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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.

Can't see computers on home network

Hi. I don't seem able to access any of my shared folders on my home network since upgrading to Win 7 on my PC and the Energy ROM on my HD2.
I've tried using Resco explorer (it says 'no computers on network') and total commander. I've also tried adding the folders using their network addresses e.g. \\Lounge-PC\My Docs(E) but it doesn't work either.
I have a desktop and two laptops all running Win 7 and they share a home network using a CISCO wireless router; all are able to share files and folders.
Any help or advice gratefully accepted.
Phil

nobody
I was expecting at least one person to have had a similar problem?

can you see them through the TCPMP open file dialog?

Try option: Map Drive
Menu>File>Network>Map Drive
after add you will see folders in : my network

Xp3RiM3nT
No, I cant see any network computers in TCPMP's open file dialogue.
Raven78uk
That is how I usually connect to my shared drives but now I get the message 'no computers on network' in Resco and Total Commander doesn't show and network PCs either.

- Make sure Wifi is connected on the HD2...
- In Resco's network folder, select new folder like usual to add a share, menu->settings, check there is ONLY the IP/mask of your wifi, not the one of the data connection. If both are there, untick automatic settings, and remove the WWAN one.
Should solve it. Otherwise if you have wifi AND data connected it will try to search for computers on WWAN, which would take days...

So you can definately connect to the ahred folders from other pc's its just connecting from the phone that is the problem?
If you go to this page in your control panel on the computer with a shared folder:
Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings
check that the settings are enabled like so:
network discovery: on
file and printer sharing: on
sharing so anyone on network can read: on
128bit encryption: on
password protectged sharing: off (or on if you have a password on that pc, if its on and there is no password on that pc then you cant login and therefore cant connect to the shared folder)
Inore homegroup stuff.
after all of this is set correctly and you are sure some folder is being shared on the pc you are trying to connect to then go to tcpmp and go to File>open File and then go to \\<PC-NAME-HERE>\ ie \\Lounge-PC\ as you mentioned earlier.
tcpmp should prompt you for a un/pw if you have none for this pc just click login/connect (cant remember what the button says) and then ytou should see your folders/files?
see how you do with that and we can then try and see why you cant see them in explorer.

It's probably because of Windows 7 Home Group. It's a pain in the arse to get normal file sharing working be default..

Accessing and viewing files from pc on A500

So I want to access my pc files from the tab using es file explorer. I set up file sharing on my pc so now i can see the files but when i try to open the folders i get a message telling me it can't be opened. Can anyone give me a basic run down of what I need to do to getthis to work. And is it easy to access my files from any pc, say can my neighbor get into my files with his laptop if he knows what he's doing?
I'm still on xp on my pc. As far as I know I have no password on the pc. The only account I have is admin and when I installed my tiny xp I don't think i set up any passwords.

So either this is a complete dumbass question or something else.

File Manager HD
Use File Manager HD, it's much better for accessing files on network. choose Lan Connection from the menu, select create, input ip, usename and password. i use it everyday to transfer files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1231609

Lyle Dylandy said:
Use File Manager HD, it's much better for accessing files on network. choose Lan Connection from the menu, select create, input ip, usename and password. i use it everyday to transfer files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1231609
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Gave it a go but won't allow me to connect. Says connection unavailable. Got my ip from an ip checking site put in my wireless router username and password (correct?) But still no joy. Should i be doing something else?

Try putting the stuff that you want to share in the public folder on your pc.
On my Windows 7 machine it is in C:\Users\Public. That should do it.
Oh and the public folder should probably be treated as just that. Public. I am behind a nice firewalled router so only the folks on my network can get to them without being a total H4X0R. You can change the permissions on that folder if you really want to lock it down. But I really don't use that feature, so I have no way of knowing the process.

irishmoe said:
Gave it a go but won't allow me to connect. Says connection unavailable. Got my ip from an ip checking site put in my wireless router username and password (correct?) But still no joy. Should i be doing something else?
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Go to control pan and make a account with a account name and password and admin rights.
Now see what your local IP for your machine is, not your internet IP. Should be something like 192.168.2.something or 1.something.
Now you have your windows log in name and password and your machine IP.
Use your tab software to connect, uncheck anonomous log in so it will ask for user name and password and IP. Also if your router has security turned on you will also née that password.

irishmoe said:
So I want to access my pc files from the tab using es file explorer. I set up file sharing on my pc so now i can see the files but when i try to open the folders i get a message telling me it can't be opened. Can anyone give me a basic run down of what I need to do to getthis to work. And is it easy to access my files from any pc, say can my neighbor get into my files with his laptop if he knows what he's doing?
I'm still on xp on my pc. As far as I know I have no password on the pc. The only account I have is admin and when I installed my tiny xp I don't think i set up any passwords.
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Have yiu checked permissions on the share. Change them to everyone r/w and see if that fixes it. Also check ntfs permissions
Sent from my A500 using Tapatalk

Thanks to all of you will give it alla try later after work. If i can't do it now then i'm a complete idiot

If you dont have any password on your windows account and you dont want to create an new account, try this:
1st. Check your local IP by doing this: win start menu, select run, type "cmd" in the shell type "ipconfig" and you will have something like 192.168.2xx.x
2nd. In Es File Explorer or File Manager HD just enter the IP and log as anonymous
You must have shared folders in windows, to do so, right-click on the folder you want to access, properties, sharing, tick "share this folder on the network" OK
You should be able to access the folder.
Good Luck!

did exactly as suggested and worked a treat up to a point. Now I can see the directories but they are empty???
I don't hav any paswords on my xp so didn't need to set up a new account shared the files on the network. Entered ip, got to the folders, music etc, but each is empty.

Sure you are not looking at the public folders and not your local..?

Ok, I dug out an old WinXp lappy that was in the closet and I can see the files. Here's how I did it.
I put what I wanted to share into the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents of the Xp machine.
Then on the tablet I selected the lan tab in ES File explorer. Chose the settings box and selected 'new', and then 'server'. I entered the ip manually.
When it asked for a logon I ticked the 'anonymous' box and logged in. Everything else was blank.
Everything worked.
Hope that this helped.

JdgM3NT4L said:
Ok, I dug out an old WinXp lappy that was in the closet and I can see the files. Here's how I did it.
I put what I wanted to share into the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents of the Xp machine.
Then on the tablet I selected the lan tab in ES File explorer. Chose the settings box and selected 'new', and then 'server'. I entered the ip manually.
When it asked for a logon I ticked the 'anonymous' box and logged in. Everything else was blank.
Everything worked.
Hope that this helped.
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That worked perfectly. Weird how it won't work any other way for me

irishmoe said:
That worked perfectly. Weird how it won't work any other way for me
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Glad to help. Enjoy!

irishmoe said:
That worked perfectly. Weird how it won't work any other way for me
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Right click on the folders you want to share, like music and video or whatever and share them. They should be viewable on your a500 if you get them shared proper. That way you don't have to copy everything you want to share to the public folders. But public is better than no shares.

shaun298 said:
Right click on the folders you want to share, like music and video or whatever and share them. They should be viewable on your a500 if you get them shared proper. That way you don't have to copy everything you want to share to the public folders. But public is better than no shares.
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Tried that Shaun but it doesn't work. Can see the folders but they are empty when viewed from tab. No big deal anyway just wanted to put my sons stuff there so he could watch it on the tab when his mum and dad need some downtime.

irishmoe said:
Gave it a go but won't allow me to connect. Says connection unavailable. Got my ip from an ip checking site put in my wireless router username and password (correct?) But still no joy. Should i be doing something else?
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You want your PCs Internal IP Address, not the external one for your Router (any PC you use to check that site will return the external IP of the router)
Click Start, then click Run. type "CMD" into the box. a command window will open. now type "IPCONFIG" look at the one for Local Area Connection. the IP address there is the one you want. BTW you need to do this on the PC that you want to get files from.
Of course if you want to get to the files from anywhere in the world then you do need your external and some open ports.
Another thing to note. XP started a trend in that Passwords are required to share things across a network that are manually shared.

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!