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)
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