Hi,
I use SMB/Samba file share on my Pi to access the data stored on my HDD plugged in the Pi. It works very well.
But right now I can only access the file server on the same network as the pi.
How can I access it from the outside ?
I already have a DDNS. I tried to find what port SMB uses, but I always get a different answer. What port should I open ? Is there something more I should do ?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Have a great day.
How can I access my Samba share from outside the network ? Topic is solved
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Re: How can I access my Samba share from outside the network ?
Hi,
many thanks for your request. Theoretically Port 445 TCP should be enough. But do you relay want to open SMB port towards internet? Personally I would not do that. Why not using a VPN to connect from outside world to your RPi back home? It would be much more safer
many thanks for your request. Theoretically Port 445 TCP should be enough. But do you relay want to open SMB port towards internet? Personally I would not do that. Why not using a VPN to connect from outside world to your RPi back home? It would be much more safer

Pls let us know if a solution is working. This could help others if they hit by similar situation. Your DietPi Team
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Re: How can I access my Samba share from outside the network ?
Thanks a lot for your answer. It works : opening port 445 makes it work outside the network. I had so much different answers elsewhere.Joulinar wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:42 am Hi,
many thanks for your request. Theoretically Port 445 TCP should be enough. But do you relay want to open SMB port towards internet? Personally I would not do that. Why not using a VPN to connect from outside world to your RPi back home? It would be much more safer![]()
That's the 2nd time you're helping me for SMB, so thanks again !
Yes I know opening too much ports is not ideal. I already have Pivpn with Wireguard, which is what I was using to access SMB from the outside. But now I have the need to access both my SMB from outside, plus other devices on the same network as me. At the same time. So VPN was a bit of a hassle for this.
Thanks again and have a good day !
Re: How can I access my Samba share from outside the network ?
I'm using WireGuard since the beginning and for me it's perfect solution. I installed the client on all my devices such as laptop, mobiles and tablets. Once I'm outside my home, I can connect to any device in my local network as well as using ad-blocking via my PiHole.
Pls let us know if a solution is working. This could help others if they hit by similar situation. Your DietPi Team