wireless some wired). Can this be done with my mogul? I just want to be able to watch some vids that are on my desktop or listen to my music. I cant seem to figure this out i tried looking for the phone on the view workgroup computers from my network places on my PC but nothing. I tried putting in my desktops IP on IE,file explorer,total commander but nothing. Is there something that im not remembering? Or can it not be done?

resco file explorer will let you map windows network drives.. works pretty well over wifi...
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1. First make sure you have some folders shared on your desktop.
2. Next make sure your WLAN connection is setup and working on your Mogul
3. To verify you have a connection, open the admin panel on your wireless router and verify that your Mogul grabbed an IP address. For example, on my wireless router's DHCP table, I can see my Mogul listed as WM_Tony and it grabbed an IP address. Next, from your desktop try to ping your Mogul at that IP address, it should work.
4. Now open your Mogul, goto File Explorer, then Menu, then "Open Path", then "New Path". Type in the name of your desktop using the format \\Desktop_name
5. If your Desktop is password protected, you'll get a popup asking for credentials, enter them now.
6. You should now see any shared network folders that are on your desktop.
Hope that helps,
TC

TC1 said:
1. First make sure you have some folders shared on your desktop.
2. Next make sure your WLAN connection is setup and working on your Mogul
3. To verify you have a connection, open the admin panel on your wireless router and verify that your Mogul grabbed an IP address. For example, on my wireless router's DHCP table, I can see my Mogul listed as WM_Tony and it grabbed an IP address. Next, from your desktop try to ping your Mogul at that IP address, it should work.
4. Now open your Mogul, goto File Explorer, then Menu, then "Open Path", then "New Path". Type in the name of your desktop using the format \\Desktop_name
5. If your Desktop is password protected, you'll get a popup asking for credentials, enter them now.
6. You should now see any shared network folders that are on your desktop.
Hope that helps,
TC
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just to note, if you use the OEM File Explorer you cant play videos/mp3/etc directly from the share, you have to copy them over
not sure if resco is the same way or not

defaultdotxbe said:
just to note, if you use the OEM File Explorer you cant play videos/mp3/etc directly from the share, you have to copy them over
not sure if resco is the same way or not
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Actually that's a good point. I'm surprised there's no "true" network client for the PPC platform. I also noticed that when my PPC is connected to the network that I can't see it in the network neighborhood, which means it's not supporting NetBIOS broadcasts or dynamic DNS registrations with Active Directory.
I'm going to do some more research on this, I'll report back if I find anything hepful.

how to add network share using Resco File Explorer on HTC Touch HD

hi guys,
I am using Synology Network Attached Storage and have "video" folder as a default share. Its Ip address is 192.168.0.99 and name is MYDISKSTATION.
On my Touch HD I'm using Resco Explorer. When I click on Network -> add new folder it doesn't let me add video folder using either name or Ip.
I've tried \\192.168.0.99\video and \\MYDISKSTATION\video and none of them works. it says not available.
Could someone enlighten me on this area please.
Cheers guys.

use the standard file explorer, it'l make a disk, and having that said, how do i remove this disk?

When I set up my shares, I just browsed to the machine in question and chose the share.

tom_hungston said:
hi guys,
I am using Synology Network Attached Storage and have "video" folder as a default share. Its Ip address is 192.168.0.99 and name is MYDISKSTATION.
On my Touch HD I'm using Resco Explorer. When I click on Network -> add new folder it doesn't let me add video folder using either name or Ip.
I've tried \\192.168.0.99\video and \\MYDISKSTATION\video and none of them works. it says not available.
Could someone enlighten me on this area please.
Cheers guys.
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Took me ages to get my linkstation to be recognised. Try some of these points
1) make sure that your network data connection is turned off, otherwise resco tries to search for shared devices on your service providers network as well as your own.
2) in resco, click map drive, then in the bottom right, click menu -> settings. deselect use auto detect and make sure only your home IP address and netmask are shown - ie 192.168.0.1 and 255.0.0.0
3) typing the ip address will not work and resco will not by default find your device.
4) In Resco, click on map drive, and type in the correct path (although it seems you have already tried this so the clue might be in step 1?).
5) if not try just typing \\MYDSIKSTATION\ (with and without the last \
Hope this helps

Does this actually work?
I recall being able to access network shares with older versions of windows mobile, but cannot via my Touch HD 6.1 either via the built in explorer nor resco.
I've tried IP and name, i hae pocket hosts installed, but still no luck.
I've google'd my a** off and still cant any answers to this, is network file browsing broken on the Touch HD?

Hi,
PocketRocket said:
I recall being able to access network shares with older versions of windows mobile, but cannot via my Touch HD 6.1 either via the built in explorer nor resco.
I've tried IP and name, i hae pocket hosts installed, but still no luck.
I've google'd my a** off and still cant any answers to this, is network file browsing broken on the Touch HD?
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Have the same - did you managed to solve this issue?

It worked for me if I turn the GSM connection off and just have WiFi running. Maybe some sort of routing issues.

File Expert App - Unable to connect with SMB

I did search "File Expert" as well as "SMB" along with several combinations of those words but there were no answers to my question on this forum. How do you connect the Elocity Android device to a PC on the host wifi network using "File Expert"s SMB protocol?
I tried the Geek Software (the app creators) website which was of no help. Other than a couple of youtube videos, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of instructions for this app.
I want to be able to access some video files that reside on my PC with my Elocity Tab over my Wifi network using a shared folder without having to transfer them. From what I've read this is possible using the SMB feature of the File Expert app.
My problem is that when I try to add a new SMB network through the File expert interface, I have very little understanding of what the File Expert app is asking for. The first box asks for "Server Domain(leave empty if N/A)", the 2nd asks for "Server IP Address or computer name" (which is the only box I think I know how to fill out), the 3rd asks for a "Nickname", the 4th asks for "User Name:", and the 5th asks for "Password".
None of my PCs on the wifi network have logon passwords. I would like to be able to access shared folders on 2 different PCs with my tablet, one running xp and the other running W7.
I would appreciate any help. Thanks.

wifi file explorer or wifi file transfer both are free in the market..

try ES Explorer from market ist free
ones you open you have to pres menu, show... tap lan and serch for servers
you should have an activated server in you lan to find it

Thanks for that tip about ES Explorer! It was exactly what I was looking for. After enabling the sharing of the correct folders on my PC, I was able to add it as a server by typing in the PC's IP address. After that the PC appeared in the ES File Explorer's interface. Clicking on the PC(server) showed me all the files in my computer's shared folder and I was able to open pictures, videos, and audio straight from my tablet. Awesome! Thanks again!

How to Connect your Android Tablet to a Homegroup Network

Android has an app named "ES File Explorer" that lets you connect to a Windows Homegroup shared folder, and upload or download files. You must have Wi-Fi in your home or office, so the Android can connect to the wireless network. The Android app connects to the shared folder. This process is useful if you lost your USB cable and cannot connect to the local desktop using a cable.
Step 1
Click the "Computer" icon in the Windows "Start" menu. Right-click the folder or drive you want to use to share files with the Android device. Click "Add a network location." A configuration window opens.
Step 2
Click "Next" in the opened window that displays the computer's IP location. Type a username and password for folder access and a name that displays in the list of networks on the Android. Click "Finish" to set up the sharing on Windows.
Step 3
Tap the "Settings" button on your Android device. Tap the "Wireless and Networks" option. Tap "Wi-Fi Settings" and select a Wi-Fi hotspot name to connect. If a password is required, type the password and click "Connect" to connect to the network.
Step 4
Tap the ES File Explorer icon on your Android's home screen. Tap the "LAN" tab to create a new connection. Tap "New" to open a configuration window. Tap "Scan" to automatically scan the list of open networks.
Step 5
Tap the network name you set up earlier on your Windows computer. Type the username and password to access the shared resource. The Android app returns to the main screen. Tap the "Local" tab to see a list of files on the Android.
Step 6
Tap a file you want to transfer. Choose an activity from the list. For instance, tap "Copy" to copy the file to your Windows computer.

Ya can even do this through File Explorer HD(which i use) and ASTRO File Explore.

Be careful when "moving" files with ES file explorer... I moved a nandroid backup, from internal to external with ES, and it deleted it instead... Other users have been having issues if you take a look at their support forum - but nothing's fixed yet.
I think it's only large files that it gets confused with.

I've had pretty good luck with it but have only done copies but not moves.
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Why is my entire C drive read/write from my android? Ive set all but one folder on the drive as 'not shared.' ....
Also, since while on the topic, does anyone know how to map the android phone in network map. Its not viewable anywhere on the pc as connected.

slapheady said:
Be careful when "moving" files with ES file explorer... I moved a nandroid backup, from internal to external with ES, and it deleted it instead... Other users have been having issues if you take a look at their support forum - but nothing's fixed yet.
I think it's only large files that it gets confused with.
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I've been unlucky too but learned that in android terminology.
MOVE = Cut + paste
COPY = copy + paste
Always copy when using android.

Awesome tip! I have been using ES File Explorer for some time now and never realized you could access network folders with it. Thanks! :good:

whats a tablet or phones username and password?
I have enough experience with esfile explorer to know how to add computers to the LAN section... so far its been pretty easy to user the computers username and password. In my case, all my computers have the same username and password. But when I try to add another tablet thats on the network (like my wifes) im able to put in the IP address, but I cant figure out what to put as the username and password. Does anyone know how to obtain a username and password from a tablet device to add to ES File Explorers LAN list? Even for a smart phone? And it wont take anonymous. But I know that we don't have usernames or password with out tablets and phones as far as I know, so im at a loss as to know where to start even looking.

You can install an app like Samba
Samba will let you share files on a network from any android device and gives you the option to add a username and password. There may be other better options out there but I've used this with decent success. It seems to have problems with large files sometimes but I'm not sure if that's an issue on the ESFile end or Samba end.
varxtis said:
I have enough experience with esfile explorer to know how to add computers to the LAN section... so far its been pretty easy to user the computers username and password. In my case, all my computers have the same username and password. But when I try to add another tablet thats on the network (like my wifes) im able to put in the IP address, but I cant figure out what to put as the username and password. Does anyone know how to obtain a username and password from a tablet device to add to ES File Explorers LAN list? Even for a smart phone? And it wont take anonymous. But I know that we don't have usernames or password with out tablets and phones as far as I know, so im at a loss as to know where to start even looking.
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What Exactly Does It Do???
Hey i've done it, used it... and it's great, It is like my android have 500GB of hard disk space when i'm home..
But questions are there... how does this connect to the pc, it's not a part of homegroup it does not show there, even if my libraries are not at sharing, i can still see them in android, in fact i see them no matter what.. I use my PC log in password and user name to connect this, NOT my homegroup password...
What exactly is this?? anyone who knows... plz explain
Edit: Also that i don't have to install any client on my PC, This is a true wireless connection... But i cannot track it from PC, i can copy anything from pc without my pc knowing it.. SCARY
(BTW i'm using windows 8.1 and Xperia P (LT22i, nypon) running 4.1.2 JB, stock.. phone is rooted and bootloader unlocked)

There are several great file managers that can access Samba shares. I use ES and FolderSync. But I would prefer to manage shares somehow centrally so that they can be used in any app on my android device. Does anybody know such a kind of app that creates system wide usable shares?

extractorx2 said:
Hey i've done it, used it... and it's great, It is like my android have 500GB of hard disk space when i'm home..
But questions are there... how does this connect to the pc, it's not a part of homegroup it does not show there, even if my libraries are not at sharing, i can still see them in android, in fact i see them no matter what.. I use my PC log in password and user name to connect this, NOT my homegroup password...
What exactly is this?? anyone who knows... plz explain
Edit: Also that i don't have to install any client on my PC, This is a true wireless connection... But i cannot track it from PC, i can copy anything from pc without my pc knowing it.. SCARY
(BTW i'm using windows 8.1 and Xperia P (LT22i, nypon) running 4.1.2 JB, stock.. phone is rooted and bootloader unlocked)
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I've noticed this using fx explorer too. I can log in to my home pc wirelessly using the same username and password and can see a C$ folder (which is my entire pc harddisk) and even though it's not shared at all or on any home group i can access it with my phone!!
Very worrying.

username and password
I cannot get pass the step to add an username and password. Is the password the one I obtained from my homegroup set up? Where do I obtain the username?