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File Expert - How do I transfer files wirelessly with this app?

Sak01

Sak01

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I wanted to use this app to transfer files wirelessly between my PC and my phone but I can't get it to work.

Does anyone use it or know how to get it working?
 
Thanks, pal.

You helped me get both SwiFTP and File Expert and working.

Being a rookie I didn't know I had to to use an FTP program on my PC. I also didn't know how to input the address properly.

This ftp malarkey is so convenient!
 
Just out of interest, are the phone and the PC connected through their respective wireless adapters or are they reaching out to each other through the interwebs?
 
While it is possible to use swiFTP to do it over the internet (using their servers) I have not tried it.

when you use it in its basic way, you are not sending anything over the internet, but rather over the local WiFi network to which you are connected. So if your phone is connected to your home WiFi, and your PC is connected to the same home network (either by WiFi or network cable), the data is going over your network (back and forth across your router) and doesn't have anything to do with your modem.

That's why you could, if you wanted, have a home network of computers that connect to each other, but do not connect to the internet (external network), thus not needing a modem.
 
Thanks for the info.

Connecting it the basic way, I was getting a transfer rate of 800KB/s Is that good/bad/normal?

Not that it bothers me either way. I'm pretty happy with the way it is.
 
You sure it was a capital B as in Bytes? Typically speed is measured in lowercase b (bits).

That's decent speed if Bytes, if it's a little b, that's pretty slow.
 
mjschmidt said:
While it is possible to use swiFTP to do it over the internet (using their servers) I have not tried it.

when you use it in its basic way, you are not sending anything over the internet, but rather over the local WiFi network to which you are connected. So if your phone is connected to your home WiFi, and your PC is connected to the same home network (either by WiFi or network cable), the data is going over your network (back and forth across your router) and doesn't have anything to do with your modem.

That's why you could, if you wanted, have a home network of computers that connect to each other, but do not connect to the internet (external network), thus not needing a modem.
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Modems/routers are often the same box as the AP.

It really depends on how they set it up and how you set your router up but there is most definitely a new attack vector anytime someone sets up a phone (or PC) to receive any kind of socket connection.

That said, I dont think there is any major danger with this app (or in general) but FTP connections/apps should be turned off when not in use just as a precaution.
 
Also, in File Expert, try going to the folder called 'network' (not the network tab) it may be in /sdcard or /storage depending on your device, in that folder will be smb and upnp folders, click the smb one and it should show your network shared folders from your pc. (You may have to share the folders on your network first, or add them to your library in windows media player.)
 
^^^Thanks for the tip but I couldn't find it. It's not in /sdcard and I don't have /storage. That would be pretty handy.

alostpacket said:
You sure it was a capital B as in Bytes? Typically speed is measured in lowercase b (bits).

That's decent speed if Bytes, if it's a little b, that's pretty slow.
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I'm pretty sure it was Bytes so that's good to know.
 
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