Windows 2008 file share firewall ports

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The firewall ports necessary for file and printer sharing are not open ports and Computers will not be able to access shared folders and other Server Message Block SMB -based network services on this server.

You will need to enable those rules in Domain profile and disable other non-core rules if you want to tighten the network security on the server.

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Is it joined to a domain? You will need to provide specific details on what you want it to do and what it has to communicate with. Yes it is part of a domain. Other users on their own computers will be accessing files from this file server. They will be reading and saving files to it. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. Pure Capsaicin. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional.

Robert Jan 18, at UTC. Justin This person is a verified professional. Windows Server expert. Have you verified that DNS name resolution is working? If the clients are not registering in DNS then the file shares aren't going to work.

Hey dbeato, I can ping the DNS server from the remote computer. My remote clients do use my inside DNS server. Mike This person is a verified professional. Yes, I can.