ES File Explorer App: How to configure LAN?

[Datawrangler]

I found this thread
http://www.howtogeek.com/120882/how-...fi-on-android/

and something the guy said about half way down that clicked with me was
"Log in as Anonymous if you disabled password-protected sharing earlier. If you didn’t, try to log in with your Windows username and password – this never worked for me, however." and he has a screenshot that has all the username, passwd, and the domain etc stuff above the username and password blank as well. I did that, blanked out the fields, checked anonymous, and turned off password protected sharing, and that got me in.

Good Luck.

[CrowdAds]

[mattwesterville]

New problem here. I have ES File Explorer on Android and want to access a Windows File Share (XPSP3 Home). I added file security in safe mode (home hides file security). However, if I use the user login and password in ESFX it says "Can not find server". I tried "black/username" and also "username" (black is the computer name) for user.

But - If I check Anonymous, it will "log in". Except for the one I locked to only two users. That folder will kick me out with an error "No permissions". Better stated "Anon users can't view this". Anyhow, how can ES File Explorer use passwords associated with a Windows User? I even created a new user for this express purpose. FTP is way too clunky and SLOW for random access file sharing as I require. So far the SMB such as ES file uses works great (without passwords) but I see no good in sharing without passwords. Many people seem to have posted and are not sure how the passwords in Windows and ESFX relate and likewise me. Let me know. Baby crying so I gotta run.

[MrVivona]

If all you want to do is transfer files back and forth between your PC and the SGP, try the Wi-FI File Browser app. Free and simple to use. ES File Explorer and shared folders is better if you want to play files from your PC without having to first copy them over to the SGP.