I started looking for a Graphical File Explorer to use on my Nexus One a few weeks ago.
My requirements were:
Needed to be able to manage files on the internal and external storage (micro SD).
Create new files, directories.
Support SMB in order to access shares on file servers, and possibly FTP.
Support different file views (list view, detail view).
Clipboard support (copy, move).
Root support.
Grep or some other file Search mechanism.
Multi select.
Easy directory and file navigation.
Needed to be intuitive.
Rename files / directories.
Accelerometer support.
Similar functionality to the *nix df command.
Secure authentication between client server.
EStrongs File Explorer satisfied all these requirements and more, except I wasn’t sure about the last one.
Couldn’t find any documentation about it either.
If I had of spent more time searching the forum I may have stumbled onto something.
I did a little bit of reading and decided to make a post on EStrongs.
I didn’t receive any answers in the few days that I waited, so decided to do my own experimentation.
Which brings me to the little bit of research I carried out on how EStrongs authenticates with SMB shares.
I followed up my original post with my findings.
Check them out.
Following are some links I’ve used quite a few times before and also came in useful for this experiment.
the LAN Manager Authentication Level setting and where to find it in your windows clients
Some easy steps to securing Samba
The all mighty smb.conf man page
EStrongs also have a selection of other useful utilities.
Which can also be found in Androids App Store.
Tags: Android, Mobile, Networking, Security, SMB/CIFS
Binarymist 
March 11, 2011 at 20:36 |
Just want to let you know that the best file explorer is AndroXplorer.
June 4, 2011 at 21:05 |
Doesn’t look like the free version has much more to offer than EStrongs?
UI seems a little less intuitive also, but that may just be personal preference?
I see the paid for version has some nice features though.