You'll get better answers if you post to
microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing but check out the below
links.
Successful Sharing involves some general consideration in Network settings,
http://www.ezlan.net/sharing.html
As well as specific adjustment of each computer according to what it is
allowed to be shared.
Vista File and Printer Sharing-
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/net.../vista_fp.mspx
Windows XP File Sharing -
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;304040
Printer Sharing XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...utt_july2.mspx
Windows Native Firewall setting for Sharing XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357
Windows XP patch for Sharing with Vista -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922120
"MarcusB" <> wrote in message
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> We connected our Windows 2008 to the domain. We made share, give share
> rights to everyone and in security added users. When we try to connect to
> the share by:
>
> \\Ipnumber\Share$
>
> It not work.
>
> When I disable firewall at all than I can access all shares from another
> machines in the network but when firewall is enabled than it does
> not work.
>
> In simple firewall setting File and printer sharing is enabled in
> exceptions
> But there is two entries for File and Printers sharing in Exceptions. In
> the other one Group Policy is Yes.
> What should I change in firewall to be able to access all shares on the
> server???
>
> I tried to change domain profile from group policy. I enabled inbound file
> and printer sharing exceptions. Then I check Firewall and it is still
> blocking:
>
> NetBIOS Datagram Service Profile:domain
> NetBIOs sesion service Profile:domain
> SMB over TCP Profile:domain
>
> What to do make action allow?
> I can not change it from the Windows Firewall and Advanced Security.
> When I click on the rule it says:
> This rule has been applied by the system administrator and cannot be
> modified.
> We run also Hyper-V on that machine (if it can affect it).
>
> Anybody can help?
>
>
>
> Marcus B