On my previous router, I had it all setup so I go into iPhone > Files app > Connect to Server > and I had a 192 type smb address thingie setup so I could view certain Users’ directories (Windows elven11 laptop) and exchange files between the two devices and even make actual changes like deleting shit and creating new folders or renaming or moving stuff around.
SOLVED I figured out the problem and the ipconfig tip was very helpful to getting the actual address (ipv4 address)
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Take a look again. The 255.etc is probably the subnet mask. The actual IPv4 is probably 192.168.etc. Whatever that IP address is needs to match what you have set in your iPhone files location.
I think its other way around. That seems like the tail wagging the dog. Its
iPhone -> access Windows directories
not Windows -> access iPhone directories, its sort of 1 way
Right, but the ip address of the windows machine has likely changed, so potentially, when the phone tries to connect, it’s using the old address and find nothing there. They are suggesting that the phone’s knowledge of the PC address needs updating.
I did try adding the Windows new ips and that didnt work and why I am here
yes, the iphone uses the 192. ip to locate your windows laptop in the network.
what he is saying is that ip probably changed with the router, but it’s just a matter of finding out the new one.
Right, so how do we do that?
copy the number you found with ipconfig on the laptop to your iphone.
It was the ipv4 address that worked :) All good now
Yes, you need to change the address on your iPhone. Beyond that, you should look at setting your router to give a static IP address to your Windows computer, so that it doesn’t ever change.
How might I do that?
Go into the settings of that smb thingie on your iPhone, and change the address (192.168.etc) to match what the Windows machine says.
As for setting the static IP, I can help more if you tell me the make and model of your router.
Right but what is the exact actual address Windows uses, what is the line item it actually is?
When you run ipconfig in the windows terminal, it will give you a bunch of info. I can’t remember the exact name it will be, but it’s almost certainly going to be 192.168.something.something. The only other line that will look similar will be the ‘default gateway’, which will probably end with .1.
It was IPv4 address and also I was having various connection and VPN issues + Portmaster was running and interfering i think. When it runs, im not able to do wireless connection stuff with the iPhone and Windows laptop so I think I wont have this problem again.
Just annoyed none of the Youtube videos mentioned
ipconfig. That is a fantastic function