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| -rw-r--r-- | mount.cifs.8 | 2 |
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/mount.cifs.8 b/mount.cifs.8 index cc829ac..5f82ac9 100644 --- a/mount.cifs.8 +++ b/mount.cifs.8 @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ instructs the client to ignore any gid provided by the server for files and dire .PP port=\fIarg\fR .RS 4 -sets the port number on the server to attempt to contact to negotiate CIFS support\&. If the CIFS server is not listening on this port or if it is not specified, the default ports will be tried i\&.e\&. port 445 is tried and if no response then port 139 is tried\&. +sets the port number on which the client will attempt to contact the CIFS server\&. If this value is specified, look for an existing connection with this port, and use that if one exists\&. If one doesn't exist, try to create a new connection on that port\&. If that connection fails, return an error\&. If this value isn't specified, look for an existing connection on port 445 or 139\&. If no such connection exists, try to connect on port 445 first and then port 139 if that fails\&. Return an error if both fail\&. .RE .PP servern=\fIarg\fR |