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Streaming PC content through wifi / 3g

Hi friends
Pardon me if this has been explained elsewhere, I did a search but due to the ubiquitous nature of the search terms, I could not find a plausible solution.
Is it possible for me to access the files in my wireless laptop with b/g connectivity using 1) Imate SP5 with wireless b or 2) over 3g connectivity with my Samsung Blackjack II (no wifi)? I know about Orb etc, but I am more interested in using the native clients for networking rather than install third party apps. Both phones are running WM 6, laptop has Vista Ultimate. Laptop is connected via WiFi WPA to home broadband router.
I am mainly looking to play my mp3 files using the phone via headphones and to play an occasional DVD using the laptop's drive and watching it on the phone.
Thanks for reading
Regards

you should be able to connect via wifi or gprs using the built-in file explorer. Try 'menu' 'open path'

You should use Orb to do that. If you are under Vista and you have a TV card, you will even be able to stream DVB-H TV.
Go to www.orb.com

Thanks SToNeD, but as stated in the OP, I do know about Orb and have tried it in the past. I am trying to utilise the inbuilt resources of the phone for an occasional movie/music streaming, rather than running the resource hungry Orb 24/7 in my PC.
Awaiting further suggestions please

Allshare with Windows Vista

Hi,
I was wondering if it is possible to share media from my I9000 with my windows Vista desktop (connected via LAN)?
When I tried scanning from my phone it could not find any device. I think this maybe because perhaps a wired connection cannot be connected to DLNA? Could someone let me know if there is some way to do this?
TIA

Dear friend
You can access to your mobile files and folders via Wireless lan with WEBSHARING software.
Also I am interested to know how can I share my files in my PC with My Galaxy S

Actually I am looking for streaming not just file sharing.
Is there any way to get this within Windows itself?

make sure your phone is connected via wifi in the same network with any device that runs a DLNA compatible player (such as Windows Media Player) then run "allshare" and you will see the name of the computer(s) with the player...
I hope this helped.

it doesnt work for me. my computer is connected via a cable , while my mobile phone connects wireless to the same router..

Doesn't work for me either. In the Media Player "media sharing" I am unable to see the Galaxy S.

i just tried. it's working on my windows 7 32bit.
running the latest Wmedia Player. which i believe is 11?
streaming media FROM my phone, streaming media TO my phone.
i'm using JPY from samfirmware.
oh yea i'm connected to WIFI on both my laptop and my phone.

It doesn't matter how your pc is connected to your network (wifi or cable). You should "see" the computer that runs DLNA player via allshare and choose it. After that, your computer sees the gallery of your phone and is able to browse and play media from it.
Edit: Galaxy S shows up in the media player's library

[Q] Sharing video from phone to computer

I need to share videos on my phone to my work laptop.
I cannot install programs on my work laptop (So VLC won't do. Neither will portable VLC, I think.)
I already tested I can run barnacle wifi tether.
I can create adhoc on laptop as well.
I can't use my laptop to use the work network to do non work functions. I doubt they'll not mind a few websites, but streaming videos will definitely get me in trouble.
I can bypass this by streaming it from my phone. No business bandwidth used, no programs installed, no files copied onto the computer.

I assume you're not allowed to connect USB storage to the work laptop? Otherwise you could just put the phone in USB mass storage mode and play files that way.
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Forgot about that one. I wouldn't want to try. They've given us password protected, metal encased, waterproof USB sticks to move things between work computers. It would be much better to stream media.
Oh, also, Windows Media Player is installed. And Real as well, I think.

If either can function as a DLNA/UPNP client, the DLNA app preloaded on the Atrix has the ability to stream media stored on the phone.
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So, what would need to be done?
DLNA running on phone. I guess WiFi from either. But, how do I access it if I can't install DLNA software onto laptop?

Windows Media Player can act as a DLNA client. Google is your friend.
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Looks like there no "find media that others are sharing" option on WinXP. But we're supposed to switch to Win7 soon.
Any other options in the meanwhile?

I've managed to connect to my phone through barnacle, but then I can't run Wifi File Explorer to stream media. Barnacle makes the phone at 192.168.5.1, but I don't know how to access files to stream by connecting to a URL through a media player. Is there a way to serve streaming media from on the phone to a computer when running barnacle?
I can't seem to connect to an ad hoc network created by my laptop. I keep getting stuck on "Obtaining IP address". Apparently theres a file that can be edited to remedy this, but some people have made their wifi broken without being able to fix it by restoring the original file. Has anyone done this on the Atrix?

wireless n router for streaming

all my media is in hd and sat on my nas. I'd much prefer to stream rather than spend time copying media files but it's painful and wondered if wireless n router would be any better?

Defo. I had a G rated ZYXEL router and it kept lagging replaced with an N+ mimo Belkin and were flying
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Stream from what to what and how did you achieve this?
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TheSaw said:
Stream from what to what and how did you achieve this?
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He's streaming from a NAS which, if it's anything like any other NAS I've come across, it has a DLNA server built in. Either that, or he's just accessing it as a network drive and streaming the files directly.

Depending on the NAS you have, you might be able to use Plex with your existing setup. It's a fantastic product and I can stream MKV files from my WHS over 3G with no stutter or frame drops.
http://www.plexapp.com/linux/linux-pms-download.php
If you're looking for a new router, the Netgear N600 and N750 are solid choices. They play nice with the SGS2 and provides excellent signal and battery life.
http://www.netgear.com/home/products/wirelessrouters/high-performance/default.aspx

thanks guys. a new router it is then. plex looks really interesting, it would be awesome to access remotely.
The saw - I have a Stora Nas. I sometimes use the all share app to stream using dlna, but the codecs don't play a lot of my files so I've also set up a cifs share so that my phone thinks its a local file and can use mobo player.

[Q] WIFI Speeds - new router?

Hi,
I've been trying to stream some .mkv files from my Windows Home Server to my Nexus 7 and anything over 1GB runs like a dog, choppy and slow (using any media player). It works fine locally using OTG or from the internal SD partition. The problem appears to be the wireless, so I did some testing using 3 AP's dotted around the house.
Using ES Explorer and copying a 1.3GB file from my WHS to my Nexus 7...
Billion 7800N - 1.5-2 MB/s
Mikrotik 951 - 500-600 KB/s
Netgear WR802T - 1.2-1.5 MB/s
Unfortunately the Mikrotik is the one near the bedroom, where I stream the most!
Question: Whats the best throughput you have seen via WIFI - and what router are you using? I have conceded that the Mikrotik is cack for WIFI, so I'm looking a purchasing a new AP / Router. The current "top dog" for speed appears to be the Asus RT-N66U (I've seen on various sites). It's expensive but I just need it to work, anyone use the RT-N66U with Nexus 7 for streaming have an opinion before I buy? Would be much appreciated.
Thanks

No N66U users out there??
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dannysmith43 said:
Hi,
I've been trying to stream some .mkv files from my Windows Home Server to my Nexus 7 and anything over 1GB runs like a dog, choppy and slow (using any media player). It works fine locally using OTG or from the internal SD partition. The problem appears to be the wireless, so I did some testing using 3 AP's dotted around the house.
Using ES Explorer and copying a 1.3GB file from my WHS to my Nexus 7...
Billion 7800N - 1.5-2 MB/s
Mikrotik 951 - 500-600 KB/s
Netgear WR802T - 1.2-1.5 MB/s
Unfortunately the Mikrotik is the one near the bedroom, where I stream the most!
Question: Whats the best throughput you have seen via WIFI - and what router are you using? I have conceded that the Mikrotik is cack for WIFI, so I'm looking a purchasing a new AP / Router. The current "top dog" for speed appears to be the Asus RT-N66U (I've seen on various sites). It's expensive but I just need it to work, anyone use the RT-N66U with Nexus 7 for streaming have an opinion before I buy? Would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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Well, not sure if this will help before you purchase an RT-N66U - but maybe offer some insight and maybe you won't need to spend anything...
I've got a couple of different setups I have had success with for streaming at home and have no issues with larger mkv files...none of which depend on Windows or WHS for "streaming" the files. That said, I think you might be ok with your router and might want to start with looking at the source. Also, I have 2 routers in my home, one is set up as a "bridge" so that I can access my wifi without having to have a second SSID and password for the additional AP. The second router (the bridge) is not as robust as the main, but still works just fine.
Unless I'm mistaken (I know windows in general doesn't, and as far as I know Win Home Server is the same), Windows isn't going to natively handle your mkv files without a codec pack or some type of splitter and I think that's where you're running into issue.
But I personally don't use windows itself to stream anything to my devices directly, and I do have a box with WHS on it. However, I do my use my other windows boxes with both Plex and XBMC and they handle larger MKV files fine.
I also have had success with large MKV files using a cheap Pogoplug that I picked up for $15 and playing them from a flash drive hooked up to it! (its like this http://www.adorama.com/COCPOGOP21.html)
That said, Plex (http://www.plexapp.com/) lets your pc do the heavy lifting with the transcoding (which is essentially the same that's occurring with your windows home server, but it handles mkvs) for the device.
There's also XBMC (http://xbmc.org/about/) just "serves" the file and using something like UPNPLAY (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cx.hoohol.silanoid&hl=en) and MXPlayer (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mxtech.videoplayer.ad&hl=en) should work fine.
As far as the pogoplug - it doesn't like the mkv extension, but if you rename the file to an "mp4" extension, the pogo app will allow you transcode or play original. I don't care to have it transcode anything, so I select "play original" with the app on the nexus and let mxplayer do the work - no sweat. In addition to playing at home, that option (as well as Plex) allows you to stream when away from home (3g/4g or wifi) without having to punch a hole in your firewall to access it from off site.
One thing you might consider is ripping some type of large videos in a couple other formats other than mkv and see if your WHS handles them better. If so, it's isolated to MKVs and your WHS and you likely need to re-encode to a different format or try another option. Also, have you tried disconnecting the router you feel is "slow" or not connect to that AP and see if the movies stream better from another AP? If it is the same, it's related to the MKV and WHS.
Hope that helps some.