I have a home network that I use for my house and my home based consulting business. In the environment I have an iomega NAS drive, a Windows Home Server, a Small Business Server 2010, a Windows 2008 R2 Server and multiple Notebooks running Windows 7 and a few running Windows XP. I want to be able to mount or access a SMB share located on either the Windows 7 Notebooks or the WHS Box to on my Evo View 4G via Wifi. I have tried downloading several applications from the market place and nothing seems to work properly. Even supplying the proper credentials when asked does not work. Does anyone know of a step by step guide to doing this or can possibly help me to figure out where I am screwing it up?
Have you tried using Astro and its SMB add-on?
I'm a fan of ES File Explorer. I access my Linux server and another file share on a Windows box through it. Never had an issue.
I've used Astro with the SMB add-on from the market and it worked on my WHS, give it a shot.
ES File Explorer works great with SMB.
Astro SMB pouting keeps crashing on me.
I also use UPnPlay to stream video to Flyer from Twonky media server using VPlayer
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AndSMB. Works great for me.
ES File Manager sounds interesting.
Astro SMB crashes on me also.
ES File explorer
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I have tried using Netfront Life Connect and it connects to the Iomega NAS without an issue and will play the AVI movies on the device.
ES File Explorer gets a login failure no matter how I provide the username, either devicename\username or domainname\username or just username. This is trying to access a notebook running Windows 7. Any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
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The built in media apps are supposed to be able to connect to SMB shares, but I've yet to be able to connect to my WDTV Live using any of them. I haven't tried setting up any Windows shares to see if the combination fares any better.
I can, however, connect using ES File Explorer and ASTRO. ES File Explorer is actually able to find the SMB share on its own (smb://192.160.0.12). With ASTRO I need to specify the address. In any case, both apps can connect, I can copy, paste, and otherwise interact with the WDTV.
Unfortunately, whenever I run one of the stock media apps, it never finds any SMB shares.
I tried cifsManager, but based on the error messages, neither 2.1 or 2.2.1 on the A101 comes with its own cifs.ko. Perhaps one could be built for the A101, but that's beyond my level of knowledge right now.
The WDTV Live is running stock WD firmware. I've been thinking about loading brad's firmware, but I don't know if that will make any difference with this issue.
Any thoughts on what needs to be done to get this all up and running so I can stream right from my WDTV, rather than copying from it and then playing the video?
only works with dnsnames (as far as i know).
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, from Windows machines I am able to connect to the WDTV at '\\wdtvlive'.
I'm running DD-WRT on an Asus WL-520GU. Is there anything I can do with that to resolve the issue with the A101? Maybe setting up something with DNSmasq?
heard the same from some other users using a IOMEGA HDD NAS.
I have no problems using SMB with a Buffalo & Linksys NAS but I'm interesting in the solution of this issue.
So it seemed to be working with the latest firmware update, except that it's unbelievably slow at listing the share contents.
Now, after a reboot, it's either listing contents even slower, or it's not working past log in to the WDTV.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 running stock image (no root).
I would like to set it up so that I can stream videos from network shares. I have looked at various options so far but none have worked.
ES File Explorer: could not mound any shares.
CifsManager : can't run it because of no root.
Astro file manager with samba module - did not work.
AndSMB - could not mount any shares.
SharesFinder - worked partially. Can access some network shares but not all. Requires entire file to be downloaded to start watching the video.
Any other ideas/suggestions would be most welcome and appreciated.
Thanks,
Osho
Try Buzz player! Works just fine
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1163921
just minus the xbmc.
Please use the New Galaxy Q&A Forum for Questions
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I am doing this already.
I have rooted my retail Tab 10.1, and pershoot made me the CIFS module so cifsmanager works great.
Check out my post here.
paua__ said:
Try Buzz player! Works just fine
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This app seems interesting. When it plays from Samba Share, does it require the entire video file to be downloaded first? I could not find any trial version of this app or else I would try it myself.
Thanks,
Osho
muzicman82 said:
I am doing this already.
I have rooted my retail Tab 10.1, and pershoot made me the CIFS module so cifsmanager works great.
Check out my post here.
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Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, I am not likely to root (for personal and other reasons) - so cifsmanager and similar solutions requiring root will not work.
I already have something that works using Subsonic app but it requires the server to be transcoding all the files - this is less than idea. So, I am looking for a way to stream video using samba shares that do not require any transcoding.
Thanks,
Osho
oshogg said:
Unfortunately, I am not likely to root (for personal and other reasons)
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Care to elaborate?
My understanding with rooting with an unlocked bootloader is that you can "unroot" or go back to stock at any time, where then it would be in the out of the box state.
I read some info on BUZZ Player and it seems some people have had sync issues with SMB. It also seems expensive for a video player app.
Would this app work for you?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.plexapp.android
Allows you to setup Plex Media Server and stream.
Plex will stream movies, video, MP3 from your home computer to your phone, tablet or another over WiFi or the web. I works great on WiFi but can get a little choppiness over the web depending on your connection speed.
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I am using this for business purposes also and one business app I have says no support if rooted. Besides, I have a solution for streaming via trans-coding (PlayOn Local Media, Subsonic both works - and I just learned of Plex Server in this thread).
All of these solutions require trans-coding on the server side - which is very compute-intensive. I am trying to figure out a way I can play videos from the samba shares such that:
1. The server does not have to do any trans-coding
2. The entire file does not need to be copied to the tab (typical files for me are between 1.5GB to 3GB)
I could do that without breaking sweat on a laptop (both 720p and 1080p videos) or on the el cheapo netbook (for upto 720p videos). I would like to be able to do the same using Tegra 2 on the tab.
Update: I got both ES File Browser and File Browser HD to connect to the windows share just fine and browse as usual. I did not do anything special to make that happen. It was not working couple of days ago and it worked today.
Thanks,
Osho
Anyone had any luck to stream videos (without downloading or transcoding) from mounted SMB shares?
Thanks,
Osho
I have been toying with something similar. My network router allows the use of a usb drive to be attached for network and internet access. The only program I found that will play the video files is vplayer (trial in market). Now I can stream movies and play music as long as im networked. I have tethering on my Evo so I have a hotspot wherever I go....
the new version of ES File Explorer works GREAT !!
along with the stock touchwizz video player it's all i need.
if it doesnt show the video file icon the tab simply wont read it (even if you transfert it via usb) so it makes it simple to know what can be read or not.
Yes, I had some success with the new ES File Browser as well - nice indeed.
Some of the 720p MKV did not play smoothly for me - maybe after the upgrade to touchwiz it will play better.
Anyone know of a good video player that can take advantage of Tegra2 720p/1080p decoding that works well on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1?
Thanks,
Osho
oshogg said:
Yes, I had some success with the new ES File Browser as well - nice indeed.
Some of the 720p MKV did not play smoothly for me - maybe after the upgrade to touchwiz it will play better.
Anyone know of a good video player that can take advantage of Tegra2 720p/1080p decoding that works well on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1?
Thanks,
Osho
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Diceplayer.
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the new version of ES File Explorer works GREAT !!
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ES File Explorer worked for me fine a few days ago - but looks like the latest update to it in the market has broekn the Samba support? I can no longer browse the Windows 7 shared drives. Do you have the same experience?
I can browse the samba shares just fine using File Manager HD app - however that app does not support streaming.
Thanks,
Osho
network streaming
Playon works great.
oshogg said:
ES File Explorer worked for me fine a few days ago - but looks like the latest update to it in the market has broekn the Samba support? I can no longer browse the Windows 7 shared drives. Do you have the same experience?
I can browse the samba shares just fine using File Manager HD app - however that app does not support streaming.
Thanks,
Osho
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hmmm didnt update yet, cant even test cause i left my Tab & my Galaxy S II to my uncle so he can drool & get jealous
i'll let you know
I use UpnPlay when I'm at home. Wonderful app.
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On my Macbook (OSX Lion 10.7) I have samba sharing on :
System Settings -> File Sharing ON -> Windows sharing ON
my home folder shared only as my userid.
NO Android app (AndSMB, ES File Manager, Astro, etc. ) connects with my Mac unless I share the folder anonymously (which is not desired).
When I connect any app over SMB with a Ubuntu Linux SMB server it connects flawlessly.
Is this a known Android issue ?
It's a OS X Lion issue. The SMB implementation in Lion is pure garbage. I've had nothing but issues with it. What I ended up doing was disabling Lion's smb sharing and compiling my own version of samba 3. There are numerous threads on the web on how to do this.
Snow Leopard 10.6 has the same issue (my girlfriend's macbook). But connecting from another SMB client (iPad with Filebrowser app or a Linux Ubuntu client) works well.
hi,
i want to know how i can transfer music and videos to my TF201?
witch tools i use for that?
thanks for response
a tool needed to transfer stuff to my device was the #1 reason i moved away from iDevices (itune).
for large amount of transfer, you simply connect to your computer thru USB, and use file explorer/manager from your computer to move files.
i use ES File manager (on the tablet) to copy a couple files over WIFI sometimes, slow
I generally use Samba SMB/CIFS or a memory card. USB works great if you have a modern PC but I'm to lazy to get a cable. SSH is also heavily used for my network.
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Get isyncer for your device and it will sync your iTunes library.
Anyone know of a good wifi file sharing app to share files between android devices? BT is too slow
Nvidia always!
Windows Media Player
It's odd though.. After ICS I can no longer do a SMB connect to my NAS through either Astro or BS Player. Anyone experienced the same?
Edit: Gah, nevermind When playing around I had entered a wrong password at some time, and gotten myself locked out from my NAS
Use the awesome DropBox... click the referral link in my signature & get DB free & you can put DB on any phone, tablet, computer & instantly transfer files around. I use DB 99% of the time to move songs & vids & photos & wallpapers & notification tones & podcasts & apps to my tablet from my computer.
You can use all above, and tools like Web Remote Desktop, or others see in market), and you have all sync software also, on computer side, through USB and wifi, with samba share. Plenty of possibilities.
"wifi file explorer" works great. When I am too lazy to get the cable, I just use wifi to do the transferring. The only problem is it only transfers one file a time. But you can zip everything into a zip file, upload the zip file, and unzip it all througt wifi file explorer. Very convenient.
jetbruceli said:
Get isyncer for your device and it will sync your iTunes library.
Anyone know of a good wifi file sharing app to share files between android devices? BT is too slow
Nvidia always!
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iamhcg said:
"wifi file explorer" works great. When I am too lazy to get the cable, I just use wifi to do the transferring. The only problem is it only transfers one file a time. But you can zip everything into a zip file, upload the zip file, and unzip it all througt wifi file explorer. Very convenient.
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If you think that is nice try AirDroid just 1 time.
i recommend ASUS cloud
register here
http://access.asus.com/a/changepwUI.htm
it has multi platform apps pc/mac/android/ios
ofcos if u are transferring HD movies usb is definitely the way. this cloud is very good for small file size esp mp3!
cheers!
My go to apps is AirDroid, TeraDesk, DropBox, or Evernote (it all depends on what I'm doing and from where).
Plus I also have LogMeIn pro for emergencies.
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I have a bunch of mp3s on a windows PC shared over wifi LAN.
I want to use a old android device to plug into speakers in another room and access the shared files, search/filter and queue, play songs on the phone.
POssible? Any suggestions on the best way to do this?
I know I could run a shoutcast server and just queue up songs on the pc but I would love to be able to use some sort of app that can scan all the shares and create a database that can be easily filtered/searched on the phone
Thank you =)
audiogalaxy on the market
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thanks. But does this have to send the music through the internet then back to me? would like something that will just work over wifi through the home network
azlemad said:
thanks. But does this have to send the music through the internet then back to me? would like something that will just work over wifi through the home network
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Es file explorer. I use it sometimes to play music from my pc and also a dlna hard drive. Its free and easy to use, you will need to enter your windows user name and password the first time you access a windows pc though.
Dave
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