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Setup Instructions for noobs / SSH for dummies

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Hi I've found this on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5097389/can-androids-internal-memory-be-mapped-to-a-drive-letter-on-pc , but not sure exactly what it can do or is or what's needed to make it work (to ssh / sftp to droids)

installed with the winget command 👍 Whilst the documentation is comprehensive, I'm not sure if

  • I need to create a tunnel to connect to my devices (usb connected rooted usb debug s20 android 13, and usb non-rooted oppo) re jump hosts
  • How to identify the name of my device, or it's port
  • Whether any apps are needed on the device to start the connection, or any available to help with this step (maybe I should try one of the GUIs mentioned)
  • whether adb shell commands (and similar) can be issued to do any of the connecting / querying...

I searched a few stores, and first grabbed SSHDaemon from F-Droid. This tells you to get winscp or filezilla.

Does sshfs-win work with this?

I've started the ssh server on my droid (with sshdaemon) and have ip and port, user and password, and folder mapped 👍

With windows map network drive I tried using ip:port as server, then using \\ip:port, but always get cannot access , even when credentials provided

ping ip returns packets, whereas ping ip:port does not find host (perhaps expected).

💡 Using WinSCP the key signature device authentication prompt was received, and the file-system is mounted 😍
But still no drive letter assigned 🤦‍♂️

D'oh!

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Start with the project's README and its linked Using Jump Hosts section, then review the reported SSHDaemon, WinSCP, and Windows map-network-drive workflow. Done means the documentation clearly explains prerequisites, device and port discovery, tunnel or app requirements, and whether an SSHFS connection can receive a Windows drive letter.

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Tech stack
android
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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