On Sun, 21 Oct 2018 22:58:13 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder wrote:
> If we can figure out _why_ half work and half fail, that will probably tell
> us what the problem is with the "net use" syntax (since we know it _can_
> work).
Since Usenet is a way to reach the one person in 1,000 who knows more than I
do or who can provide a golden nugget that moves the ball forward, here is
the current quick summary, as I've already moved on to solving the next
technical problem, where the still-open questions will likely _never_ be
answered anytime soon since the trolls have infested the Q&A threads.
o *What is a working non-root solution for SMB share mounting over WiFi*
o *What is a freeware solution for MTP filesystem mounting over US*
As always, please improve as every post is intended to help everyone.
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Here's a quick summary of MTP mounting over USB universal solution results:
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A. Windows 10 native connects to the Android filesystem as MTP
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9648761dir.jpg>
B. Ubuntu 18.04 native connects to the Android filesystem perfectly!
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=6181360dir01.jpg>
C. MTPDrive crippleware mounts the Android filesystem as a drive letter
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http://mtpdrive.com/download.html>
MTPDrive mounts the Android filesystem as a drive letter over USB:
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=1853998dir02.jpg>
But MTPDrive crippleware is crippled to 30 files transferred per session.
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8315262dir03.jpg>
C. LibMTP freeware manipulates the Android filesystem from Windows
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4140973libmtp06.jpg>
LibMTP is an implemenation of the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP):
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https://sourceforge.net/projects/libmtp/>
Which has a Windows port which worked for me:
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https://iweb.dl.sourceforge.net/project/libmtp/libmtp-win32/0.3.5-win32-1/libmtp-0.3.5-win32-bin.zip>
LibMTP will see & manipulate anything on the Android filesystem:
o connect.exe <
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4656598libtmp01.jpg>
o files.exe <
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=1056305libmtp02a.jpg>
o folders.exe <
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8059960libtmp03.jpg>
o emptyfolders.exe <
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2119219libtmp04.jpg>
o detect.exe <
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=1385877libmtp05a.jpg>
o tracks.exe <
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=6524854libmtp07.jpg>
o (other commands) <
http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8494912libtmp08.jpg>
Note: LibMTP uses a universal USB driver which nobody knows much about.
How can we get two drivers to co-exist in the device manager
for the same Android phone?
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http://www.pcbanter.net/showthread.php?t=1106181>
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Here's a quick summary of WebDAV/FTP share mounting general solution results:
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0. Android freeware (worked perfectly for me on Nougat 7.0)
1. NetDrive freeware (worked perfectly for me on Windows 10)
2. DirectNetDrive freeware (worked perfectly for me on Windows 10)
3. FTPUse freeware (did not work for me on Windows 10)
4. SFTP NetDrive freeware (did not work for me on Windows 10)
5. FTPDrive freeware (did not work for me on Windows 10)
6. WebDrive trialware (I didn't test because it's time-limited trialware)
7. Windows 10 native commands (worked fine for WebDAV but failed for FTP)
Controls:
o UNC & URI Syntax:
\\HostName[@SSL][@Port]\SharedFolder\Resource
ftp://[user[:password]@]host[:port]/url-path
http://[user[:password]@]host[:port]/url-path
o Web browser URL (worked perfectly)
ftp://francis:fra...@192.168.1.7:2221/DCIM/Camera
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9948610ftpshare03.jpg>
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=5127116ftpshare04.jpg>
o Windows network URI (worked perfectly)
ftp://francis:fra...@192.168.1.7:2221/DCIM/Camera
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4785408ftpshare01.jpg>
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8734999ftpshare02.jpg>
o Windows "net use" (works perfectly for WebDAV)
o net use X: \\192.168.1.7@8000\DCIM\Camera /USER:francis francis
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8605173dir05.jpg>
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9764689dir015.jpg>
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2542487dir016.jpg>
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8381514dir017.jpg>
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2373390dir019.jpg>
o Windows "net use" (fails miserably for FTP)
o net use X: \\192.168.1.7@2221\DCIM\Camera /USER:francis francis
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=3626731dir018.jpg>
Firewall:
o The only time Windows Defender was disabled was for FTPUse.
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0. Android freeware (set to defaults)
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Tested Android FTP server:
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.ftpserver>
o Network interface
(o)WiFi
(_)Ethernet
(_)Mobile network
(_)Bluetooth PAN
(_)Loopback (127.0.0.1)
(_)All
o Port = 2221
o Passive Ports = 2300-2399
o Anonymous user [x]
o User name = francis
o User password = francis
o Home directory
(_)Root (/)
(o)SdCard
(_)DCIM
(_)Custom folder
(_)Ext. SdCard
o Read only [_]
o Show hidden files [_]
o Energy save mode [_]
o High priority service [x]
o Show server details [x]
Tested Android WebDAV server:
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theolivetree.webdavserver>
o Network interface
(o)WiFi
(_)Ethernet
(_)Mobile network
(_)Bluetooth PAN
(_)Loopback (127.0.0.1)
o Port = 8080
o Use password [_]
o User name = [blank]
o User password = [blank]
o Home directory
(_)Root (/)
(o)SdCard
(_)DCIM
(_)Custom folder
(_)Ext. SdCard
o Custom folder = [/] (grayed out)
o Lock mode
(o)SCREEN_DIM_WAKE_LOCK
(_)WIFI_MODE_FULL
(_)WIFI_MODE_FULL_HIGH_PERF
o High priority service [x]
o Show server details [x]
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1. NetDrive freeware
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http://netdrive.net/> (for version 3.6.571 trialware)
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https://filehippo.com/download_netdrive/12615/> (for 1.3.2.0 freeware)
There are (apparently) three main versions (version 1, 2, & 3)
The latest 3.6.571 trialware is limited to 7 days;
but some older versions are free for non-commercial home use.
I don't know the cutoff version for the freeware to payware (do you?).
There are lots of versions here (the oldest being version 1.3.2.0).
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https://filehippo.com/download_netdrive/history/5/>
So I tested the earliest possible version, which said:
"From BDrive, Inc, 2011, Version 1.3.2.0"
"This product is free for non-commercial home use"
For the version 1.3.2.0, the defaults are:
[x]Launch windows explorer when connected to server
[_]Open status windows when connected to server
[x]Automatically run NetDrive when I log on to Widnows
[x]Always open site manager when dobule-click system tray icon
[x]Check for updates automatically
I changed those defaults to:
[x]Launch windows explorer when connected to server
[x]Open status windows when connected to server
[_]Automatically run NetDrive when I log on to Widnows
[x]Always open site manager when double-click system tray icon
[_]Check for updates automatically
NetDrive freeware worked perfectly:
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=1383190dir014.jpg>
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=3994244dir020.jpg>
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2. DirectNetDrive freeware
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http://www.directnet-drive.net/>
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=6340420dir012.jpg>
When DirectNetDrive runs, a form pops up:
o Site name (default = blank)
o Drive letter (default = blank)
o URL (default = http://)
o Protocol (default = WebDAV) (choices are WebDAV, FTP, SFTP)
o Host (default = blank)
o Port (default = blank)
o Path (default = blank)
o User (default = blank)
o Password (default = blank)
o Proxy (default = None)
o SSL (default = None)
I changed that to:
o Site name (default = blank)
o Drive letter = R
o URL (this changed to ftp://francis:*@
192.168.1.6:2221)
o Protocol = FTP
o Host = 192.168.1.6
o Port = 2221
o Path (default = blank)
o User = francis
o Password = francis
o Proxy (default = None)
o SSL (default = None)
I hit the "Connect" button & it worked perfectly.
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4731516dir011.jpg>
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3. FTPUse freeware
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https://www.ferrobackup.com/download/FtpUseInst.exe>
The FPTUse commands I used on a Windows 10 Admin window are:
ftpuse X: 192.168.1.7 francis /USER:francis /PORT:2221 /debug
ftpuse X: 192.168.1.7 francis /USER:francis /PORT:2221 /nopassive /debug
Reboot 1: Most of the time FTPuse simply fails:
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=5451129dir022.jpg>
Reboot 2: Once in a great while FTPuse appears to work
But, _nothing_ shows up as a drive letter.
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4121239dir021.jpg>
Reboot 3: And even then, FTPuse fails the next time:
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8726712dir023.jpg>
Even after Windows Defender is turned off:
o Start > Settings > Update and security > Windows security >
Firewall and network protection > (everything is turned off)
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9234464dir024.jjpg.jpg>
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4. SFTP NetDrive freeware (it took a bogus email to enable the download)
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https://www.nsoftware.com/sftp/netdrive/>
(It took a bogus first name & different email to enable the first run)
The settings I used were:
o Server =
192.168.1.6:22221
o Username = francis
o Authentication = Password
o Password = francis
o Key = (grayed out)
o Drive Letter: X:
Then I pressed the "Connect" button.
It errored witgh a "Connection Timeout" in my tests.
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=2809525dir013.jpg>
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5. FTPDrive freeware
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http://www.killprog.com/fdrve.html>
FTPDrive was last updated, apparently, in 2006.
The version 3.5 freeware I tested created a "drive letter".
But the results of that drive letter, were empty.
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http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4023721dir025.jjpg.jpg>
Let us know if it works for you, particularly if you're on WinXP.
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6. WebDrive trialware
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https://webdrive.com/download/>
I didn't test because it's 10-day trialware & I had plenty of solutions.
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As always, please improve so that all benefit from every action.
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Related recent Usenet threads:
o Tutorial to run any Windows command directly on Android over either USB or Wi-Fi
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/JrWLPRYO-TU>
o What's the best way to forward SMB TCP port 445 to something higher than 1024 on Windows?
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/BLhcFy2lpjw>
o Does freeware exist on Windows that will mount (as a drive letter) Android connected via USB as MTP?
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/TaIlIMK2Nuw>
o Non-root Android SMB/CIFs Samba server set to communicate on TCP ports higher than 1024
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/CZolwHVb0-c>
o Do these 3 WiFi tests of a network location to a drive letter mapping work for you on Android 7.0 Nougat & Windows 10 using only freeware?
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/9Ovk-O3j5l8>
o How can we get two drivers to co-exist in the device manager for the same Android phone?
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/SHR2YmpfVwo>
o How do you copy photos over USB from Android to Windows?
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/X9sUE-ATG94>
o Simultaneously slide Windows Linux iOS Android files back and forth over USB at 7GB per minute speeds using 100% native devices (no proprietary software needed)
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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/WohhLOTCYKw%5B1-25%5D>
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