Let's say I have this H:\Films directory that I should like to have access to from my mobile (Android) VLC player.
On Windows 10, I created a local user, stream and created a password for it.
Then I went into the Network & Sharing Center and made sure that Turn on file and printer sharing was selected in both, private and guest or public (current profile) and that turn on password protected sharing was on in all networks (with an 128bit encryption).
Next I go to the H:\Films directory's properties and under advanced sharing select share this folder then in permissions, remove "Everyone" and instead add read access for the stream user only.
Alright, according to windows, this folder should now be accessible on \\MY_COMPUTER\Films.
I open up VLC on android and select the Local Network tab.
MY_COMPUTER shows up as an smb folder.
I click on it, expecting to be asked for credentials as is the case for other smb servers ... except I'm not being asked. There's just this circular loading icon spinning ad infinitum.
Tried with the windows firewall turned off, didn't make a difference.
Tried with full access to the folder for everyone, didn't make a difference.
How do I allow VLC to connect to this folder?