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I do have a P2S VPN. I want to access the Server with file explorer on the local laptop.
My supervisor assigned me as a contributor I can access the servers with RDP. Do I need a role assignment for this?
I have created a blog in the following link to show, How to get the file share, in P2S VPN network
Use an Azure file share with Windows in S2S or P2S VPN
Hope, the final section on the blog helps you to find the solution
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To clarify Is it needed to create an azure storage account to access the C drive on an azure VM? I want to use File explorer browser to access the C drive.
No need to create a storage account.
On your local computer, open a File Explorer and browse the share in azure VM as:
\\<ip of azure VM>\<share name>
If this is not working, please check the firewall of the VM to see if the File and Printer Sharing incoming is allowed.
In-order to access C drive following share name can be used
\\<ip of azure VM>\c$
I changed all the incoming file share to allow private and public but it still does not work. Is there anything on the Azure portal side to provide permission to allow this. Does changes on the VM take time to implement?
Is a storage account needed, If I want to access the data that is already stored on the server? I have an application on the local computers that need a drive mapped to a server in azure. The application on the local computer will access the data on that server through the point to site VPN.
Hello Andrew Berardi
No, a storage account is not needed if you want to access data that is already stored on an Azure VM.
If you have a P2S VPN connection to the Azure virtual network where the VM resides, you can map a drive on your local computer to the shared folder on the VM and access the data using your application.
I tried mapping a drive through the P2S VPN but it can not find the server. I can ping it and RDP to the server. I setup an NSG and associated to the VM server Nic in Azure.
All the ports needed for SMB are open UDP 137,138 and TCP 139,445. I was trying to get to the admin share on the vm server using file explorer on local PC. But that does not work either.
Is there setting in the VM that allows the share to be viewed through Public, Private as opposed to domain?
I have noticed that all my servers only have SMBv1 installed. Could this be the problem? If yes How do I install SMBv2 and SMBv3 on the servers.
I have a P2S VPN. I want to use file explorer on the local pc to view the admin share on the vm server in Azure. When I connect to the VPN, I can ping the server, I can RDP the server. If I login to a vm server I can user file explorer to see the other Server shares on the Vnet. I have setup a NSG and assigned it to the Nic to allow for the following ports to be open tcp 139, 445. Any ideas what could be wrong?
Hello Andrew Berardi
This issue needs deeper investigation. Support team will be able to check and help on this. I would recommend you to open a azure support case.
If you don't have a support plan enabled on your subscription, I request you to send an email to AzCommunity@Microsoft.com with Subject as "Attn:Vikas" referencing this thread along with your subscription ID. I can then enable your subscription with a one-time free technical support.
Once the issue is resolved, request you to post the resolution here for the benefit of community.
I found a solution on a document from 2016 to change a registry entry [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] "disabledomaincreds"=dword:00000001
It allowed me to enter user id and password to access a share on a VM.
My next issue is to allow a client to see sql on a VM through P2S VPN, any info that you can provide.
Hello Andrew Berardi
If you have changed the incoming file share settings to allow private and public access, it should be possible to access the file share from your local machine. However, there are a few things you can check to ensure that the configuration is correct:
Check the firewall settings on the VM to ensure that incoming traffic on the SMB port (port 445) is allowed. You can do this by opening the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security tool on the VM and checking the inbound rules for the SMB protocol.
Check the network security group (NSG) settings for the subnet where the VM is located. The NSG should allow incoming traffic on the SMB port from your local machine's IP address.
Check the Azure Storage account settings to ensure that the file share is configured correctly. Specifically, check the following settings:
Regarding your question about changes taking time to implement, changes to the VM's firewall settings and NSG settings should take effect immediately. However, changes to the Azure Storage account settings may take a few minutes to propagate. If you have made changes to the Storage account settings, you may want to wait a few minutes and try again to see if the changes have taken effect.