Let me start by saying this: I do realize there are other methods to accomplish this, and that this method will not work for everyone. But for me it's simple to set up, as well as neat and tidy.
I've started combining the use of Dropbox with Wyse PocketCloud for Android. I'm sure everyone is already familiar with Dropbox. Wyse PocketCloud, if you don't already know, is a fantastic RDP client for Android.
With this setup, I'm able to have access to any file on my computer at any time from anywhere, with acceptable levels of security.
Using Wyse, I remote logon (yes, even over 3G) to my desktop at home. I then use Wyse to find the file I need on my desktop, and then copy it onto the Dropbox folder on my desktop. Through Wyse, I've remotely added a file on my home computer to my Dropbox cloud. I can then logoff from Wyse, open up Dropbox on my phone, and download that file to wherever I need it. I've already been saved by this - I was able to obtain a copy of an important PowerPoint for work from my desktop, download it to my SD card, then mass-storage it onto my work computer.
There are other great uses for Wyse, but this is my favorite. I hope and pray they expand the Beta.
Steps:
1. RDP compatible OS (I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate)
2. Download Wyse PocketCloud from Android Market
3. Sign up for Dropbox and install the client to both your home computer and your Android device
4. Enable RDP on your home computer
5. If you're home computer is behind a router or other type of firewall, don't forget you'll need to set up an appropriate port forwarding rule!
This was a fantastic solution for me - I hope it helps others as well. If anyone else can think of creative uses for Wyse, I'd love to hear them.
i use wyse all the time. for the above mentioned use and i run a dlna server on my pc to feed media to other devices in the house, so if i need to share a new folder etc, and i dont want to go to the computer, i just wyse it.
Alternative - e-mail the file to yourself (using Wyse or another RDP Client)
Another alternative is to use an RDP Client to e-mail the file to yourself, and then access the e-mail on your phone.
RDP is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack unless you are using certificates. I've also seen many a winbox hacked via RDP in the past, not really sure if they just used dumb passwords and accounts or what, but in each case the box was owned by a bot. As a result, I don't allow RDP anywhere at any time to any box.
If I want remote access RealVNC with encryption (Only in paid version) but don't think there is a Droid app for that yet, or I use something with an SSH tunnel.
As for files, I have files on a network share which is then mounted via NFS on an internal network to a Unix server which I can then hit with something like AndFTP using an SSH connection to get and put.
This includes access to all MP3, ISO, Movies, data, web etc.. access
This is not limited to use via a smartphone though, any SSH file transfer program will work from any Internet facing box.
I've used dropbox in the past and it is okay, but the above gives me full access to files without pre-planning what I am going to need.
RDP is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack unless you are using certificates. I've also seen many a winbox hacked via RDP in the past, not really sure if they just used dumb passwords and accounts or what, but in each case the box was owned by a bot. As a result, I don't allow RDP anywhere at any time to any box.
If I want remote access RealVNC with encryption (Only in paid version) but don't think there is a Droid app for that yet, or I use something with an SSH tunnel.
As for files, I have files on a network share which is then mounted via NFS on an internal network to a Unix server which I can then hit with something like AndFTP using an SSH connection to get and put.
This includes access to all MP3, ISO, Movies, data, web etc.. access
This is not limited to use via a smartphone though, any SSH file transfer program will work from any Internet facing box.
I've used dropbox in the past and it is okay, but the above gives me full access to files without pre-planning what I am going to need.
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That's really helpful information. It sounds as though there may not be a fully secure method to access your root that way? Wow, even just typing that makes me glad I don't really have sensitive info on that box.
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I have a home server (Windows Home Server) with tons of stuff on it. When I am traveling, I have tried to access and download epub format ebooks, and the browser gives me an error message that the download failed because that file type is not supported by my phone device. (Aldiko didn't help with this)
I have noticed this with other file types also.
Is there a way to download ANY file type from my home sever, even ones "not supported" by the phone? This would be very useful thing to be able to do.
The home server is accessed via a web browser (https).
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setup ftp server on your home server
open a port on your router and do port forwarding to ftp port on your server
WAN port like 44444 -> serverip:21
then use a filemanger or FTP client (I use EStrongs file manager, but there are several others) to connect to the external IP of your router at port 44444 (or whatever port you chose above)
Radimus said:
setup ftp server on your home server
open a port on your router and do port forwarding to ftp port on your server
WAN port like 44444 -> serverip:21
then use a filemanger or FTP client (I use EStrongs file manager, but there are several others) to connect to the external IP of your router at port 44444 (or whatever port you chose above)
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I'll have to study up a bit to do something like that. I was hoping there was just some way to allow android to download any file type through the web (http).
The FTP server solution is one way to go. Have you tried a different browser??
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The FTP server solution is one way to go. Have you tried a different browser??
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I have tried different browsers and apps such as crutch and download buddy. Some of those do let me download the file, but when I try to open the file, it won't. Yet, if I transfer the file by USB or Dropbox, it works fine.
Very frustrating...
Don't know that I want to go through the trouble of setting up an ftp server for something that seems so obvious... can't believe it's not part of the android OS to allow such web based file transfers within the browser???
why not use dropbox? its free, and 2gig will store a lot of epub format ebooks
https://www.dropbox.com
I use Download all files.
http://www.appbrain.com/app/download-all-files/com.hwkrbbt.downloadall
I use a VPN setup. i think it's the most powerful, albeit a bit tricky to setup. should you need help configuring it dont hesitate to ask. however, whatever your solution, remember a couple of limitations:
- you can access mapped net shares (smb) using almost any file explorer (i use astro), you can copy your files to the sd, but you cannot run remote files. that's because generally no app is able to deal with the smb protocol.
- to circumvent this limitation, you must be root. i don't exactly know the passages but the general method is to create a mount point to your net share (something like \mnt\network1 or whatever), so the system (and most important the apps) will be tricked to think they are dealing with local files. if you are not root, upon reboot the mount point will be forgotten. I read about this somewhere around here.
@ stoney73: I do use Dropbox, but would like to be able to access anything on my server while I am traveling.
@tenorntex: I just ran across that app and will likely give it a try.
@crashDebug: sounds interesting. I would have to do a bit of research and educate myself before I could attempt what you're describing.
Thanks all. It will be solved eventually.
Thinking about getting my wife a Xoom to somewhat replace her aged W7 laptop. However, we have numerous shares on a Windows Home Server which she uses for blogging, Facebook, extra storage, etc.
Anyone know of an easy way to access these shares via the Xoom? Not interested in the ability to stream but just accessing pictures, documents, etc that are stored on the WHS without having to create a "remote desktop" type of connection. Also ability to send items to the WHS for storage/backup.
Thanks.
CCallahan said:
Thinking about getting my wife a Xoom to somewhat replace her aged W7 laptop. However, we have numerous shares on a Windows Home Server which she uses for blogging, Facebook, extra storage, etc.
Anyone know of an easy way to access these shares via the Xoom? Not interested in the ability to stream but just accessing pictures, documents, etc that are stored on the WHS without having to create a "remote desktop" type of connection. Also ability to send items to the WHS for storage/backup.
Thanks.
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I use AndroXplorer and it also works on xoom.
What about try something like this?
http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=2828
Using ES File Explorer I can browse my LAN, transfer files and even stream some types of media files directly to the XOOM.
If you set up the remote access in the WHS console, you should be good to access it with a web browser. You can't do the Remote Desktop without IE which is a drawback for me.
Great.....sounds like there are a few options. I wasn't sure if 2.2 apps would run on Honeycomb. Guessing they will from these replies.
As for Dropbox, not sure if it is what I need for shares but setting up a service might be good for other things cause I use it quite a bit.
Thanks.
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If you set up the remote access in the WHS console, you should be good to access it with a web browser. You can't do the Remote Desktop without IE which is a drawback for me.
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I briefly tested WHS access on my XOOM and was able to sign in via the web. Like you said, there was no remote access, but I could access my shares. Is there anything specifically you'd like me to try?
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Great.....sounds like there are a few options. I wasn't sure if 2.2 apps would run on Honeycomb. Guessing they will from these replies.
As for Dropbox, not sure if it is what I need for shares but setting up a service might be good for other things cause I use it quite a bit.
Thanks.
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I was able to see all of my server media using Skifta (DLNA server app) when I tried the other day, but it failed to load videos. I'm sure this is a codec problem or something and will be remedied over time.
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I was able to see all of my server media using Skifta (DLNA server app) when I tried the other day, but it failed to load videos. I'm sure this is a codec problem or something and will be remedied over time.
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Good info to know. Again...not worried about streaming. Just wanted to make sure the ability to access shares was there (say if I wanted to pull a document or picture off of it).
Thanks.
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I briefly tested WHS access on my XOOM and was able to sign in via the web. Like you said, there was no remote access, but I could access my shares. Is there anything specifically you'd like me to try?
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I was able to remote access the shares on my Xoom to my WHS but when I try and download a file, it downloads a web page html file, I'm guess it is the remote access file explorer screen, not the file. For example if I have a file "status.txt" I'll remote access to the WHS, then download the file, I get "status.htm" downloaded, not the text file. Opening it I see html code which is far beyond what I know.
I want to share files with an iphone user and a pc.
Is there an app that creates an ad-hoc network and create a web file server to do this?
I know there are apps for both these things separately, but I don't need to tether and I wanted a single button to do all (and I don't even know if combining apps would allow me to do this).
As an added bonus, if the created web server allows uploading files it would also allow to get files from iOS and pc.
Is there an app for this?
The easiest method that comes to mind is that you can turn most Android devices into a Samba file sharing server, which would be easily accessible from Windows, and most likely in iOS too provided you have the proper client app installed. The only problem is that to set up a Samba server in Android, you need to root your device first. Samba Filesharing in the Market will help you set it up once you're rooted. I don't have an iOS device so I've never been able to try it, but I've read that NetPortal on iOS is a good app for accessing CIFS/SMB shares.
Setting up a Samba server doesn't necessarily create an ad hoc network as well, though. That's something you'll need to configure separately, usually via another third party app, like Wireless Tether.
I use file expert, it creates an ftp server, it's very handy to use....
on my htc magic I use "remote web desktop" but it doesn't work on my transformer...
Dropbox. Everyone should have it, use it, love it
Seriously I use it all the time to keep everything sync'd up on 4 PC's and 2 mobile devices, as hosting for all the things I post online and to share / sync folders with friends (shared collection of ebooks ftw).
I know its not quite 'on the fly' as you were after but its an option
I would have suggested Dropbox, but cloud storage is still much slower than a local server, and is fairly limited in maximum storage. With Samba or FTP, you can use massive external hard drives to host your content, which I'm assuming the OP plans on doing.
Hi^^
Probably a strange question...but.
Guide or ideas for share file beetween X10 and PC on window 7 home ed?
PC recognize X10 wireless connection..but ask key and adress...that i never set...
help please^^
Sorry for my english
I like to use Wifi Explorer. With that, all you have to do is connect to your home wifi, run the program, then navigate to the web address given by Wifi Ex. (for ex: http://192.168.1.115:8000) You can download/upload files to your phone or zip folders on your phone to download multiple files easier.
I also find that it makes it easier to share with my friends because they can navigate to that page through their phones browser to grab apks or whatever.
- X10a Wolf 008 ~via XDA App
or MYPHONE EXPLORER its an APK on your phone and a program installed on your pc get it free from hxxp://www.fjsoft.at/
you can also transfer contacts and sms witht hsi app
SwiFTP FTP Server
SwiFTP... easy to configure and files can be shared both ways hassle-free... the best I've used till now...
i use Dropbox and VNC server so if im watching tv upstairs and cbf going downstairs i just vnc and dropbox to send stuff to and from my pc or phone or to my mates and it goes on a external server for backup
Not sure if its the best but I use Samba Filesharing from the market. The app keeps the phone awake for transfering large files which i find useful.
Thank you all guys...
I love you^^
I always meant to look into it on my galaxy S but didnt bother.
But what's the optimal way to access some shares?
I have several shared drives, permissions ok, work across other pcs on network, bluray media player and 360 work fine.
I tried astro viewer with the samba plugin but never got that to work.
I want to minimize the need for software on the PC itself since it's already setup with windows for sharing.
Edit: Got it. It apparently insists on an account with a password. *shrug* Quick crap account made, password assigned and to my delight admin shares show as well so no hassle of subfolder sharing.
I use an app called AndSMB, and it works perfectly for me. Allows you to choose the local and remote folder, and allows copying in both directions.
It's a freebie on the Market too.