Android tablet question

[Nathan Dorfman]

Hi Phil,

Hopefully someone else will be able to provide a more
detailed/knowledgeable answer, but first, I'm pretty sure that the
Network view in ES File Explorer only shows Windows services, not all
IP hosts in general. So a Linux system would only show up there if
you've set it up to serve something via Samba, I think.

You could try verifying this directly by using the (free) Android app
LANdroid to ping the other hosts directly from your phone.

Assuming that's the case, you could set up a Windows file share on the
Ubuntu laptops by using Samba if you wish -- it should just work.
Alternatively, if you just want to copy some files occasionally, I
personally use the (free!) Android app VX ConnectBot, which is an
ssh/scp client.

Hope this helps.

-nd.

On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Phil <phil_lor at bigpond.com> wrote:
> Thank you for reading this.
>
> I received a Chinese tablet in the mail yesterday, and as is often the case,
> without a manual. Although I have never seen a tablet before this (I live in
> a remote area) I was able to get it going with the help of Google. Anyway,
> to my question.
>
> I'd like to connect my tablet to other computers on my WiFi network. I can
> ping the Android device from all the other computers but the tablet (using
> ES File Explorer) can only see one computer. That computer dual boots Vista
> and Kububtu. All Vista Directories are visible but only half a dozen, or so,
> printer related directories are visible under Kubuntu. My Xubuntu laptop is
> not visible to the tablet at all, possibly because I don't have a printer
> associated with that laptop. Yet I can connect the laptops to each other via
> SSH. My raspberry pi is not visible to the tablet either.
>
> So, is there a file sharing option that I have to turn on within the Ubuntu
> laptops or is there more to it than that? I don't think this is an Android
> specific question but if it is I'll search for an Android forum.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Phil
>
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