Accessing Document Libraries through UNC paths using ports
'Tip of the day' ;-)
You're probably all aware SharePoint Document Libraries can be accessed in Windows Explorer by using a UNC name like \\MyServer\MySite\Document .
I've always been in the dark about how that would work for document libraries in sites running on other ports. All of a sudden I was browsing through the Net work places and I saw a server appearing with an @ followed by a port number. So that's how you can add a portnumber to a UNC path and it will give you direct access to your document libraries:
\\MyServer@55555\personal\edr\Mydocuments would give me access to a MyDocument library on my MySite runnig on port 55555 for example.
You're probably all aware SharePoint Document Libraries can be accessed in Windows Explorer by using a UNC name like \\MyServer\MySite\Document .
I've always been in the dark about how that would work for document libraries in sites running on other ports. All of a sudden I was browsing through the Net work places and I saw a server appearing with an @ followed by a port number. So that's how you can add a portnumber to a UNC path and it will give you direct access to your document libraries:
\\MyServer@55555\personal\edr\Mydocuments would give me access to a MyDocument library on my MySite runnig on port 55555 for example.
posted by Ed Richard at
11:11 am
3 Comments:
Ed, in addition, the port can also be added as @SSL to identify SSL over standard port 443
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Nathan Gropman, at 11:27 pm
I tried your tip but it doesn't work.
It works when i select actions > Windows Explorer view from the Document Lib.
Will i have to use that UNC path on the same server my site is on?
By
naijacoder, at 10:42 am
No it should work from any client machine. Have you checked your firewall? it may be blocking the port.
Ed
By
Ed Richard, at 2:32 pm
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