Can I see other computers on my home network?

ozzuen · Dec 10, 2011

I'm trying to find a way to view the other computers and devices on my home network on my phone.

It's a 3GS, running iOS 5.0.1, NOT jailbroken.

Everything I've found online just talks about how to connect to the network to get online.

I'd like to be able so see what other computers are on my network, and access the files on them. I've only had my phone for about 2 months, and even though I've learned a lot about it, there's still a lot that I have to figure out. I want to know how to do as much as possible, but I'm not sure that I'm ready to take the step and jailbreak.

Thanks

ozzuen · Dec 13, 2011

Has anyone else had any issues with this?

EWyatt · Dec 13, 2011

Can't help you, ozz.... I've never seen any iPhone capability to map the active network. Perhaps on a jail-broken phone it may be possible, but I doubt it. Perhaps someone with more knowledge can help out.

ozzuen · Dec 14, 2011

Thanks Wyatt,
I found an app that I think will do what I'm looking for. The lite version shows the other active computers and devices on the network, and the pro version is suppose to give you some kind of access to them, but I'm cheap, and I don't want to pay $5.99 to find out. (Using Linux and other open source software for the past few years has me spoiled to being able to get free software to do pretty much anything that I need do.)

Thanks again

The search continues...