Android tablet question

[Phil]

On 09/30/2014 07:46 AM, Nathan Dorfman wrote:
> 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.
>

Thank you for your reply Nathan.

I can see my other laptop via Dolphin but it uses Fish to share files. 
I'll look into setting up a Samba share.

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

I have KDE connect installed but it's an older version from the Ubuntu 
repositories. I can ping to and from the Android tablet but not much 
else. I downloaded the latest version but it's not recommended that it 
be installed by the user. Perhaps 14.10 will include the latest version?

> 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.
>

That sounds like a good option. I use SSH frequently to log into my 
Raspberry pi.

-- 
Regards,
Phil