Windows client connect/open to a Shared Folder on a non-standard port (other than 445)?

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Windows client connect/open to a Shared Folder on a non-standard port (other than 445)?

_KUL 286

Hello!
Each client computer can act as an SMB server and a client. It uses TCP ports 139 and 445 by default.
With a normal explorer (explorer.exe) we can normally get shared resources by connecting to the target server at \server.
Question - if the remote server is running on a port other than 445 (for example, a Linux SAMBA server), how can the client connect to shared resources? How do I correctly specify the connection string in the explorer string?
For example, the address \server:65001 causes the error 0x80004005

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Anonymous

Hi ,

You might try to use NETSH port forwarding command to convert port 445 to another port. Then using \127.0.0.1 to access SAMBA server.

For your reference:

how to access samba share from Windows which is running on different port

Please pay attention to what linzuojian said.

Best Regards,

Candy

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_KUL 286 Reputation points

2021-02-26T05:39:18.937+00:00

Hello!
Thank you for your advice! You paid attention to Linux and SAMBA and came up with a clever solution :). But the point of the question is more - how to open a path to an address with a non-standard port in the standard Windows Explorer?
I didn't want to dive into the details, so I gave SAMBA as an example. In a specific case, I plan to run a third-party SMB-server with a different port on the client computer. And i need access to the standard server \127.0.0.1 and to the third-party \127.0.0.1:65001
_KUL 286 Reputation points

2021-02-26T07:24:50.887+00:00

I will leave this link for the next generations, it may be useful (interesting thoughts in the notes) - SMBLibrary

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Anonymous

Hi @_KUL ,

But the point of the question is more - how to open a path to an address with a non-standard port in the standard Windows Explorer?

Please understand, I am not familiar with third-party SMB server. I will try to find some related resource to help you. Based on my research, it seems you need to use ssh tunneling:

https://superuser.com/questions/1094931/ssh-tunnel-on-windows-10-to-linux-samba

https://www.nikhef.nl/~janjust/CifsOverSSH/Win10Loopback.html

Please Note: Since the web site is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.

Best Regards,

Candy

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_KUL 286 Reputation points

2021-02-26T06:50:55.747+00:00

@Anonymous , why are you using Google instead of me? :)
I created a question on this resource only because I did not find it myself, and I wanted an exact answer from people related to MS.
Who would say - this is impossible. Or - you need to use the following format in the address bar.
Anonymous

2021-02-26T07:11:24.637+00:00

Please understand, in our lab, we have no such third-party SMB server which using non-standard port. I cannot test it in my lab and I did not find any Microsoft official documents talking about this scenario, so I can't give you a definite answer. I can only find some related resource for you.

If you really want to get a exact answer, I would suggest you open a case with Microsoft. They may have more resource and more in-depth investigation can be done so that you would get a more satisfying answer.

Here is the link:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/gp/customer-service-phone-numbers
_KUL 286 Reputation points

2021-02-26T07:19:15.063+00:00

I understand you. Thank you for your time and your advice!
Anonymous

2021-02-26T07:21:34.47+00:00

Really appreciate your understanding. Have a nice day! :)

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