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Cannot turn on “Network Discovery and File Sharing” with Firewall off and relevant services running

Odpovědět Cannot turn on “Network Discovery and File Sharing” with Firewall off and relevant services running

  • Sunday, November 18, 2012 3:56 PM
     
     
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    I cannot turn on network discovery and file sharing on a Windows 7 PC.

    I have turned off the firewall and ensured the following services have started:

    -      DNS Client

    -      Function Discovery Resource Publication

    -      SSDP Discovery

    -      UPnP Device Host

    Is there anything that I am missing?

    Any tip will be greatly appreciated.

    Hong

     

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  • Sunday, November 18, 2012 4:12 PM
     
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    I got the following error when I ran Homegroup trouble shooter

    Windows Firewall is preventing HomeGroup from communicating
    This happened when the firewall was off.

    Hong

     
  • Sunday, November 18, 2012 4:57 PM
     
     
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    I uninstalled Norton Security Suite, and disabled Windows Firewall, and network discovery and file sharing started working.  However, it stops working as soon as Windows Firewall is enabled even after restoring defaults of Windows Firewall.

    Hong

     
  • Sunday, November 18, 2012 5:22 PM
     
     
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    I got the following error when clicking "Restore Default Policy" under Windows Firewall with Advanced Security on Local Computer:

    Windows Firewall could not restore the default policy

    error:3

    Hong

     
  • Sunday, November 18, 2012 8:49 PM
     
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    Problem has been solved by importing policy exported from another working Windows 7 computer:

    Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Firewall > Advanced settings > Import Policy...

    Hong

     
  • Monday, November 19, 2012 6:23 AM
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    Hi,

    I’m glad to hear your issue has been resolved. Hope your experience will help other community members facing similar problems.

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