Hey guys i have been trying to figure out how to use this wifi streaming and copy thing for the past month but cant really get anywhere....
ALL i want to do is access my windows shared folder from my phone and play movies or even copy them...and maybe send my phone files to pc without usb via directly WIFI
but the many tutorials are always referring to use a router which i dont have
all i have is a laptop with wifi bluetooth and my htc one x
SO my question is if i can enable the wifi to turn into hotspot why cant i use that same wifi to create a Wireless LAN for my hox to connect???
i know android doesnt support Ad-hoc yet but there is a way to create a LAN via access point right??
SO far i used connectify to create a Wireless LAN then use ES file manager to get access to my shared folder....but its sooo slow and when i open a media file it says server time out
so how exactly is the wifi supposed to be used as a substitute to USB??
Please guys any help is appreciated
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Unfortunately I left my cable and charger at home but I need to push some files to my evo. The only problem is, is that I don't have internet access right now on my laptop. Is there a way I can host an adhoc wifi on my laptop and have my phone connect and I would be able to access some files and put files on it that way? Thanks for any help and suggestions in advance.
bavman said:
Unfortunately I left my cable and charger at home but I need to push some files to my evo. The only problem is, is that I don't have internet access right now on my laptop. Is there a way I can host an adhoc wifi on my laptop and have my phone connect and I would be able to access some files and put files on it that way? Thanks for any help and suggestions in advance.
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Not sure if you can do it wirelessly. It would require that your PC was able to host a wireless network, and not many can do that. Wireless file sharing programs require your modem to host a network and act as a go between. Your phone can host a network, but without root, you'd have to pay Sprint for their wireless tether, and still, IDK if that would give you access to wherever you need to push those files. You also can't connect your phone to your laptop in order to run temproot, and set up a wireless tether solution... since you don't have a cable...
In short, I think you're SOL. I can't think of a non root method that allows you to connect your phone to your PC as if it was plugged in.
If you can get to somewhere that has wifi, you can download wifi file explorer from the market. I think it costs a couple of dollars, but it is worth it. Once you have it installed on your phone, connect your phone to the wifi network and then run the program. It will give you the ip address of your phone. Then, just type that address into your internet explorer or whatever browser you have on your laptop and it will connect to your phone. After that, it gives you the option to pick a file to upload to your phone. It takes less time to do all this than it took me to type it. Super Easy and it works great!
I am new to android world.Plz help me with this problem. I am using connectify to make my laptop as a wifi hotspot. And using my laptop's internet connection into my Htc DHD without any problem. Now the problem is,today i am trying to access my DHD files via wifi using SwiFTP,it's OK but i cant access my laptop's files from my DHD using es file manager.It shows nothing on scan.I am going to LAN option then menu->new->scan it shows nothing.Plz help me brother.And forgive me for my bad English.
I'm assuming that you are using connectify as you don't have a wireless router.
SwiFTP FTP only sets up a FTP server on your phone so other machines can connect to it to access files. It doesn't work the other way around.
To see files on your laptop from your phone you need to set up a windows/samba share on the laptop. Then scan should pick that up.
Hope that helps, if you have any more questions just ask.
I have tried the reverse tether app on GP by jasongong and it gives me a (Kernel not supported error) on two different ROMs (spike pure ICS and resurrection remix 2). There is another reverse tethering application on the market but its paid.
I cannot possibly imagine that such a basic functionality is not available by default let alone so rare in the GP. I just need to be able to share a LAN connection through a USB cable... is there anyway or any app to do that?
when you say reverse tethering, do you mean use your pcs internet connection??
if so then sure ya just connect ya wifi to the pc, or should i say router.
There is a program you can get for the pc, called VIRTUAL ROUTER or CONNECTIFY, both of which let you turn your pc into an internet hotspot providing you have wifi, this is how i connect my 360 to get around the firewall issues for online gaming.
Hope they may help you.
I am doing this to get internet at work. Wifi is protected by a password that I cannot know. So I need to get my PC's LAN internet connection on my phone via USB. HTC has a beautiful utility for that. I don't understand why samsung doesn't have this simple functionality... :S
Hey,
As we have wifi direct in our phones, i would like to ask if someone knows how to use it with our PC's or notebooks? I have Windows 7 x64 and i know that i could use Samsung Kies Air or smthing like that (e.g. ftp server) but it's not to easy to use and fast. I often need to send 1 small file from or on smartphone and it seams easy with it, but i can't use it anyway. I heared some rummors that Windows 8 will have WiFi Direct support, but i can't believe that there is no support from even 3rd party aplications on this very popular system.
So... anyone know any solutions on how to use it? Since we have it, it would be nice to use it sometimes
Why you don't try with airdroid?
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AFAIK it works just like Kies Air - using wireless router to connect pc with phone and it's not what i'm looking for. It seams better app that Kies Air - ok, but still uses similiar ideas like many other apps even on phones that does not have Wifi Direct. It gives you almost same feature for file transfer as Wifi direct but it's not that. I could use it, but i want to try this standard and i'm looking for any way to do it, not any workarounds for that - i already know them
As for my notebook wlan card - it's Atheros 928X and i found somewhere that it does support Wifi Direct with new drivers (which i have).
I would test it on Windows 8 R.P. but it seams pointless just to test it. I'd like to use it on my Win7
As for reason - it looks just easier to use becose i don't have to use both device when i want to transfer file - I just click in "share" -> via WiFi and it's done (or turn WifiD. on before).
Did u try AirDroid ??
you can use wifi direct and adhoc on one soluution from intel.
it is baed on intel's wifi cards - more ifo here: http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wtech/imwd/sb/CS-033754.htm?wapkw=wifi+direct
you need to instal itnels wifi managemen sw + wifi dashboard. if not you wont be able to use wifi direct.
it is working as adhoc really nice but I was not able to send wifi direct any files even it did connect properrly. looks like kind of bug
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Try using Airdroid
WiFi Direct is designed for both devices to directly connect to each other with their built in WiFi network adapters. I don't think it works if one of them is a PC on a LAN with an access point.
Use WiFi File Explorer.
Es file explorer, set your pc in lan settings.
Share folders on Pc, then access them with es file explorer
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hi,
i have a samsung galaxy camera and win 10 laptop.
i would like to know how do i connect the win 10 laptop to wifi with the wifi data that i have stored in my android device.
thanks
Connect both devices to the same wifi and your win 10 laptop should detect the camera in network menu.
idk what you want to achieve doing that. Transfer photos? the camera has inbuilt sharing functionality like mail or just use a data cable.
Since you didn't specify any specific way you want to do this, here is what I would've done:
1. USB Tethering:
Using a usb cable, you can share your device's internet connection with the computer.
2. Wifi hotspot
You can share the internet of either wifi or mobile data using your device as a wifi hotspot.
3. Copying password from device
You never stated if you had root or not, so I assume you do. So just download a wifi password recovery app from play store, open it and copy the password from there.
If you need help on how to do the hotspot or tethering option, google is your friend
ramiabouzahra said:
Since you didn't specify any specific way you want to do this, here is what I would've done:
1. USB Tethering:
Using a usb cable, you can share your device's internet connection with the computer.
2. Wifi hotspot
You can share the internet of either wifi or mobile data using your device as a wifi hotspot.
3. Copying password from device
You never stated if you had root or not, so I assume you do. So just download a wifi password recovery app from play store, open it and copy the password from there.
If you need help on how to do the hotspot or tethering option, google is your friend
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thank you very much for the help.
unfortunatedly my phone does not support any of those technologies :'(.
my phone has wifi direct which supposedly should do internet sharing but it is not working :'(