[icon-discuss] Re: file sharing and vista
- From: Chris G <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:03:35 -0400
Hi,
go to tools, map network drive, then click browse. select the work
group.
Then expand the work group. it's a tree view. find "icon" then expand
that and you'll see your shared folders that you set up on your icon.
Did you give your icon a name?
Chris
On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 16:43:48 -0700, "Paul Henrichsen"
<paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Chris, it sounds like you also just pinged your unit and mapped a folder.
>How did you set up a new folder. I have tried this in all the ways I can
>think of by changing my work group name to family and by typing in the two
>slashes and paul in caps, two slashes and paul Henrichsen with the P and the
>H capitalized, two slashes and Music with the M capitalized.
>I am told that the share name was invalid.
>I even tried "//PAUL//USERS//Paul Henrichsen//Music" without any success.
>Going into windows explorer, it doesn't see my braille plus as a network
>drive.
>So, I am not sure how to map it if there isn't anything there.
>Looking at the details of my connection shows that I am connected with an ip
>address of 192.168.1.103.
>I haven't pinged it yet at that address to see what happens.
>All of the other computers in my house can see my vista network and that of
>my wife's computer without any problems.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris G
>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:18 PM
>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: file sharing and vista
>
>Hi,
>I'm using vista and i am able to connect to my icon using file
>sharing.
>I changed the workgroup name to match all others on my network, then
>went to tools map network drives and my icon music folder is now drive
>x.
>Chris
>On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:53:47 -0700, "Paul Henrichsen"
><paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>I do too as this is a pretty important feature to me.
>>
>>I have tried everything I can think of. I just need to connect with someone
>>who has done this with vista.
>>
>>It's pretty slow transferring stuff via the USB port.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jenny Axler
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:42 AM
>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: file sharing and vista
>>
>>
>>
>>Yes, I am using XP, not vista.
>>
>>I do not have a vista machine, so I hope someone can help who does.
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>
>>From: Paul Henrichsen <mailto:paulh52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:42 AM
>>
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: file sharing and vista
>>
>>
>>
>>Hi, Chase. I did that last night. I followed Jenny's instructions. I just
>>get a connection error.
>>
>>It seems to be an endless loop until I press cancel to stop it.
>>
>>Unfortunately, I think Jenny is using xp and not vista when she sets up her
>>sharing folders.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chase Crispin
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:55 AM
>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: file sharing and vista
>>
>>
>>
>>Hi Paul:
>>
>>You should listen to the archive of the LevelStar chat. It is on:
>>
>>http://www.accessibleworld.org/
>>
>>and it is also posted to On the Level.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Chase Crispin
>>Administrator and moderator of the Blind Mobile Tech (BMT) blog, and soon
>to
>>be website!
>>Blog:
>>http://blindmobiletech.blogspot.com/
>> APH training video feed:
>>http://www.youtube.com/BraillePlus/
>>Note: Most RSS readers and Podcatchers don't support this type of feed.
>>You can try, however, you just might have to open the page in Internet
>>Explorer and see what happens.
>>
>> e-mail:
>>chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>[mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Paul Henrichsen
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:17 AM
>>To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [icon-discuss] file sharing and vista
>>
>>Hi Michael and Jenny. Are there any instructions yet for setting up file
>>sharing on a vista computer?
>>
>>I have folders Shared on my computer, but am not sure how to set up the
>>braille plus.
>>
>>Everything I have tried so far gives me an error when trying to connect.
>>
>>So far, I have tried "//PAUL/My Music" and
>>
>>"//PAUL/Users/My Music"
>>
>>Without success.
>>
>>Any instructions you can pass along?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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