File Access Hell !

[Surfsup]

I still cant manage to use pc files from my 2210 no matter how hard I try.

I am connecting to the internet using a bluetooth Network Access shortcut
from my ipaq to my pc and it connects fine. There seems however no access to
my files on the pc whatsoever.

I can run an ftp server and a client on my ipaq and access all my files that
way, but I want to be able to click on an image and actually use it from my
pc, not download it to my ipaq and then view it.

I have set my C drive to share but I dont even know if I have set up my xp
network correctly. When I click on workgroup in xp it just says cant access
the workgroup after hanging for ages.

I am connecting to my xp network using 192.168.0.1 with no username and
password and I can access the net. However I have tried setting up a new
account on my xp box and using that username and password, but this makes no
difference.

I have tried using a VPN but this doesnt do anything. Im not really up on
networking and simply just want to access my files.

Is there any program I can get that will run as a server to let me access my
files on my xp box, like ftp but when you click a file it actually runs it
if the ipaq recognises that file type rather than just starting a transfer ?

I can remote control my pc from my ipaq using vnc, can use the internet,
ftp, I just now need direct access to my files but this is proving
impossible for me.

How does everyone else access their pc files with bluetooth and xp ? Wifi is
not an option yet as I cant afford it and can put up with the speed of bt
for now.

Please help as I am running out of walls to bang my head against.

 

[Sooner Al]

Have you tried the following...

Open File Explorer on the PocketPC and tap the right-most small icon at the bottom, ie. the one that
looks like a hand holding trash can. Note that you can only cut-n-paste/copy files between the
desktop and PPC.

Look at Netuse, Netrunner (both FREE) or Resco File Explorer ($$$) if you need to open files across
the LAN from your PPC. I did use Netuse on my iPAQ 3835 and a D-Link DCF-650W wireless card... I now
use Resco Explorer 2003 on my iPAQ 5555 device since it came free with the device...

Netuse...

http://www.bizzdev.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=2&tabid=38
http://www.bizzdev.com/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=2&tabid=41

Resco...

http://www.resco-net.com/explorer.asp

Netrunner...

http://www.pcdemano.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=51

All this presumes you have network shares configured on your desktop(s).

Note, leave the domain field blank if your in a SOHO workgroup environment, which most home users
are...

Additionally you may need to use a different ID than the default "Pocket_PC" for the above to work.
I use "AlPocketPc" for example. NetBIOS does not play well with certain characters in the
name...Look at the "WINS Naming Issues" section of this page...

http://www.cewindows.net/wce/20/protocols.htm

Otherwise you should probably post this to the
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.pocketpc.wireless news group. I don't do BT, but a lot
of folks, including some of the Mobile Devices MVPs, do so you probably will get some help over
there...

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Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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