"network error" windows cannot access \\RETROPIE

KN4THX

@jborges Did you double check SSH is enabled for the winSCP?

jborges

@thedatacereal

yes i enable ssh..... did everything right when try to connect to winscp says Host name "name" is not existed .... cant connect......

KN4THX

@jborges That error sounds like you tried to connect to \retropie. In winSCP use the IP address of the Pi.

jborges

does the EAZY HAX TOOLKIT has something to do with this ? any interference ? i expand my Retropie memory to USB using the Toolkit following everything , the files on my usb opens fine and the Retropie files was still opening all fine via LAN, and all of sudden this happend and never come back to normal

jborges

@thedatacereal

got it i use the ip adress of the pi like you said, now it connects via winscp, so everytime i want to access my PI files like i used to via Lan network , i will have to use winscp until my Lan works again??
and in case i cant connect on winscp always check the SSH enable right....

KN4THX

@jborges SSH shouldn't disable itself so you're good on that.

jborges

On Winscp i seen that cant access/find my Gameslists folder either my xml files and my rom Images like i do on Retropie Via LAN , is that right???? so winscp is like a temporary Access option to the retropie like the roms folder in specific ?!?!?

KN4THX

@jborges gamelists are in

/home/pi/.emulationstation

You may need to enable hidden folders in WinSCP

jborges

I find it ..thanks man.. so i guess winscp is my new way ACCESS to retropie files.. but if works thats what metters thank you.

rbaker

@jborges said in "network error" windows cannot access \\RETROPIE:

yes i did \RETROPIE .....always worked before

but what about \\RETROPIE?

//retropie

Syntax? Are you actually typing it in correctly? with the correct number of characters as your posts seem to change.

KN4THX

@rbaker I don't know how his is, but when I type \\retropie on my phone and submit my post, it removes the first '\' and makes it look like \retropie.

Agrajag

Hey, seemed best to renew this thread as it's the #1 thread found on Google for this issue:

I'm also having this problem and it's quite vexing. I used to be able to type this in File Explorer and have it work fine (it's even there as a quick link under Network, but doesn't work any longer. I can easily get to the system by typing the static IP it's on: 192.168.1.41. File Explorer instantly connects to it, so does Filezilla and Putty, but typing the hostname doesn't work.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>ping 192.168.1.41

Pinging 192.168.1.41 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.41: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.41: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.41: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.41: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.41:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

I'll be darned if I can figure out how you guys highlight stuff in red to be able to type the double-slash, but that's what I type.

mitu

@agrajag said in "network error" windows cannot access \\RETROPIE:

Hey, seemed best to renew this thread as it's the #1 thread found on Google for this issue:

Please open a separate topic instead of necro-posting.