XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.ipad, comp.sys.mac.apps   
   From: arlen@arlen.com   
      
   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   
       
      
   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   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)