So I have seen on reviews that LG G2 has a wireless storage function. Does this Wireless storage works like a wireless hard drive (no internet connection required, feels like the hard drive is connected by cable) or is it just like those apps available on play store which needs a internet connection to function?
And also how good is LG compared to Samsung at bringing updates to their devices?
ichilouch said:
So I have seen on reviews that LG G2 has a wireless storage function. Does this Wireless storage works like a wireless hard drive (no internet connection required, feels like the hard drive is connected by cable) or is it just like those apps available on play store which needs a internet connection to function?
And also how good is LG compared to Samsung at bringing updates to their devices?
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It works over WiFi. You don't need Internet, just local network.
So I need to be connected to a router for it to work?
You're LG and PC has to be connected to the same network
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An article I came across, I did not write this I have just copied and pasted to give a clearer understanding of this feature.
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So I had seen this feature on the G2 when going through the settings, and pretty much disregarded it as something silly or not useful. Boy was I wrong. It turns out you can use this to access the files on your phone via a PC or Mac on your wifi network via a file sharing function called SMB (Server Message Block). No need to plug in a cable and none of those slow and terrible web interfaces. It's essentially wireless USB storage and the transfer speed is very good depending on your wifi network. Yes there are Apps out there that do this, but this is native in the LG software on the G2 which is always a plus. Here's what you do ...
There's a toggle for it on the notification window. If you don't have the toggle selected, hit edit at the very end, select it, and move it to where you want it on your toggle bar. You can also turn it on by going to Settings > Share & connect > Wireless storage.
If you used the toggle, a notification will pop up in the window that includes your phone's IP address and the username and password.
Option 1: Direct search
Double Click on Computer on your PC to open your Explorer. Click the search bar at the top and type in the following:
\\192.168.x.xx (the IP address listed on your Wireless storage screen)
You will be prompted to enter your username and password and once done a network folder labeled "g2" will pop up and you will have wireless access to your phone.
Option 2: Map a network drive
Double Click on Computer on your PC to open your Explorer, then choose "Map network drive" from the top menu, choose a drive letter then for the folder type in the following:
\\192.168.x.xx\G2
Like in the direct search method, the IP address you'll want to enter is the IP listed on your Wireless storage screen. Make sure you also include all the forward slashes and the \G2 at the end.
You will be prompted to enter your username and password and once done a mapped network drive labeled "G2" will pop up on your explorer screen. Double click that drive and you will have wireless access to your phone.
*NOTE*: The \G2 at the end seems to be required in order to map a network drive, but it is not required when doing a direct search in the explorer search bar. This is probably because the "g2" folder is what is shared, and you can only map to a shared folder. Interestingly, the \G2 is also required if you prefer to access your phone via a web browser, as is listed in LG's instructions on the Wireless storage screen itself, but fails to include this information. I tried many different ways and simply entering the IP address or \\G2 in a browser window simply doesn't work. I'm sure there are some technical reasons for this, but I'm just a tech enthusiast not a professional.
I thought it works like a wireless hard drive.
So how good does LG update their devices to latest version of Android (like how many months before they update)?
ichilouch said:
I thought it works like a wireless hard drive.
So how good does LG update their devices to latest version of Android (like how many months before they update)?
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We can't say. LG apparently changed a bit of their politics with this phone. Remains to be seen.
LG just integrated a feature that also a number of apps provide for all devices since a long time. (E.g. "Samba Filesharing".) Nothing new, except the apps need root, while LGs solution works without.
Related
Just come across Air Sharing for the iPhone http://lifehacker.com/5047136/air-sharing-transfers-files-between-iphones-and-any-system
It allows it to act as a wireless network storage device, does anything like this exist for WM? I know you can transfer files using bluetooth but not all pc's have bluetooth.
It would be great if such program exists.. for our diamond to make ad-hoc network and share some folder for downloading.. just like on PCs
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It allows it to act as a wireless network storage device,
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You could make some like that with Total Comander it has Dirrectory named Moduls and subdirectory in it named LAN and there is two files: New server and _Quick open.
Connect you device to WLAN and type a path to computer after open one of that files (for example: \server or \Home) > press "OK"
and in next window type user name and password (like it means on computer if it has some) > press "OK"
You see that you have a list of dirrectories that are able to access on your computer.
Sorry for my poor english
You can use Mocha ftp serveur, it's a freeware (you just need a given password). It will allow you to access your phone on an IP adress like with a ftp serveur.
Hi,
Is it possible to either map a network drive to the HD2 somehow, such as you can do to map them in My Computer in PC Windows?
Also, is there a way to access network media library shares? Not sure of the technical term for either sorry.
Either natively or with a third party app.
Thanks
I use Resco Explorer. You can connect the HD2 to you computer over Wifi and share files by mapping a network drive.
You can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2038343&postcount=2
My lan drives show up on my HD2 automatically using IE. Just tap in \\NAME
Put your drive name on the end and it goes straight in.
gareth824 said:
My lan drives show up on my HD2 automatically using IE. Just tap in \\NAME
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I didn't know PIE supported that. The HTC Network Plugin (which I posted a link to above) allows you to map and view network drives and access them via any file explorer or application. You won't have to type \\NAME in PIE every time.
When I have mapped a LAN network share (mine is requiring login/pass, dunno if this matters), I'm experiencing issues with opening Pocket Word or Pocket Excell (just to give an example). These applications seem to check the availability of the mapped shares at every startup, and it takes about 30 seconds for them to find out that they timeout and load the main window.
This is not happening when connected via WIFI to my router. But it is enough to have active GPRS connection (instead of WIFI) through which the app obviously cannot connect to my LAN share. Once I disconnect GPRS session, and keep the phone offline, they open normally again.
Anyone else is experiencing this?
It's really annoying for me.
Thanks.
Hi
I am trying to follow this link to map my nas drive ..
Can you give an idiots guide how to do this..
regards
op
This guide will help transfer files from an Android Phone (HTC Desire running 2.2 Froyo) to the Transformer - using only Wifi anywhere.
I have only quickly tested this so the technique will probably simplify as I try more combinations.
This example will transfer files from Transformer to Phone as that is what I tested yesterday very very quickly!
Step 1:
Install "File Expert" from the Market on both Phone and Transfomer.
Step 2:
On the receiving unit for the file transfer, i.e. the phone. Start a WiFi hotspot so the phone is creating a wifi signal. (I am not sure yet how important it is which device does this step so standby for an update). Set a password to prevent unauthorised access to your phone!
Connect the transformer to this WiFi network (i.e. to the phone) using the password you set above.
Step 3:
On the receiving unit (phone), open file expert app, click "Share" in the toolbar at the bottom and press "Enable WiFi File Receiver".
Step 4:
On the Transformer (the file sender), open File Expert too. Long press on the folder or file you want to send, scroll to the bottom and select "Send via WiFi". It will search the WiFi network for a few seconds and should find the other device (phone). Accept any confirmations on the phone/Transformer and the files will directly stream over WiFi.
Notes:
+ This does NOT require an internet access, so if you are on the train or somewhere without internet, you can still do the transfer.
+ It is totally secure as long as you use a password on the WiFi hotspot.
+ I need to test if it matters which device sets up the WiFi hotspot, or which device is doing the file sending/receiving or if you really need to press Enable file receiver in the receiving device. This process will hopefully simplify to allow you to simply click a shortcut to wifi hotspot activation and the other device will automatically connect if WiFi is turned on - then hopefully just open File Expert on the sender device and it will send. This info will come or you can try for yourselves.
+ If your phone cannot do the device hotspot, look in the market as I think there are apps for it, Froyo has this built in so I didn't need any extra app.
+ This is the ONLY WiFi direct method I have found that works for me with my phone and transformer, the apps that claim to create FTP servers where you type in ports and things do not work properly in the android browser, only on your PC/Laptop browsers.
+This is faster than Dropbox because you are not hindered by your upload and then download speed connections.
Please test and see what you think
Good find. Works great for me........
Thank goodness for this, Ive been using bluetooth and it is SLOOOOOOOW, great find. Cheers.
some more testing done.
It does not matter which device runs the Wifi hotspot, they can both send and receive files.
Small files like PDF's etc have worked quickly with no problems.
Larger files like 175mb videos have caused crashes and taken very large tims to even partially complete. I think the app needs an update for larger file transfers to work more smoothly.
i have not yet tried multiple small files like a music colletion etc.
You do for sure need to open up the app and click "enable wifi reeiver", else it doesn't detect the device when you search for it to send to.
WiFi File Explorer does this nicely.
WiFi File Explorer sets up a "Web Interface" on any device that launches it, grabs an IP and goes online.
What I like about WiFi File Explorer is that it can be accessed by ANY device that can access the IP address. Once logged in, you can upload, download (send and receive), install, delete, etc.
It doesn't matter who turns on WiFi Tether as long as they are on the same network. You don't even need a working internet connection, just WiFi Tether turned on.
I typically use the WiFi File Explorer on my phone since the Transformer has a larger screen for viewing the browser. Super easy and fast. I've dumped large files over with no problem at all. It is one of the first apps I install on any of my Android Devices.
It also allows for passwords btw.
one word, Teradesk. I am using it to transfer files over phone, transformer and pc..
player911 said:
WiFi File Explorer does this nicely.
WiFi File Explorer sets up a "Web Interface" on any device that launches it, grabs an IP and goes online.
What I like about WiFi File Explorer is that it can be accessed by ANY device that can access the IP address. Once logged in, you can upload, download (send and receive), install, delete, etc.
It doesn't matter who turns on WiFi Tether as long as they are on the same network. You don't even need a working internet connection, just WiFi Tether turned on.
I typically use the WiFi File Explorer on my phone since the Transformer has a larger screen for viewing the browser. Super easy and fast. I've dumped large files over with no problem at all. It is one of the first apps I install on any of my Android Devices.
It also allows for passwords btw.
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interesting! I tried this app but using my home broadband router which did not work.
Which web browser are you using on both the phone and the TF to be able to enter the IP of the other device?
Teradesk - I had not seen this app before, it is in the market to download for free FYI.
Tried Teradesk - its pretty good! It allows you to sign into an account with teradesk and then login in both devices to the 1 account and then you can view files on both devices and push or pull files from one or the other.
This allows for easy transfers. You CAN use your home wifi router broadband to do transfers, but this does it in Proxy mode, which means the files go to the teradesk servers and then back to the receiver device, this is fine for small files but slow for large ones.
You can tether one device to the wifi hotspot of the other which puts the transfers in direct mode, so the files transfer directly over WiFi but it means when you navigate the file browsers it is very slow because for whatever reason you use 3g on the mobile phone to search the file directories.
So if the file is large, use a wifi hotspot. If it is small (like <50mb) then use the home broadband proxy method.
I'm to lazy, I just use scp or SMB/CIFS, and thus trivially get other devices in the loop. Probably should try Bluetooth but don't need to.
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Thanks for a great tip! Works like a charm. Been looking around for an app to do exactly this
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gunswick said:
interesting! I tried this app but using my home broadband router which did not work.
Which web browser are you using on both the phone and the TF to be able to enter the IP of the other device?
Teradesk - I had not seen this app before, it is in the market to download for free FYI.
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I've been using wifi transfer pro just with the stock browsers on my transformer and sgs2. Both work very well. I haven't tried a big file yet, but hopefully shouldn't be a problem.
Hi!
Very interesting, but does anybody know a similar way or app to transfer files from a PC to a Transformer and root not needed?
Thanks.
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perevales said:
Hi!
Very interesting, but does anybody know a similar way or app to transfer files from a PC to a Transformer and root not needed?
Thanks.
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Same app as I stated above, it gives you an IP address to put into your browser. works with a PC as well.
perevales said:
Hi!
Very interesting, but does anybody know a similar way or app to transfer files from a PC to a Transformer and root not needed?
Thanks.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
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Teradesk allows this too, it allows you to navigate both phone, TF and PC at once so you can transfer between all 3 just on the PC.
WiFi Explorer doesn't require root... and I just use the stock browser to navigate to the opposite device. Quick and Easy. Launch the app, it pops up with an IP and port (ex: 10.10.50.1:8000) that you type into a browser on another device. Launches quick and works great. App gets updated often too, so support is there.
It is a direct transfer, so doesn't require internet access... just wifi.
I have just used SwiFTP and it works fine for this purpose. And it is free.
perevales said:
Hi!
Very interesting, but does anybody know a similar way or app to transfer files from a PC to a Transformer and root not needed?
Thanks.
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gunswick said:
This guide will help transfer files from an Android Phone (HTC Desire running 2.2 Froyo) to the Transformer - using only Wifi anywhere.
I have only quickly tested this so the technique will probably simplify as I try more combinations.
This example will transfer files from Transformer to Phone as that is what I tested yesterday very very quickly!
Step 1:
Install "File Expert" from the Market on both Phone and Transfomer.
Step 2:
On the receiving unit for the file transfer, i.e. the phone. Start a WiFi hotspot so the phone is creating a wifi signal. (I am not sure yet how important it is which device does this step so standby for an update). Set a password to prevent unauthorised access to your phone!
Connect the transformer to this WiFi network (i.e. to the phone) using the password you set above.
Step 3:
On the receiving unit (phone), open file expert app, click "Share" in the toolbar at the bottom and press "Enable WiFi File Receiver".
Step 4:
On the Transformer (the file sender), open File Expert too. Long press on the folder or file you want to send, scroll to the bottom and select "Send via WiFi". It will search the WiFi network for a few seconds and should find the other device (phone). Accept any confirmations on the phone/Transformer and the files will directly stream over WiFi.
Notes:
+ This does NOT require an internet access, so if you are on the train or somewhere without internet, you can still do the transfer.
+ It is totally secure as long as you use a password on the WiFi hotspot.
+ I need to test if it matters which device sets up the WiFi hotspot, or which device is doing the file sending/receiving or if you really need to press Enable file receiver in the receiving device. This process will hopefully simplify to allow you to simply click a shortcut to wifi hotspot activation and the other device will automatically connect if WiFi is turned on - then hopefully just open File Expert on the sender device and it will send. This info will come or you can try for yourselves.
+ If your phone cannot do the device hotspot, look in the market as I think there are apps for it, Froyo has this built in so I didn't need any extra app.
+ This is the ONLY WiFi direct method I have found that works for me with my phone and transformer, the apps that claim to create FTP servers where you type in ports and things do not work properly in the android browser, only on your PC/Laptop browsers.
+This is faster than Dropbox because you are not hindered by your upload and then download speed connections.
Please test and see what you think
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File Expert gives you many ways to directly transfer files via WiFi. Let me explain it in details:
1. WiFi File Receiver/Sender -- this is just what you were using, we recommended to use this feature when you have small files or you just want to send single file/directory quickly via WiFi
2. FTP -- File Expert is a ftp server and client, which means you can use FE to manage (not just transfer) files on two devices. First on the host phone, start FE, choose 'Share My Contents', choose 'Start FTP sharing', then FE will give you FTP login info like IP, username and password, then on another phone, start FE, choose 'Network'. choose 'FTP client', choose 'Create A New Account' to input the FTP login info, then connect to host phone. You now can completely manage your host phone via WiFi.
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Also, File Expert supports Web Sharing feature like WiFi File Explorer.
The web sharing feature of File Expert features a desktop like web environment and are much easier and powerful than WiFi File Explorer PRO.
Start FE, choose 'Share My Contents', choose 'Start Web Sharing'. Then use another device to login to this phone via Web
Hi,
Does File Expert have built-in WiFi Direct support?
FTP,WiFi and Web sharing capabilities are all good, however WiFi Direct might be easier to use IMO. I have Android 4.0 devices, however I could not find a way to use WiFi Direct between them.
If File Expert have WiDi support, how it's used? If it does not have, would you consider implementing it? It would be a BIG plus for your wonderful product, xcxin.
Thanks.
I like AirDroid, it has a really slick interface on the computer. And it had tons of other uses besides transferring files. You wont need a IP address to connect, the website automatically creates a QR code that you can scan on the tablet for a connection.
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In my routers configuration I can see that both my PC and my G2 are connected to my home network.
I enter the proper IP-adress into windows explorer but can't get it to work.
I tried it with \\192.168.X.XXX\G2 with \\G2 with \\192.168.X.XXX/G2
I tried to map a network drive with username and password and I typed all of the above into the run-window.
Wireless storage is activatd.
Anybody?
I gave up with my win 8 setup, using the LG program . Websharing app works like a charm though.
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Same Problem
Been all over the web for a fix. I have a T Mobile device and I've tried everything I can think of. Not a noob VOIP Engineer here!
Try just \\192.168.x.x (without the \\G2 at the end). If you tap the Wireless Storage notification, it should give you a help screen with the G2's network name, which for a VZW G2 should be \\VS980_4G_LTE
Had some issues with this and then found this (see below) credit to android central post # 3095695
I used option 1 and it worked well. The only thing I noticed is that when I go to my computer, it has both a search bar and an address bar. The address bar is on the left, search is on the right. I typed in the \\192.168.x.xxx into the address bar. It then displayed the phone folder, I clicked on it and it open it up just as if I had it USB'd. This was on Windows 7 computer.
Edit: As a new user I can't put the link on so here are the directions:
Option 1: Direct search
Double Click on Computer on your PC to open your Explorer. Click the search bar at the top and type in the following:
\\192.168.x.xx (the IP address listed on your Wireless storage screen)
You will be prompted to enter your username and password and once done a network folder labeled "g2" will pop up and you will have wireless access to your phone.
Option 2: Map a network drive
Double Click on Computer on your PC to open your Explorer, then choose "Map network drive" from the top menu, choose a drive letter then for the folder type in the following:
\\192.168.x.xx\G2
Like in the direct search method, the IP address you'll want to enter is the IP listed on your Wireless storage screen. Make sure you also include all the forward slashes and the \G2 at the end.
You will be prompted to enter your username and password and once done a mapped network drive labeled "G2" will pop up on your explorer screen. Double click that drive and you will have wireless access to your phone.
*NOTE*: The \G2 at the end seems to be required in order to map a network drive, but it is not required when doing a direct search in the explorer search bar. This is probably because the "g2" folder is what is shared, and you can only map to a shared folder. Interestingly, the \G2 is also required if you prefer to access your phone via a web browser, as is listed in LG's instructions on the Wireless storage screen itself, but fails to include this information. I tried many different ways and simply entering the IP address or \\G2 in a browser window simply doesn't work. I'm sure there are some technical reasons for this, but I'm just a tech enthusiast not a professional.
I had issues too and I can confirm these last tips are both working
I know the biggest thing for me was that on Verizon, the phone is VS980_4G_LTE unless you rename it.
OK, I can not get this to work for the life of me. So let me ask a simple question. Is your PC "cabled" to your wireless router or is computer using a wireless PCI/PCIE card?
I have read through every instruction on every thread concerning this subject and have tried to use every method mentioned and none of them are working.
Windows XP
D-Link DIR655 router
My computer is cabled to the router.
Never mind. Your PC has to be wireless as well or else it will not work. I have another PC this is on a wireless card to my network and the first time I tried it, it worked.
Removed. Erroneous it appears.....
NevetsDrassel said:
Your PC has to be wireless as well or else it will not work. I have another PC this is on a wireless card to my network and the first time I tried it, it worked.
So for all of you having problems getting this to work, YOUR PC HAS TO BE WIRELESS AND NOT CABLED TO YOUR WIRELESS ROUTER.
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Not true. I can access wireless storage with my PCs which are wired, or my laptop which is wireless. No issues with either method, though large files are slow as hell to transfer in comparison to smaller files such as pictures.
KrisisTP said:
Not true. I can access wireless storage with my PCs which are wired, or my laptop which is wireless. No issues with either method, though large files are slow as hell to transfer in comparison to smaller files such as pictures.
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This ^^
Why does my phone not show in the networks tab?
Thanks Devs. From my VZW G2.
trickster2369 said:
This ^^
Why does my phone not show in the networks tab?
Thanks Devs. From my VZW G2.
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My phone isn't showing up in networks tab either. My phone says it's connected to my network, gives me the IP address and username and pw, but it's not seen in networks, nor do either of the above methods work for me.
EDIT: For trying to map network drive, I get the following error: 0x80070035 The network path was not found. (Yes I've entered the address correctly).
Private-Cowboy said:
Ehm, that is the wrong forum for that kind of request!
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Then I am at a loss as to what the issue is with my main PC compared to the secondary wireless PC. Can not figure out the issue as to why it will not work on the labeled PC. Tried every method and it does not work.....
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thanks works like a charm on windows 7
thestrangebrew said:
My phone isn't showing up in networks tab either. My phone says it's connected to my network, gives me the IP address and username and pw, but it's not seen in networks, nor do either of the above methods work for me.
EDIT: For trying to map network drive, I get the following error: 0x80070035 The network path was not found. (Yes I've entered the address correctly).
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Oh I got it to work just fine. It just doesn't show up in the networks tab.
Thanks Devs. From my VZW G2.
jmichalakjr said:
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Thanks for... Well... Quoting the manual. As I said, that unfortunately doesn't work for me.
android404 said:
Thanks for... Well... Quoting the manual. As I said, that unfortunately doesn't work for me.
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Thanks for...well...not stating in your original post that you followed the manual. In fact, you only stated that you had g2 extensions. What I posted helped others. No need to troll me.
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jmichalakjr said:
Had some issues with this and then found this (see below) credit to android central post # 3095695
I used option 1 and it worked well. The only thing I noticed is that when I go to my computer, it has both a search bar and an address bar. The address bar is on the left, search is on the right. I typed in the \\192.168.x.xxx into the address bar. It then displayed the phone folder, I clicked on it and it open it up just as if I had it USB'd. This was on Windows 7 computer.
Edit: As a new user I can't put the link on so here are the directions:
Option 1: Direct search
Double Click on Computer on your PC to open your Explorer. Click the search bar at the top and type in the following:
\\192.168.x.xx (the IP address listed on your Wireless storage screen)
You will be prompted to enter your username and password and once done a network folder labeled "g2" will pop up and you will have wireless access to your phone.
Option 2: Map a network drive
Double Click on Computer on your PC to open your Explorer, then choose "Map network drive" from the top menu, choose a drive letter then for the folder type in the following:
\\192.168.x.xx\G2
Like in the direct search method, the IP address you'll want to enter is the IP listed on your Wireless storage screen. Make sure you also include all the forward slashes and the \G2 at the end.
You will be prompted to enter your username and password and once done a mapped network drive labeled "G2" will pop up on your explorer screen. Double click that drive and you will have wireless access to your phone.
*NOTE*: The \G2 at the end seems to be required in order to map a network drive, but it is not required when doing a direct search in the explorer search bar. This is probably because the "g2" folder is what is shared, and you can only map to a shared folder. Interestingly, the \G2 is also required if you prefer to access your phone via a web browser, as is listed in LG's instructions on the Wireless storage screen itself, but fails to include this information. I tried many different ways and simply entering the IP address or \\G2 in a browser window simply doesn't work. I'm sure there are some technical reasons for this, but I'm just a tech enthusiast not a professional.
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I followed jmichalakjr 2nd method and I just got the drive to map on my windows 7 machine after a bunch of fails. I was typing in the \\192.168.XX.XX\\G2 to map my network drive. However, as pointed out in the NOTE above, there needs to be a single \ before G2 to get it to map properly. I've mapped 100s of network drives for work and don't know why I followed the G2 Wirelss share screen and typed in two backward slashes before the share.
Bottom line try to map with the single slash before G2 and you should be good: \\192.168.XX.XX\G2.
jkeats20 said:
I followed jmichalakjr 2nd method and I just got the drive to map on my windows 7 machine after a bunch of fails. I was typing in the \\192.168.XX.XX\\G2 to map my network drive. However, as pointed out in the NOTE above, there needs to be a single \ before G2 to get it to map properly. I've mapped 100s of network drives for work and don't know why I followed the G2 Wirelss share screen and typed in two backward slashes before the share.
Bottom line try to map with the single slash before G2 and you should be good: \\192.168.XX.XX\G2.
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That didn't work for me unfortunately.
android404 said:
That didn't work for me unfortunately.
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you don't need to add G2 all I did was ip address and make sure you have two \\ in front
\\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Damasterjj said:
you don't need to add G2 all I did was ip address and make sure you have two \\ in front
\\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
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That was the first thing I tried without succeeding.
I apologize in advance for my ignorance. I have no idea how to use Wireless Storage. I have followed instructions but my computer (windows 8) wont navigate to the \\10.0.0.10 link provided by the Wireless Storage application. So confused...please help me sort this out and learn. I have xfinity with the wireless gateway tower and I have turned off firewall for the network under router settings. Nothing works.
It's not well documented.
I'll assume your trying in a browser(?). The address has to typed into explorer, not internet, address bar. Then you'll get the password pop-up and can browse the phone.
If though on Linux you're boned. It's nearly impossible.
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I went to explorer, still cannot connect. It's windows 8
I dont know if that could be the source of you problem, but that ip-address looks pretty nasty... Check your router configuration and/or apply a static ip to your g2 in the form of 192.168.xxx.xxx (it probably needs to be on the same subnet (same address except last group of numbers) as your pc...)
What I had to enter in my explorer to get it to work was
\\192.168.xxx.xxx\G2
(Replace the x'es with your actual ip and don't forget the \G2 at the end)
You can also map that address as a network-volume for easier access later.
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That IP isnt nasty at all.
10.x.x.x. is also used for LANs, just as 192.168..
Anyway, just open your windows explorer (not internet explorer !! )
and type \\<your IP\
A prompt should open asking u for user and password.