ah, we are getting closer. Another possibility is that the security on the computer is too high? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Henrichsen" <paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 6:43 PM Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: My first experience with file sharing On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 08:44:01 -0400, David Poehlman wrote: >ok, It's not seeing your shares. Is it possible to find a networked >item >other than vista to share it with? Not sure what you mean here. > >Now, Here's something I have come across that may give us a clue. I >have >found that often, a device will connect to the internet through a >router but >not to the network because there is a protocol miss match. It's >usually an >issue of incryption but I've never seen this with the Icon because if >you >don't input the right key on the ICon, you don't get onto the network >at >all. If you have wep running, can you disable it to see if that works? >This well might be an icon versus vista issue but I'm more inclined to >think >that if it is, it has more to do with network filtering in vista than >the >Icon. That might be interesting. I entered the wep key into the icon when I set it up with my router. The other odd thing is that I defined a shortcut from my pc to my icon. It sees the icon. Pressing enter on that desktop shortcut shows me my shared folders on my icon and I can transfer, delete, rename ETC. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Paul Henrichsen" <paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 1:11 AM >Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: My first experience with file sharing > > >No. When you try to browse, it says "empty node". > >On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 20:02:31 -0400, David Poehlman wrote: > > >>isn't there some way just to browse for it? >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Paul Henrichsen" <paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 7:54 PM >>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: My first experience with file sharing >> >> >>Hi, Rob. Thanks for sending me something to try. >>Here is what I did. >>I deleted all of the tdb files. I think there were 12. >>I connected wirelessly and went to the add a network folder prompt. I >>typed >>in: >>"//PAUL/Paul Henrichsen/music/" >>I got an endless loop message; something about gen gate and either var >>lock >>or var log. I couldn't tell and some numbers. >>I tried it again after deleting all of the tdb files. This time I got >>another number spevifying that I had entered an invalid share name. >>I tried another folder: >>"//PAUL/Paul Henrichsen/My Files/" >>And got a completely different error number but the same invalid share >>name >>prompt. >>Hope this helps. >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ROB MEREDITH >>Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 2:29 PM >>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: My first experience with file sharing >> >>Paul: >> >>Please try the following in an attempt to fix file shares with Vista: >> >>1. Be sure wireless networking is off. >>2. Open File Explorer on the Braille+. >>3. Open the internal flash disk. >>4. Open the var folder. >>5. Open the lock folder. >>6. Delete all of the files with an extension of .tdb. There are probably >>10-15 of them. >>7. Turn on wireless networking and connect to your access point. >>8. Try accessing files on your Vista machine again. >> >>Rob >> >>>>>paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx 04/03/08 05:13PM >>> >>I will, Larry and thanks. >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Larry Skutchan >>Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 10:28 AM >>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: My first experience with file sharing >> >>Paul, we are trying to figure out what is going on now. Please just be >>patient. >>On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:18:27 -0700, Paul Henrichsen wrote: >> >> >>>Pamela. I love the "So there", comment<grin>. >>>I think that if my boss at kurzweil saw me send a message to a customer >>>like >>>that, I'd be called on the carpet<grin>. >>> >>>Your bedside manner aside, I wonder if Rob would consent to write or >>>talk >>>with me about how to set this up from the braille plus side. >>>Turning off my firewall makes no difference. >>>I'm sure I just need someone who knows their way around vista to give >>>me a >>>little of their time. >>>I did try calling APH yesterday as my first thought, but haven't heard >>>anything back since yesterday morning. >>>As a representative for APH technical support, thanks for your cheerful >>>and >>>positive response<grin>. >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of PAMELA RADER >>>Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 7:02 AM >>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: My first experience with file sharing >>> >>>Paul: >>> >>>Admittedly, there are still some buggs to work out. However, in our >>>defense, I can tell you that Rob Meredith put a lot of work into this >>>and I >>>know for a fact that he is running Windows Vista on his home computer. >>>So, >>>there! >>> >>>One thing to keep in mind with regard to file sharing is that we can >>>tell >>>you how it's supposed to work, but you're going to have to do some >>>homework >>>on your part, as far as the Vista end goes, with regard to solving any >>>firewall issues or any other curve that microsoft has thrown your way. >>>It's >>>very possible that what you want to do can be done, but there may be >>>some >>>workarounds that have to be done. It is impossible for us to know all >>>of >>>those because every situation is different. >>> >>>I'm sure you're not the only Vista user on this list and so perhaps >>>there >>>will be someone else who can help you troubleshoot. >>> >>> >>> >>>Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT >>>American Printing House For The Blind >>>1839 Frankfort Ave. >>>Louisville, KY 40206 >>> >>>PHONE: 1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307 >>> >>> >>>>>>paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx 04/01/08 06:16PM >>> >>>I am really upset. >>>I'll admit that I haven't read all of my 400 messages yet. >>>I am glad those with xp are having good experiences with file sharing. >>>But those of us with vista so far have been left out in the cold. >>>At the risk of getting kicked off this list, I am really upset. >>>I talked with Michael at level star today. I think a lot of Michael. >>>He's a >>>pretty neat guy. >>>But he said no testing had been done with vista with regards to file >>>sharing >>>and had no ideas of what to do other than turning on the guest account >>>which >>>did nothing to resolve the problem. >>>Words like irresponsible and reprehensible come to mind. >>>Vista has been out for well over a year now and no one on the >>>development or >>>beta teams thought to test the icon with vista? >>>How can this be? >>>Michael's thought was that perhaps people are afraid of it. >>>Well, as of January 2009, you won't be able to buy a computer with XP. >>>One would think that level star and/or APH would get with the program >>>and >>>use the current operating system in their tests of the icon, braille >>>plus, >>>or any other software for the computer or related to those devices.. >>>This is the current operating system; not windows xp; not windows 98, >>>95 or >>>DOS. >>>Documentation should have been put out at the time of release for file >>>sharing with xp as well as for vista. >>>So, now, I am unable to use a feature on which I was counting. >>>Now, I am forced to wait until someone on the development team gets >>>their >>>hands on a vista machine and solves this problem. >>>I respectfully submit my name as an interested beta tester for all >>>future >>>releases, both hardware and software so at least someone with a vista >>>machine will test these applications to make sure they are ready for the >>>current operating system. >>> >>>Paul Henrichsen >>><paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> >>> >>>__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >>>signature >>>database 2993 (20080401) __________ >>> >>>The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >>> >>>http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >>>Icon Discuss Mailing List >>>icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>//www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss >>> >>>To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in >>>the >>>subject line to: >>> 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