Anyone got shared USB drive connected to an Airport Extreme working over SMB?

[2016mbp]

Files (the iOS app) has supported smb since 13.0 if I remember correctly. I remember being excited about it.

Now I need it.

smb://airportextremeipaddress.local

seems right but after about 25 seconds, it times out and I get “There was a problem conbecting to the server”.

iOS 14.3
AirPort Extreme 802.11ac
USB flash drive formatted in HFS+


Disk Sharing is enabled in Disk Utility
and I can connect to the flash drive in Finder in macOS. No luck in iOS using Files.
What can I try?

 

[BBDDVV]

not sure if this is the same, but I can't connect to a NAS using smb and the native files app, but it works fine with an app called 'FE File Explorer Pro'. Both the free and Pro version work for me.

Note: the files app supports smb2 not 1:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250668955

Here's a thread that mentions some other apps as well:

Files.app SMB question

Hi all, So, I've installed iOS13 and I have a Synology NAS at home which has SMB server in it. On my Mac, I can see the SMB server in a Finder window, however on Files.app, the server is not there. On the other hand if I try to connect with the IP address of the server it does connect. Is this...

forums.macrumors.com

Some other thread with a similar (?) complaint:

Access full SMB path with iPadOS an iOS 1… - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com

 

[2016mbp]

Certainly reads like it is the same issue.
I just filed a bug report on apple.com/feedback under iPhone (they do not list Files as one of the apps to leave feedback for specifically).

 

[BBDDVV]

As stated above and in one of the articles, I think this is not a bug but a limitation: AE only supports smb1 whereas the Files app only supports smb2 and up...

My apologies for not being clearer in my first reply, was researching myself while writing the post...

 

[2016mbp]

As stated above and in one of the articles, I think this is not a bug but a limitation: AE only supports smb1 whereas the Files app only supports smb2 and up...

My apologies for not being clearer in my first reply, was researching myself while writing the post...

... and the Files app won’t connect to a shared driver shared from a Mac running Catalina either. Should not macOS serve up the drive over SMB3 and Files be able to see it?

Also, any recommended files browser for iOS with SMB1 support?
I looked in the App Store and none seems trust-worthy.

 

[BBDDVV]

I use 'FE File Explorer Pro' and it works fine for what I need it...