Microsoft Windows XP / Microsoft Server 2003

To connect from your Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 instance please follow these steps.

First lets ensure that your client has a valid IP Address. This is the address used to communicate between your client computer and the iPod/iPhone;

  1. Click Start
  2. Click Control Panel
  3. Open Network Connections
  4. You should have listed Local Area Connection (Wired) or Wireless Network Connection (Wireless). Depending on the number of network adaptors in your system you may have more than one.
  5. Open the connection type you are using, Wired or Wireless
  6. Select Support
  7. Ensure you have an IP Address listed. If you received an IP Address of 169.254.x.y (APIPA) please ensure that your machine is connected correctly to the Wired network or Wireless network.

Next we’ll need to check your IP Address on the iPhone/iPod, this will also be LookSee’s IP Address on you the device, so please follow these steps;

  1. On the iPod/iPhone
  2. Tap Settings
  3. Tap Wi-Fi
  4. Tap the (>) on you Network Name
  5. Note down the IP Address, this is the Address you need to use. This Address is also listed in the Settings tab of LookSee

Let’s go ahead and confirm that LookSee can see this IP Address

  1. Open LookSee
  2. Tap Settings
  3. Tap Sharing. This will turn on Sharing (WebDAV) On for you. You will also received a message in the Settings page, “Please connect to the following address: http://10.1.1.103:8080“
  4. Please note down this address, including the http:// and the :8080 at the end. Please note this down, it’s important!

So we’re ready to take the plunge and connect from your Windows XP / Windows Server 2003 client to LookSee;

  1. Click Start > My Network Places
  2. Click Add a Network Place
  3. Click Next on the Welcome to the Add Network Place Wizard
  4. Click Next on the Where do you want to create this network place
  5. In the Internet or network address type in the address that was noted down, for example http://10.1.1.103:8080
  6. Type in a Name for the connection such as My iPod or My iPhone
  7. Click Finish on the Completing the Add Network Place Wizard

When you click Finish this will open up a Windows Explorer window where you can simply drag and drop files to/from the device.

In the future if you want to connect to your iPod/iPhone again all you need to do is the following;

On the iPod/iPhone

  1. Open LookSee
  2. Tap Sharing to enable Sharing.

On your Windows XP / Windows Server 2003 instance;

  1. Click Start > My Network Places
  2. Open your connection name

Hopefully you’re still awake after all these steps. Once you have it all setup then the rest is just a breeze to use.

As with all things, issues can arise and we’ll need to troubleshoot some setups. Unfortunately the Windows WebDAV (WebClient, mrxdav) mini-redirector can be a bit touchy so please keep that in mind. I’ve tried to test all scenarios when connecting to LookSee but there are just certain environments which are impossible to simulate or get up and running. So apologies in advance.

If you are getting issues connecting to LookSee from Windows please apply each patch, one at a time, and then try connecting to LookSee each time you apply one. The WebClient on Windows is truly an awful piece of coding when you speak to the Microsoft engineers on the front line. So without further ado here are the patches;

Description of the Software Update for Web Folders: May 18, 2007
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907306

You cannot access a WebDAV Web folder from a Windows XP-based client computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/912152