On Thu, 24 Jan 2019 09:30:59 -0000 (UTC), arlen holder wrote:
> I'm going to post a little secret, here and now, obfuscated a wee bit:
> o LD-SS-C-131-404
UPDATE:
The reason I held back on the "little secret" was I was testing the
Apologists, who, _always_ fail the simple three-word fact test:
o Name Just One
Since they can't "name just one", I'll name the _best_ there is on iOS.
Unless new, facts arise, yet again, iOS apps prove to be anachronistic.
I guess I should have expected iOS to fail even the simplest of tests.
But I was hoping (beyond hope?) that someone here knew more than I did.
o I never claim to be even average on iOS knowledge overall,
o And yet, it seems that I know far more than any of you apparently do
That's sad that _clearly_ know far more than the Apologists do!
Really sad.
*It doesn't mean I know a lot; it means Apologists know absolutely nothing!*
Alas, the _best_ anyone can offer, apparently, is speed-limited crippleware:
Searching for a tenth SMB app to test, I found this:
o LAN drive SAMBA Server Client
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https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lan-drive-samba-server/id1317727404>
The advertising says
"LAN Drive is a powerful and easy SMB server - also known as SAMBA server"
"TRIAL version : *Limited bandwith to 0.5 MB/s*"
o This app has the most obnoxious ads of all the related apps tested
o Later on in the app itself, it tells us to buy the faster speeds for $4
The good news is that version 5.2, released on 1/19/2019 (only a few days
ago) "says" they added support for SMBv2.
Doublechecking the version number in Settings > General > iPad Storage
the version comes up as "LAN drive, Version 5.3, Webrox".
1. I start the app and press the "SMB Client" button on the bottom.
2. I press the "+" sign which brings up a form containing fields for
Device Name or IP address = 192.168.1.10
User name = arlen
Password = arlen
TCP Port = 445
Netbios UDB Port = 137
3. I press "Save"
4. I press on the newly created line for that machine
5. Up shows all the SMBv1 shares
6. I press on the "public" share, and its files show up beautifully.
(A blinking line keeps saying: "Trial version: Slow speed at 0.5MB/s"
("Buy the app to transfer 100x faster.")
Doublechecking with the Android phone, it connects to SMBv2 shares.
In summary, since we're always seeking a general solution which works
instantly for everyone around the world, this is the _best_ solution so
far that doesn't involve putting your personal files on the Internet.
Sure, it's crippleware - but - it's the only iOS solution (so far) that is
known to work.
If you know of a free non-crippleware iOS SMBv2 client, let us know.
o Name just one