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paula-t · 04-20-2011, 03:12 PM

If you have a second computer or several computers at your place in a homegroup or in a workgroup and you want to log your Edge to your network, so that all your devices are interconnected, you can do it very easily. This adds yet another option for file sharing, which makes Edge an incredible device (LAN transfer between computers, USB, wifi, USB cable, SD Card, Bluetooth, and I hope IPad users have a fine time watching this festival of Edge file transfers on TV!!!!

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This is all thanks to Filark, who reported a sucessful LAN connection and opened our eyes to the possibility.

So let's do it.

In ES File Manager, you have a scrollable box at the upper right, usually "Local". If you scroll this box down, you get three options: Local / Lan / FTP.
You choose LAN.

Then you see another window, and you have to press "Menu" to get options.
One option is to create a new server. The other, creating a new "Scan".
You "Scan", and all the computers in your network will come up with their respective IPs.

And now what?

NOTHING! You click the computer you want to connect to, and voilá, you are exploring all the shared folders and have all files available.

Isn't it a piece of cake? Everything took just seconds. No settings.

So ES File Explorer, as I have read elsewhere, includes a Samba protocol to handle LAN networking between Windows and Linux. It is a powerful file manager after all!
I don't know if Astro or AndroZip offer this option, as I don't use them.

I have a wifi connection, so I don't need a LAN cable. But if your network is wired, I guess you just need the USB-LAN adapter and plug the cable into the Edge and to a router or switch.

Although all shared PCs did came up listed, the Android tablet which my husband has did not (he was next to me, using the same wifi connection).

So I wonder if anyone knows how to "share" folders in the Edge, I mean share for networking. I have tried to figure out options, but nothing like "Share this folder" came up.
If anyone knows how to do it, please say. Perhaps an app for file sharing?

This guide has turned out to be so simple, that it can hardly be called a guide.
I hope it may be useful to others. And thanks again to Filark!

The Edge really rocks!

04-20-2011, 03:12 PM	#1
paula-t Edge User	How to connect your Edge to your LAN, for dummies! If you have a second computer or several computers at your place in a homegroup or in a workgroup and you want to log your Edge to your network, so that all your devices are interconnected, you can do it very easily. This adds yet another option for file sharing, which makes Edge an incredible device (LAN transfer between computers, USB, wifi, USB cable, SD Card, Bluetooth, and I hope IPad users have a fine time watching this festival of Edge file transfers on TV!!!! ) This is all thanks to Filark, who reported a sucessful LAN connection and opened our eyes to the possibility. So let's do it. In ES File Manager, you have a scrollable box at the upper right, usually "Local". If you scroll this box down, you get three options: Local / Lan / FTP. You choose LAN. Then you see another window, and you have to press "Menu" to get options. One option is to create a new server. The other, creating a new "Scan". You "Scan", and all the computers in your network will come up with their respective IPs. And now what? NOTHING! You click the computer you want to connect to, and voilá, you are exploring all the shared folders and have all files available. Isn't it a piece of cake? Everything took just seconds. No settings. So ES File Explorer, as I have read elsewhere, includes a Samba protocol to handle LAN networking between Windows and Linux. It is a powerful file manager after all! I don't know if Astro or AndroZip offer this option, as I don't use them. I have a wifi connection, so I don't need a LAN cable. But if your network is wired, I guess you just need the USB-LAN adapter and plug the cable into the Edge and to a router or switch. Although all shared PCs did came up listed, the Android tablet which my husband has did not (he was next to me, using the same wifi connection). So I wonder if anyone knows how to "share" folders in the Edge, I mean share for networking. I have tried to figure out options, but nothing like "Share this folder" came up. If anyone knows how to do it, please say. Perhaps an app for file sharing? This guide has turned out to be so simple, that it can hardly be called a guide. I hope it may be useful to others. And thanks again to Filark! The Edge really rocks!