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any network wizards out there? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by cheese_greater@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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On my previous router, I had it all setup so I go into iPhone > Files app > Connect to Server > and I had a 192 type smb address thingie setup so I could view certain Users' directories (Windows elven11 laptop) and exchange files between the two devices and even make actual changes like deleting shit and creating new folders or renaming or moving stuff around.

SOLVED I figured out the problem and the ipconfig tip was very helpful to getting the actual address (ipv4 address)

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[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

Take a look again. The 255.etc is probably the subnet mask. The actual IPv4 is probably 192.168.etc. Whatever that IP address is needs to match what you have set in your iPhone files location.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (14 children)

I think its other way around. That seems like the tail wagging the dog. Its

iPhone -> access Windows directories

not Windows -> access iPhone directories, its sort of 1 way

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Right, but the ip address of the windows machine has likely changed, so potentially, when the phone tries to connect, it's using the old address and find nothing there. They are suggesting that the phone's knowledge of the PC address needs updating.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

I did try adding the Windows new ips and that didnt work and why I am here

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