Thursday, August 30, 2018

Today's Weird Networking Question

My Pentax KS2 has a wifi mode, but it only seems to talk to cellphones.  (Who has PCs anymore, besides me?)  When I press the Wifi button the Pentax SSID appears, but it is a server, not a device that can actually talk to my LAN.  Does anyone have suggestions for how to retrieve files from that server?

Freeware Windows app.

6 comments:

  1. Wifi mode isn't designed to connect to a home network. It is designed to let you connect a computer or phone anf copy the files, much like you would do with a cable.

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  2. I know. Just hoping for a workaround: an application to retrieve files from the Pentax's server.

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  3. the application is what you linked: http://www.wificommanderpentax.com
    Use you laptop to connect to the wifi lan that your Pentax KS2 has established, after this start the app. Enjoy.

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  4. Andrea: tried that first. The Pentax creates its own network with its own network server; the camera is not visible as a device to other devices on my local LAN.

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  5. You have to disconnect your laptop from the home/work wifi lan and connect to the PENTAX_[XXXXX] wifi lan

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  6. Andrea: Just disabled the Ethernet adapter; nothing changes.

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