homeseer on desktop file access

[lazy_bums]

i have windows xp desktop running homeseer and jon00.
everything under homeseer works smoothly, i routinely use a laptop and iphone to access homeseer functions.

however when i try to access any other files on the computer from my local network, i cannot.

eg: all my music files are also stored on the same computer running the homeseer software in a folder call desktop/d:/music.

from my laptop whenever i try to acesss -- desktop, it directs to me to the homeseer start/welcome page, i cannot browse/explore the files on that computer from my local network. now if i use a third party program like itunes/windows media player etc to play those music files, they work, indicating it is not a firewall problem.

any ideas???

[Rupp]

Only files in the HTML directory are going to be accessable via the web. You can enable the option named Allow "../" File Access: by selecting setup > Web Server Tab. Then you can access these files by using something like ../scripts/scriptname.txt

[jon00]

You can also use my Remote file grabber utility that allows you to browse and download files anywhere on your network via the Homeseer web server.

[langenet]

Why not map a drive to C$? You'll get everything then!

Robert

[lazy_bums]

u guys r going to laugh at my naiveity, but i am a rank amateur.
so please explain a bit. (thanks in advance)

when i shared a folder on my laptop(vista) via folder properties, and then i go to desktop(xp),my network places, that folder shows up. i can browse the files under there, open them etc.

on the other hand, when i shared a folder from the desktop, it does not show up under laptop/mynetwork places. only desktop shows up, and when i click on that, it goes to homeseer start page.

homeseer on desktop is on c: drive.
i have fragmented a d: drive on the same harddrive that holds music/photos etc, that i would like to access on my laptop from time to time.

thanks for your time guys.

[mrhappy]

If I have this right, your trying to access some files on an XP machine (running HS) from a Vista PC via Windows Explorer (rather that through a HS interface)? If so i've seen drives come and go in my network places before for no reason - not sure why, think it may be something to do with workgroups.

Try going into the 'run' command and typing

\\PC Name\Share Name

IE \\Server\Music - this has always worked for me. If that works you can just type \\PC Name and see the folders that are shared, right click and map it to a network drive if you feel that will help.

[lazy_bums]

u r absolutely right mr happy.
but the solutions you mentioned dont work.
i can access the same files through windows media player but not through windows explorer.

[mrhappy]

Try \\IP , the PC you are trying to access, if that fails it may be a setting in the networking controls, in Vista I think you have a panel with red/green indicators on that shows if file sharing is enabled. You may also need to go into the network controls in windows, right click on lan connection and go into properties and check the settings on the "File and Print Sharing For Microsoft Networks"