[HOW TO] Access the root N900 filesystem as a windows mounted drive over wifi
 

Greetings all. I've been a fan of using sshfs in Linux to access the entire root of my N900, but have only just come across a method of doing it in Windows, and thought it was worthwhile putting together a how-to.

First things first, you want to install the OpenSSH client/server package from App Manager (or from http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/openssh/).

You'll now want to set up an SSH password on your N900 and determine its IP address. The easiest way to do this is with the Personal IP Address desktop widget (check App Manager), or by opening xterm and typing ifconfig wlan0.

From your Windows machine, download Dokan (http://dokan-dev.net/en/download/). You will need the Dokan Library and Dokan SSHFS. Download and install those programs in that order.

Run Dokan SSHFS and you're presented with the following screen:

http://n900powertools.com/dokan.png

Under host, write in your device's IP address, and fill in the username and password which you previously set up along with OpenSSH.

Choose a name and save the connection (Dokan doesn't seem to save passwords though, so you may need to enter it each time you mount the filesystem), then click Connect.

If all went well, your new drive should now appear in Computer:

http://n900powertools.com/dokan2.png

http://n900powertools.com/dokan3.png

Please be aware that Dokan seems to be quite buggy - it took several remounts to access the mounted drive, and even then, the connection doesn't seem stable. Your mileage may vary though, and even though I had patchy success with it (so far - will investigate further), it is a solution. Although until a stable Dokan configuration surfaces, I would still prefer to use WinSCP. Also, you can't beat the native integration of sshfs under Linux.

Good luck with this method guys, if anyone has any comments/improvements/alternatives please post them, I'll bet I'm not the only one who'd love to achieve a stable, high level of integration between devices.

Re: [HOW TO] Access the root N900 filesystem as a windows mounted drive over wifi
 

If your connection is shaky, you might want to change the WiFi power save option in your N900 to "Off". This is done via Settings, Internet connections, picking the connection you're using, click Edit, click Next until you get to Advanced and pick Other.

Also, it might be wise to not log in as root unless you really have to. You can use the passwd command on your N900 to set a password for the user "user" and use that instead.

Re: [HOW TO] Access the root N900 filesystem as a windows mounted drive over wifi
 

Thanks! Another option instead of Dokan would be WinSCP.. same process!

Re: [HOW TO] Access the root N900 filesystem as a windows mounted drive over wifi
 

I find it easier to use Total Commander + the SFTP plugin, very easy to use IMO. Especially since I use Total Commander all the time ;)