Access LAN computers by IP on Touch Diamond

liriel · #1 (**permalink**) 09-17-2009, 12:47 PM

I would like to access computers on my LAN over VPN; my setup does not support NetBIOS over VPN so I have to access them by IP address. However, I have not found a way to do this. Even when connected to my LAN by WiFi, I can only connect to other computers by their NetBIOS name (e.g., "\\computername\share"), not by IP (e.g., "\\192.168.1.12\share"). I have tried using Resco Explorer and the HTC Network Plugin.

Any ideas on how to browse LAN computers by IP on the HTC Touch Diamond?

**mwalt2** · #2 (**permalink**) 09-17-2009, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by liriel

I would like to access computers on my LAN over VPN; my setup does not support NetBIOS over VPN so I have to access them by IP address. However, I have not found a way to do this. Even when connected to my LAN by WiFi, I can only connect to other computers by their NetBIOS name (e.g., "\\computername\share"), not by IP (e.g., "\\192.168.1.12\share"). I have tried using Resco Explorer and the HTC Network Plugin.

Any ideas on how to browse LAN computers by IP on the HTC Touch Diamond?

MS has RemoteDesktopMobile for ppc's and you can access your desktop that way. Not all ROMs include the RemoteDesktopMobile, so you may need to find a cab.

liriel · #3 (**permalink**) 09-17-2009, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mwalt2

MS has RemoteDesktopMobile for ppc's and you can access your desktop that way. Not all ROMs include the RemoteDesktopMobile, so you may need to find a cab.

Thanks for the suggestion; however, the computers I need to access are running Vista Home, which does not come with Remote Desktop. Also, all I want to do is browse shared folders on the computers - I don't need full access to the desktop.

**mwalt2** · #4 (**permalink**) 09-17-2009, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by liriel

Thanks for the suggestion; however, the computers I need to access are running Vista Home, which does not come with Remote Desktop. Also, all I want to do is browse shared folders on the computers - I don't need full access to the desktop.

You can try logmein.

**bradart** · #5 (**permalink**) 09-17-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mwalt2

You can try logmein.

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Originally Posted by liriel

Thanks for the suggestion; however, the computers I need to access are running Vista Home, which does not come with Remote Desktop. Also, all I want to do is browse shared folders on the computers - I don't need full access to the desktop.

Logmein is just a crappy version of the first suggestion.

**mwalt2** · #6 (**permalink**) 09-18-2009, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by bradart

Logmein is just a crappy version of the first suggestion.

It would run on Vista home, so it's an actual solution instead of a 'crappy version of the first suggestion'. Try to be helpful in the future...or are you just holding back on getting the WinCE file system to read files on PC's running Vista.