Samsung tablet and PC not talking

[VK3LU]

I have a PC which is connected to a WiFi router. I also have a Samsung GalaxyTab 3 10 inch tablet.
It also connects to the WiFi router.
The problem is neither of them can see one another!
I can connect the tablet via USB to the PC and it appears as a mass storage device.
What I want to do is access the PC's files etc from the tablet, just like my laptop.
Doe anyone have the answer?

Cheers
Nev

[VK4TI]

I have a PC which is connected to a WiFi router. I also have a Samsung GalaxyTab 3 10 inch tablet.
It also connects to the WiFi router.
The problem is neither of them can see one another!
I can connect the tablet via USB to the PC and it appears as a mass storage device.
What I want to do is access the PC's files etc from the tablet, just like my laptop.
Doe anyone have the answer?

Cheers
Nev

Have you tried Kies from samsung , I have no experience with the problem but kies might allow you to sync things and link ?

[VK3LU]

KIES only allows access to backup files such as Contacts, Photos etc. not to the whole PC unfortunately.

Nev

[VK3MJC]

I have a PC which is connected to a WiFi router. I also have a Samsung GalaxyTab 3 10 inch tablet.
It also connects to the WiFi router.
The problem is neither of them can see one another!
I can connect the tablet via USB to the PC and it appears as a mass storage device.
What I want to do is access the PC's files etc from the tablet, just like my laptop.
Doe anyone have the answer?

Cheers
Nev

Wireless Isolation Mode isn't turned on in the router is it?

I downloaded an app called "Network Browser" on the missus' Samsung tablet so I could browse across to the NAS (to play Peppa Pig videos for Small Noisy Child ) - it seems to work OK.

[VK3HZ]

Try ES File Explorer on the Tablet.

[VK3LU]

Hi all
Thanks for your suggestions.
The device I am using is a Telstra 3G wireless internet job with a wifi router built in.
Both the apps you suggested ask for a username and password. If I use the username and password that gets me access to the device via a web browser, it doesn't work. If I use the ssid and encryption password that fails also so I am stitched.
I don't know of any other username and password.
I'll keep looking.

Cheers
Nev

[VK3HZ]

My (Samsung) tablet is only WiFi.

With ES Explorer, I select the Network tab, then LAN and press the Search button bottom and it finds the PC's and NAS connected to the local network - WiFi and wired.
Only when I select the (Win8) PC does it ask for User/Pwd for that PC. Then it provides access to the files for that (PC) user.

Maybe you could try disabling 3G data to be sure the tablet is connecting via WiFi.

[VK3LU]

I might have confused you.
The tablet is wifi only.
It and the PC and the laptop connect via wifi to the Telstra 3G router via wifi.
I will do a bit more fiddling.
Cheer
Nev

[VK3LU]

When I scan as you do, I get 2 results. The first is 10.0.0.138 which is the means of accessing the routers menu.
The second is 10.0.0.1. If I tap that I am told i am connecting to SMB://10.0.0.1 and it asks for a username and password.
That's the problem. I don't have a username and password to access my PC. I am logged in automatically as administrator.

Aren't computers fun!!

Cheers
Nev

[VK5ZD]

That's the problem. I don't have a username and password to access my PC. I am logged in automatically as administrator.

The username will be Administrator (unless you changed it).
The password will be whatever you set for the administrator account.

[VK3LU]

Iain
The problem is the PC was built by a computer shop and I asked them to install windows 7 as administrator access.
The username may well be Administrator but the password is a mystery.
I might have to get some software I saw recently in APC that extracts that sort of information.

Cheers
Nev

[VK4TI]

Iain
The problem is the PC was built by a computer shop and I asked them to install windows 7 as administrator access.
The username may well be Administrator but the password is a mystery.
I might have to get some software I saw recently in APC that extracts that sort of information.

Cheers
Nev

If you have admin rights then create another user in your name with similar rights and a p/w your sure off as backup then you can edit the admin profile with safety

[VK2TS]

Iain
The problem is the PC was built by a computer shop and I asked them to install windows 7 as administrator access.
The username may well be Administrator but the password is a mystery.
I might have to get some software I saw recently in APC that extracts that sort of information.

Cheers
Nev

have you tried to log in using administrator as the username and not entering a password?

[VK3HZ]

10.0.0.1 sounds suspiciously like the Gateway IP address.

You might want to confirm the PC IP address by using Run > Cmd > IPconfig to show it on the PC.

[VK3LU]

10.0.0.138 is the gateway address
10.0.0.2 is the IPv4 address

I tried logging in with Administrator and no password but to no avail.

Nev

[VK5ZD]

You can set a new password for the Administrator account in 'Computer Management' (Control Panel / Administrative Tools).
Select the Local Users and Groups / Users folder, right click on the Administrator account and select 'Set Password'.

[VK3LU]

Thanks everyone.
I'll be away for a few days so next week I will try reorganising the login and see what happens.

Cheers
Nev