Copying music from Kubuntu to Android tablet

[jlittle]

You are connecting to airdroid's servers to use it, the web interface on your PC is not local.

I thought if I used the local LAN adddress (f.ex. 192.168.2:8888) to connect to the phone, nothing went near the airdroid servers. Am I deluded?

Regards, John Little

[jollyjack]

People, if I can ask for some more help.

If I use the ES Remote Manager function, it gives me an IP address. If I enter this in the location bar of Dolphin, it works - I get into my tablet. But, if I try and set up a network folder to go straight there with one click (Network -> Add Network Folder -> Network Folder Wizard -> choose FTP -> Network Folder Information), it fails. I guess I'm entering the information wrongly/not at all/whatever.

I used this process to set up an SSH using sshdroid. I'm assuming I can do the same for an FTP folder. If so, can some kind person tell me exactly what information, in what format, to put in which box of the Network Folder Information?

Many thanks

[jollyjack]

@whatthefunk

I do have Samba on my laptop, and I have managed to share with my wife's W7 PC. However, I've forgotten how I did it....... Sorry.

Please, where will I find the info that ES needs?

Thanks

[whatthefunk]

Youll need the following:

Server: Your computer's internal IP address. http://www.wikihow.com/Find-Your-Internal-IP-in-Ubuntu

Username and password....these you must haveset when you first installed samba. Do you remember them?

[jollyjack]

Works perfectly!

Many thanks for your help

[jollyjack]

People, if I can ask for some more help.

Managed it. A bit of trial and error, and we're away....

Cheers

[Teunis]

About the NSA (No Secrets Allowed), what I mean is last year Airdroid has changed their direct, i.e. local connection to one via their USofA based servers.
I do not approve of sending my private files via a network not protected by at least a minimum of privacy legislation.

Another way to easily exchange data via your LOCAL network is build in the Android X-plore file manager.
Towards the bottom is an option to share files via WiFi, switch it on and in your PC's browser you go to the advertised address.
There's a small typo in it, the port number should be preceded by a : not a dot.
It'll also work on another Android device on the same network.

The free version of X-plore will only allow you to go to the top level directories, any deeper requires a 'donation'.
But for me it's fine, I transfer a zip file and unpack it on the other side.