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[Q] How to browse VPN files

I need help viewing my shared files over my VPN.
OK so I have setup a VPN on my Win7 machine, port forwarded pptp in my router and have successfuly added the VPN on my DHD. The Android device connects OK (something has popped up in Win7 about RAS (Dial In) Interface, not too sure about this) but I cannot seem to view any of my shares in ES File Explorer under LAN.
I have added a new server (while connected to VPN) in ES File Explorer using the IP of my Win7 wireless network connection (192.168.0.103) but it wont display anything.
server: 192.168.0.103
Username: username
Password: *******
Each tme I try to connect it says:
"smb://192.168.0.103/
Network path not found or time out"
Anybody got any ideas on how to get this working?

fubofo said:
I need help viewing my shared files over my VPN.
OK so I have setup a VPN on my Win7 machine, port forwarded pptp in my router and have successfuly added the VPN on my DHD. The Android device connects OK (something has popped up in Win7 about RAS (Dial In) Interface, not too sure about this) but I cannot seem to view any of my shares in ES File Explorer under LAN.
I have added a new server (while connected to VPN) in ES File Explorer using the IP of my Win7 wireless network connection (192.168.0.103) but it wont display anything.
server: 192.168.0.103
Username: username
Password: *******
Each tme I try to connect it says:
"smb://192.168.0.103/
Network path not found or time out"
Anybody got any ideas on how to get this working?
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Try use ciffs manager. )
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

mero01 said:
Try use ciffs manager.
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Just one "f" - you can find it in the market by searching for CifsManager or just Cifs.
Note that you will need to have the correct kernel modules (i.e. slow-work.ko and cifs.ko) for your kernel inserted (i.e. loaded, on your rooted phone) for CifsManager to work.
You can find more info here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=821717

Thanks for the replies guys. In the end I just gave up and setup an ftp server on my PC
Sent from my Desire HD using XDA App

[Tips] Transfer files easily from your Windows 7 PC to your Android

Hello, i am new here, and i will begin with this post
What do you need:
Android phone (obviously)
Windows 7 PC (XP are not tested, testers welcome)
X-Plore File Manager
Home WiFi Network
Steps:
1. Download X-Plore file manager at Play Market. (i cannot post links now)
2. Go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing center > Advanced sharing settings > click all to on. (if you are unsure / have an unsecured network just do this everytime you want to transfer!)
3. Connect your phone to your wifi network
4. Open X-Plore
5. Set up the LAN (if hidden click show > show LAN)
6. Add server. (Scan is not working on me.)
7. fill in the blanks. path and domain do not need to be filled. Username is your windows username and password if you use (blank if not used).
8. fill the IP with 192.168.1.2 (you can try with 192.168.1.3 / 1.4 etc.. 1.2 usually works if you connect the PC first.)
9. click test. (if connection failure go back to step 8!)
10. now you can open your Users directory! (if you want to open the C:/ D:/.. open the settings in X-Plore and switch Show Hidden Files to on)
now you can upload and download files from or to your PC!
if there is any questions you can ask here. I will reply as soon as i can.

i do all the steps correct, i find my server, but when i try to enter in the server i get wrong username password, i enter my windows user id and i dont have any password to my account.

good advice, but i find the SGY screen too small for browsing my PC.
I prefer using Samba Filesharing (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.funkyfresh.samba) and access my SD Card from my windows PC

wifi file transfr pro
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Just use airdroid )
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blackjack1942 said:
Just use airdroid )
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Yep. Airdroid is the best of all Ive tried!

for me this is the best,full Access and exchange data whenever I want and when tethering.:good:give it a try,its awesome.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752928

LoL I'm always using bluetooth D:

Airdroid is better.
With airdroid you don't need to install nothing in your computer. And it's better because you can install apps, read your messages, call to somebody and it's all in your web browser.

but with the method from my post u have full acces of all files on the device,you can install apps,full acces of system files,send sms,costomize your phone,you can make all what you want and many more and thats all in tethering mode.with airdroid it doesnt go.for me tha best.and its all in your webbrowser too.

Tested and fully working on vista
thanks

Confirmed working on Win 8.1
however my setting is different
in X-plore windows, the fields need to be filled are Server; Username; Password
[Server]
you can find the IP by opening up cmd and type "ipconfig"
look at IPv4 Address, that's what you have to type in server field
[Username]
this field, type your windows ID (the ID you use with windows store)
[Password]
the password of your windows ID
Hope it helps for Win 8.1 user

revomalik said:
Confirmed working on Win 8.1
however my setting is different
in X-plore windows, the fields need to be filled are Server; Username; Password
[Server]
you can find the IP by opening up cmd and type "ipconfig"
look at IPv4 Address, that's what you have to type in server field
[Username]
this field, type your windows ID (the ID you use with windows store)
[Password]
the password of your windows ID
Hope it helps for Win 8.1 user
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Thank you for the ipconfig info; I couldn't get it to work because I didn't know what the server address was. X-plore should include this information in their wiki page.

I constantly get 0xC00000BB error from X-Plore eventhough i properly configured my Windows 7 to be logged in.
Is there anyone having problems related to X-Plore's LAN feature that is not working properly?

kimiraikkonen85 said:
I constantly get 0xC00000BB error from X-Plore eventhough i properly configured my Windows 7 to be logged in.
Is there anyone having problems related to X-Plore's LAN feature that is not working properly?
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I was using X-plore on my Xiaomi mi Box 4s without any issues but after reset my router X-plore doesn't find my pc on Lan network....
I didn't find a solution yet....

[Q] adb over bluetooth

Any one know how to use adb over bluetooth in this device ??
I tried 'pand' command from terminal and this doesn't work.

impossible...

try this, for linux pc.
http://fomori.org/blog/blog/2011/12/05/android-adb-over-bluetooth/

nfs1mw said:
try this, for linux pc.
http://fomori.org/blog/blog/2011/12/05/android-adb-over-bluetooth/
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I already tried this but didn't work
pand gave some error "Failed to open control socket: Address family not supported.........."
then I thought this error may be due to lack of bluetooth module.so I compiled "bluetooth.ko" and loaded.
then the error disappeared but the thing didn't worked..
I think my bluetooth device is not detected by the module because '/sys/class/bluetooth' directory was empty
So still now i am seeking for a solution....

harish2704 said:
I already tried this but didn't work
pand gave some error "Failed to open control socket: Address family not supported.........."
then I thought this error may be due to lack of bluetooth module.so I compiled "bluetooth.ko" and loaded.
then the error disappeared but the thing didn't worked..
I think my bluetooth device is not detected by the module because '/sys/class/bluetooth' directory was empty
So still now i am seeking for a solution....
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Well it actually is not impossible. I already had it working.
But your phone shouldn't have any issues with BLUETOOTH PAN profile. If having any issues maybe don't expect this to work. And it need not have mobile internet for both phone or PC. Its just phone-to-pc direct connection, no need for internet access point. Lets think there is no mobile internet enabled for the below HOW-to.
Ok here u go. Pair your phone and PC. Initiate BT PAN connection from PC to phone (right click on bluetooth device and select connect-via-access-point). This creates a local connection. Now u need to know local IP address on phone side. Install terminal emulator application and issue the command "netcfg" which lists all connections active. Note the IP address of the connection bnep0 (say ww.xx.yy.zz)
Now open your PC Command prompt and type the command
adb connect ww.xx.yy.zz:5555
it says connected. Enjoy.
Same goes for wireless connection through LOCAL WIFI (WLAN) without internet access point.
Lets think mobile internet is off.
Turn on the portable Wifi Hotspot on the android device and make ur PC to connect to that hotspot. Note down the local ip address of the connection. Then open pc command prompt and type same command as above
adb connect ww.xx.yy.zz:5555
connected . enjoy.
IMPORTANT: First of all u need to enable ADB OVER NETWORK option in phone. This option is present in latest roms like cm7.2 or cm9 or ics roms. If this option is not available u need to find terminal alternatives for this.

Noob here.
Is there any detail guide to do this ???

The problem about VPN(IKEv2) with Win10 Mobile

L2TP work as well.
IKEv2 not route , and can not get the vaild IP address.
Can anyone solve this problem?

0oVicero0 said:
L2TP work as well.
IKEv2 not route , and can not get the vaild IP address.
Can anyone solve this problem?
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are you on Redstone build ?
seems VPN broken on Redstone , not only IKEV2

It's working fine for me. IKEv2 IPsec, Strongswan server.
Requires editing the connections file on the phone, though. Windows 10 mobile (same for PC) will not use the default route provided by the VPN server and there is no toggle to send all the traffic through the VPN like there was on Windows Phone 8/8.1 in the VPN connection settings GUI.
So, 'IpPrioritizeRemote=1' has to be set manually for the connection in rasphone.pbk on the phone. This can be achieved and requires an NTFS formatted SD card with the modified rasphone.pbk and a symbolic link to 'C:\Data\USERS\DefApps\APPDATA\ROAMING\MICROSOFT\Network\Connections' (you can make this symbolic link on the PC).
First you have to create a VPN connection on the phone, then delete it. This will make 'C:\Data\USERS\DefApps\APPDATA\ROAMING\MICROSOFT\Network\Connections\Pbk\' user writable and you can put a modified rasphone.pbk file in that location by accessing it through the symbolic link on the SD card.
If you don't know how to make the rasphone.pbk file, first configure the connection as it should be on the phone, then copy rasphone.pbk from the phone, edit it on PC and add 'IpPrioritizeRemote=1'. Delete the VPN connection from the phone, and put the modified rasphone file in its place.
Reboot might be required after copying the file manually.
^ This is for phones that can't be interop unlocked like my Lumia 950XL. It's much easier for other phones which can be unlocked and full FS access is achievable.
Pretty stupid omission on Microsoft's part. I've been shouting about it on windows feedback since Windows 10 Mobile was released to insiders, but no one listens.

VPN is broken in Windows 10. Period! Microsoft it's not going to fix it.

w.bogdan said:
VPN is broken in Windows 10. Period! Microsoft it's not going to fix it.
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No period. It's broken, but it can be made to work. Who put you in charge of dropping the period?

DLS123 said:
No period. It's broken, but it can be made to work. Who put you in charge of dropping the period?
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Search for "Windows 10 DNS resolution" or other VPN related issues in Windows 10. It's not a bug, it's a feature ... for NSA, the government of China and so on.

w.bogdan said:
Search for "Windows 10 DNS resolution" or other VPN related issues in Windows 10. It's not a bug, it's a feature ... for NSA, the government of China and so on.
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I know about it and took measures against it. They call it Smart multi-homed name resolution. It can be disabled on Desktop and also the order of DNS servers used can be set for each VPN connection. This isn't really caused by the broken built-in VPN client, but the way Windows 10 itself works out of the box.

DLS123 said:
I know about it and took measures against it. They call it Smart multi-homed name resolution. It can be disabled on Desktop and also the order of DNS servers used can be set for each VPN connection. This isn't really caused by the broken built-in VPN client, but the way Windows 10 itself works out of the box.
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It's not just desktop. On W10M, DNS leaks, VPN connected icon is barely visible and you don't get notified if the VPN connection drops. Is hard to believe Satya Nadella is so dumb not to notice.

w.bogdan said:
It's not just desktop. On W10M, DNS leaks, VPN connected icon is barely visible and you don't get notified if the VPN connection drops. Is hard to believe Satya Nadella is so dumb not to notice.
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I know there are DNS leaks on W10Mobile and multi-homing can't be disabled, but I don't have a problem with that. The purpose of VPN for me is to gain access to other private networks and encrypt the communication with them. DNS leaks aren't that critical. It's not like I don't want my employer to know what websites I access while connecting to VPNs from their network. I couldn't care less to be honest that they're logging my DNS querries. And I also don't live in China.
Even if they have my DNS records they still won't ever be able to break the encrypted IPsec tunnels and get any glimpse of what's passing through them.

Wasn't able to download rasphone.pbk from the phone but could upload one.
I used my Windows 10 PC and created the connections there. Then I disabled IpPrioritizeRemote and used the powershell cmdlet Add-VpnConnectionRoute to add a route to the pbk file pointing to my local subnet.
I am now able to connect to the internet and access corporate resources at the same time.
I however couldn't connect from one particular app which worked in 8.1. There may be issues with non universal apps.

DLS123 said:
It's working fine for me. IKEv2 IPsec, Strongswan server.
Requires editing the connections file on the phone, though. Windows 10 mobile (same for PC) will not use the default route provided by the VPN server and there is no toggle to send all the traffic through the VPN like there was on Windows Phone 8/8.1 in the VPN connection settings GUI.
So, 'IpPrioritizeRemote=1' has to be set manually for the connection in rasphone.pbk on the phone. This can be achieved and requires an NTFS formatted SD card with the modified rasphone.pbk and a symbolic link to 'C:\Data\USERS\DefApps\APPDATA\ROAMING\MICROSOFT\Network\Connections' (you can make this symbolic link on the PC).
First you have to create a VPN connection on the phone, then delete it. This will make 'C:\Data\USERS\DefApps\APPDATA\ROAMING\MICROSOFT\Network\Connections\Pbk\' user writable and you can put a modified rasphone.pbk file in that location by accessing it through the symbolic link on the SD card.
If you don't know how to make the rasphone.pbk file, first configure the connection as it should be on the phone, then copy rasphone.pbk from the phone, edit it on PC and add 'IpPrioritizeRemote=1'. Delete the VPN connection from the phone, and put the modified rasphone file in its place.
Reboot might be required after copying the file manually.
^ This is for phones that can't be interop unlocked like my Lumia 950XL. It's much easier for other phones which can be unlocked and full FS access is achievable.
Pretty stupid omission on Microsoft's part. I've been shouting about it on windows feedback since Windows 10 Mobile was released to insiders, but no one listens.
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Thanks!!! It's working fine!
I think Microsoft do not want to fix it.

0oVicero0 said:
I think Microsoft do not want to fix it.
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Yeah, looks like that's the case. There is very little feedback in insider hub about VPN problems. Very few care about these issues so probably MS has no incentive to fix and prefer to rely on MDM for VPN configuration on these devices. Now if only that were an option for mere mortals...

How to import self-signed key or export builtin cert for a strongswan server?
DLS123 said:
It's working fine for me. IKEv2 IPsec, Strongswan server.
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How did you get the VPN connection set up properly (aside from the IpPrioritizeRemote setting)?
I've set up a strongswan server and generated my own self-signed keys using ipsec pki, but when I import the key to my Lumia 1520 (by tapping it using the Files app and tapping import at the prompt), the VPN connection will not send that cert. Instead it sends a certificate issued by CN=Microsoft Genuine Windows Phone CA15" with an OU that looks like a GUID.
So I tried punting and just exporting that certificate to place on my strongswan server ... but I can't figure out how to get the certificate off the phone either. So how do I do either one?

rlively said:
How did you get the VPN connection set up properly (aside from the IpPrioritizeRemote setting)?
I've set up a strongswan server and generated my own self-signed keys using ipsec pki, but when I import the key to my Lumia 1520 (by tapping it using the Files app and tapping import at the prompt), the VPN connection will not send that cert. Instead it sends a certificate issued by CN=Microsoft Genuine Windows Phone CA15" with an OU that looks like a GUID.
So I tried punting and just exporting that certificate to place on my strongswan server ... but I can't figure out how to get the certificate off the phone either. So how do I do either one?
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I don't know what self generated certificate your phone sends, but you shouldn't use that.
You should generate a client certificate on the strongswan server then you should include both the root CA and the client certificate and pack them together in a PKCS 12 file (.p12) which you open on the phone and import. The phone will choose the proper certificate stores to import to. Did you do that?
https://www.zeitgeist.se/2013/11/22/strongswan-howto-create-your-own-vpn/
Just follow this tutorial., with the only mention that you should add "--flag clientAuth" to the command line for generating the client certificate.

DLS123 said:
I don't know what self generated certificate your phone sends, but you shouldn't use that.
You should generate a client certificate on the strongswan server then you should include both the root CA and the client certificate and pack them together in a PKCS 12 file (.p12) which you open on the phone and import. The phone will choose the proper certificate stores to import to. Did you do that?
Just follow this tutorial., with the only mention that you should add "--flag clientAuth" to the command line for generating the client certificate.
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Thanks, that is a good tutorial - I definitely did not use the clientAuth flag (the ipsec tutorial for openWRT didn't include it: openwrt doc/howto/vpn.ipsec.roadwarrior), so I tried generating new certs with clientAuth. Unfortunately I got the same results. My Win10 phone sent the same "Microsoft Genuine Windows Phone CA15" cert.
Did you import the PKCS 12 file just by tapping it in the Microsoft "Files" app on the phone or did you use another method? I'm verifying the certs with the Microsoft "Certificates" app, which does show that the original cert I generated has no "Enhanced usages" but the second has "Client Authentication." Still the builtin VPN client won't pick it to send to my strongSwan server.
I did away completely with my configuration and started over with the win7 configuration here: strongswan wiki: Win7CertReq but none of it will help if I can't get my phone to actually send the correct certificate ... this configuration did something a little different though:
My phone sent the correct certificate in the "received TLS peer certificate" line followed by these error messages:
no trusted certificate found for 'my-CN-here' to verify TLS peer
sending fatal TLS alert 'certificate unknown'
Despite the fact that I have the certificate pem in /etc/ipsec.d/certs ...
in any case it continues on and sends the Microsoft cert afterwards and then the server throws "no peer config found" (since I don't have the public cert loaded for that MS cert).
Followed up on the error here: strongswan wiki /issues/785
I also tried it with "eap_identity=%identity" instead of "eap_identity=%any".
Frustrating that it works great for Win7 but I just can't get a Win10 phone working. Any guides out there specifically for Windows phone + Strongswan?

rlively said:
Thanks, that is a good tutorial - I definitely did not use the clientAuth flag (the ipsec tutorial for openWRT didn't include it: openwrt doc/howto/vpn.ipsec.roadwarrior), so I tried generating new certs with clientAuth. Unfortunately I got the same results. My Win10 phone sent the same "Microsoft Genuine Windows Phone CA15" cert.
Did you import the PKCS 12 file just by tapping it in the Microsoft "Files" app on the phone or did you use another method? I'm verifying the certs with the Microsoft "Certificates" app, which does show that the original cert I generated has no "Enhanced usages" but the second has "Client Authentication." Still the builtin VPN client won't pick it to send to my strongSwan server.
I did away completely with my configuration and started over with the win7 configuration here: strongswan wiki: Win7CertReq but none of it will help if I can't get my phone to actually send the correct certificate ... this configuration did something a little different though:
My phone sent the correct certificate in the "received TLS peer certificate" line followed by these error messages:
no trusted certificate found for 'my-CN-here' to verify TLS peer
sending fatal TLS alert 'certificate unknown'
Despite the fact that I have the certificate pem in /etc/ipsec.d/certs ...
in any case it continues on and sends the Microsoft cert afterwards and then the server throws "no peer config found" (since I don't have the public cert loaded for that MS cert).
Followed up on the error here: strongswan wiki /issues/785
I also tried it with "eap_identity=%identity" instead of "eap_identity=%any".
Frustrating that it works great for Win7 but I just can't get a Win10 phone working. Any guides out there specifically for Windows phone + Strongswan?
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I import the certificates from file explorer on phone or from the OneDrive app, doesn't matter.
Have you actually set the EAP identity correctly in the client certificate? CN has to be exactly the same as --san
That's the eap_identity which has to be known if you use EAP-TLS.
I don't know what else to say, maybe post your ipsec.conf with censored IPs

DLS123 said:
I import the certificates from file explorer on phone or from the OneDrive app, doesn't matter.
Have you actually set the EAP identity correctly in the client certificate? CN has to be exactly the same as --san
That's the eap_identity which has to be known if you use EAP-TLS.
I don't know what else to say, maybe post your ipsec.conf with censored IPs
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For the moment I just have mschap authentication with no certificate and it works. The certificate is just giving me fits.
On my client certificate my CN is not the same as the san. My san is set to the FQDN of my VPN server ... the CN of my client certificate is an identifier for my client.
What does the VPN server use for eap_identity - the CN from the client certificate when set to eap_identity=%identity ?
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rlively said:
For the moment I just have mschap authentication with no certificate and it works. The certificate is just giving me fits.
On my client certificate my CN is not the same as the san. My san is set to the FQDN of my VPN server ... the CN of my client certificate is an identifier for my client.
What does the VPN server use for eap_identity - the CN from the client certificate when set to eap_identity=%identity ?
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My server certificate does have a CN and san that match. I thought I read somewhere that having that same value in the client san would help the client match up the cert to send to the server, at least for Windows Phone. Of course I can't find that guide now, so maybe I misread. I do see that in the example on https://www.zeitgeist.se/2013/11/22/strongswan-howto-create-your-own-vpn/ that the server CN and san match and the client CN and san match each other.

In the client certificate you should have [email protected]_FQDN --san server_FQDN --flag clientAuth
the eap_identity used by strongswan is the part before @ from CN.
It won't match anything when using eap_idenity=%identity if you don't do it like this.

Are there any relevant registry files we can access with interop tools?

DLS123 said:
It's working fine for me. IKEv2 IPsec, Strongswan server.
Requires editing the connections file on the phone, though. Windows 10 mobile (same for PC) will not use the default route provided by the VPN server and there is no toggle to send all the traffic through the VPN like there was on Windows Phone 8/8.1 in the VPN connection settings GUI.
So, 'IpPrioritizeRemote=1' has to be set manually for the connection in rasphone.pbk on the phone. This can be achieved and requires an NTFS formatted SD card with the modified rasphone.pbk and a symbolic link to 'C:\Data\USERS\DefApps\APPDATA\ROAMING\MICROSOFT\Network\Connections' (you can make this symbolic link on the PC).
First you have to create a VPN connection on the phone, then delete it. This will make 'C:\Data\USERS\DefApps\APPDATA\ROAMING\MICROSOFT\Network\Connections\Pbk\' user writable and you can put a modified rasphone.pbk file in that location by accessing it through the symbolic link on the SD card.
If you don't know how to make the rasphone.pbk file, first configure the connection as it should be on the phone, then copy rasphone.pbk from the phone, edit it on PC and add 'IpPrioritizeRemote=1'. Delete the VPN connection from the phone, and put the modified rasphone file in its place.
Reboot might be required after copying the file manually.
^ This is for phones that can't be interop unlocked like my Lumia 950XL. It's much easier for other phones which can be unlocked and full FS access is achievable.
Pretty stupid omission on Microsoft's part. I've been shouting about it on windows feedback since Windows 10 Mobile was released to insiders, but no one listens.
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Hi I tried your manual, unfortunately without any success
If I Read it correctly you do the following steps:
1) Format sd card on NTFS
2) On the sd card create symbolic link to: C:\Data\USERS\DefApps\APPDATA\ROAMING\MICROSOFT\Network\Connections
3) Insert sd in phone
4) Create a vpn connection on the phone
5) Delete al the vpn connections on the phone
6) Use the phone to put a new (modified) rasphone.pbk file on the sd card (though onedrive??). I cant access my sd om my pc when usb is connected
7) Reboot the phone
8) Make a new vpn connection (can it have a different name?)
Can someone verify if i miss something?
I'll be very happy if this works

Android TV SSH Server (permission denied)

I'm trying to SFTP into Nvidia Shield TV but keep getting denied.
I have rooted the device and installed SSH Server. I do get prompted to accept the RSA Key, but then denied access.
The SSH Server app that I'm using was added to the Super User app and granted root access.
What am I doing wrong. I'm so close.....
FYI, I can use FTP but denied when using SFTP.

1) Are you rooted? Did you give SSH/SFTP root privileges?
2) Did you remember to change the default Password to something other than whatever the default was?
3) Did you remember to run the SSH/SFTP Server before trying to run it? It's NOT automatic. You have to run it Server side first!
4) Assuming you using something like Putty or WinSCP you need to login using the local IP Address of the Shield TV ex. 192.178.xxx.xxx
If you can follow most of that it shouldn't be a bother getting it to run.

Ichijoe said:
1) Are you rooted? Did you give SSH/SFTP root privileges?
2) Did you remember to change the default Password to something other than whatever the default was?
3) Did you remember to run the SSH/SFTP Server before trying to run it? It's NOT automatic. You have to run it Server side first!
4) Assuming you using something like Putty or WinSCP you need to login using the local IP Address of the Shield TV ex. 192.178.xxx.xxx
If you can follow most of that it shouldn't be a bother getting it to run.
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1. Yes I'm rooted.
2. Yes I have a password
3. Yes, I ran SSH Server first
4. Yes I am trying to login with IP address
Give me something other then the basics here!

What about: Settings > Storage & reset > Over local network?

finsfree said:
I'm trying to SFTP into Nvidia Shield TV but keep getting denied.
I have rooted the device and installed SSH Server. I do get prompted to accept the RSA Key, but then denied access.
The SSH Server app that I'm using was added to the Super User app and granted root access.
What am I doing wrong. I'm so close.....
FYI, I can use FTP but denied when using SFTP.
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What SSH server are you using?

Having Sideload 'Rooted SSH/SFTP Daemon. Which is listed as non Android TV compatible. I was greeted instantly with a "wtf not rooted" message. Which may be kinda the case since I never really enabled such RW permissions for SU though TWRP. Since having done so in the past kinda made OTA Updates malfunction. It's kinda the same case with Adaway as well.
But, on the Shield TV the only real tangible use of root that I have is, in being able to install Plex Channels. Which with a symlinked Folder. Works well enough.

I got it to work!

finsfree said:
I got it to work!
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So what was the issue?
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My guess would be he enabled root via TWRP. Hopefully it won't comeback to bite him in the arse. While this does make things incredibly easier, it also completely forks up any hopes of successfully installing any OTA Updates. Which may not be as much of a problem, as it was when I first got into the Shield TV last January. With the transition from Marshmallow, to Nougat.