At home my PCs have CIFS/SMB shared folders, it’s handy and simple to use. However I can’t find an Android app capable of browsing these shares.
There’s Android Samba client and CIFS Document provider on F-droid but both require to know the exact IP and path, you can not just browse the network like on a PC.
Don’t know what phone you have, but the built in My Files app on my Galaxy s23 has SMB support. Lists and connects to my Linux samba server and my Windows shares perfectly.
I just used CX File Explorer on the playstore for SMB support and it seemed to work great!
Solid Explorer did it I think. I believe there is also a plug-in for Total Commander.
I use MiX, which has a “Search local” option when adding SMB, which sounds like what you’re after
Cx File Explorer supports SMB, FTP, SFTP, and WebDAV remotes out of the box. There is an option to browse the local network.
I like CX File Explorer too. And I appreciate that there are no ads! I wish the dev would make dark mode available though.