Share path on Win server

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Share path on Win server

Peter_1985 2,736

Hi,
On Win server, can I share one path and further be able to access it from outside, using path like the following one?

\my.own.ip.addr\sh_path

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Bruce Zhang-MSFT 3,771

Hi @Peter_1985 ,

Yes, you can.
For example, I have a folder named root on server. The path is C:\root.

Right click it to properties. Choose sharing.
Click share...
You can choose anyone who you want to share with. Or click share directly. Then it will remind you Done.
Then you will find it shows the network path \\xxxx\root. Other people can access this folder from this path. (If you set specific account can access it, password and username is necessary)

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Peter_1985 2,736 Reputation points

2021-12-10T08:24:04.95+00:00

Thanks a lot. When I further copy files into the shared path, I've got issue below. How to identify the reason of this?
Bruce Zhang-MSFT 3,771 Reputation points

2021-12-13T01:50:54.917+00:00
Hi @Peter_1985 ,

How you access the shared folder? We could use file explorer access it directly, just copy the shared path to path tab.

Windows file sharing protocol use SMB, not SSH. It uses port 445 on your server. But the error message shows that port is 22. That means you didnot use the correct way to connect.

Regarding to SSH error, you need to check three things.

Did you run SSH server?

Does the SSH server use the 22 port instead of any other port?

Does the firewall allow your connection? Firewall may block all incoming connections if connections come from public network.
Peter_1985 2,736 Reputation points

2021-12-14T04:29:34.947+00:00

Thanks. If it is supposed to use port 22, can I do anything on firewall (any other place) to resolve that "Connection timed out" issue on port 22?
Bruce Zhang-MSFT 3,771 Reputation points

2021-12-14T06:42:11.977+00:00

Hi @Peter_1985 ,

If you want to use port 22, another module called FTP should install on server and IIS. FTP use port 21 and FTPS use port 22 by default. The firewall is also a part that needs to set up port.

However, this is not the same as the shared folder in the original question. It is a completely new question. According to the community rules, you need to ask it as a new question.

Answer 2

MotoX80 36,291

How to identify the reason of this?

Network shares (SMB over port 445) and SSH/SFTP (port 22) are 2 different protocols that use different clients.

Something here might help.

https://www.bing.com/search?q=windows+map+network+drive+over+ssh

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