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I cannot map a drive with the ip address

Jeffrey Grammer 0 Reputation points
2024-09-25T01:58:26.2466667+00:00

The drive I'm trying to map only has an IP. It is my phone. But the same rule applies to my Buffalo NAZ. I cannot map a drive in my Naz by IP. Luckily, I know my name of my NAZ server. So I am certain if I fix the issue of not being able to map by IP, I will be able to map my Naz drives by Ip as well as my phone. I am using WebDav from Google Play to make my phone act as a server.

  1. I can ping my phones IP (Ping 192.168.1.14)
  2. I can connect with my browser (https://192.168.1.14:8080/)
  3. I cannot connect or Map using my IP with a "net use" command or "Map Network Drive".
    1. Net use Y: \192.168.1.14\Storage\Emulated\0
    2. Right click on My Computer in File Explorer and selecting "Map Network Drive"

Somewhere in the back of my mind I remember fixing this at work, I just can't remember how.

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  1. Jeffrey Grammer 0 Reputation points
    2024-09-29T13:28:37.55+00:00

    I can connect to my phone using ftp once I installed the WiFi FTP Server app. And using ftp the files are editable where they are not with http. I don't understand how the guy on the youtube video was able to accomplish mapping his phone as a drive. WebDavI guess the old saying is true. "I saw it on the internet it must be true"

  2. Jeffrey Grammer 0 Reputation points
    2024-10-01T03:00:44.7133333+00:00

    After all the things we tried, I assumed I would never be able to accomplish what the man on the youtube video did. He was able to map his phone as a drive so easily. I decided, if y'all could not figure it out, I was not going to figure it out.

    But...

    Today I downloaded a third party file explorer and it works. I'm still studying it.

    1. I installed the program from Microsoft Store (Mighty File Explorer)
    2. I mapped the drive
    3. At this point I can edit files that are on my phone with my pc. And if I wanted to I could delete files.
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