If you use role-based administration:
- You must have the Policy setting - firewall right to configure a firewall policy.
- You cannot edit a policy if it is applied outside your active sub-estate.
In the Windows Features window, scroll down and under SMB 1.0 CIFS File Sharing Support, check the boxes next to SMB 1.0/CIFS Client and SMB 1.0/ CIFS Server. If the boxes are already ticked, please uncheck the box and check it again. You will be prompted to restart your Computer, kindly restart the system and check if the issue still persists. Blocking File and Printer Sharing will break Active Directory Domain Services. If you review the Active Directory and Active Directory Domain Services Port Requirements you'll notice that following ports need to be open. This article describes how to direct host Server Message Block (SMB) over TCP/IP. Original product version: Windows Server 2012 R2 Original KB number: 204279. Windows supports file and printer sharing traffic by using the SMB protocol directly hosted on TCP.
For more information, see Managing roles and sub-estates.
To allow computers to share local printers and folders on the network:
- Check which firewall policy is used by the group(s) of computers you want to configure.
- In the Policies pane, double-click Firewall, and then double-click the policy you want to change.
- On the File and printer sharing page of the Firewall Policy wizard, select Allow file and printer sharing.
Microsoft has been secretly steadily rolling out Windows 10 over the past 12 months. This in itself is not without controversy as many users found the update forced upon them with no obvious way to prevent it.
Another issue it caused was to break the sharing connection between your PC and MFD. If you use SMB scanning to a shared folder, upgrading to Windows 10 often prevents your scan from being received.
Another issue it caused was to break the sharing connection between your PC and MFD. If you use SMB scanning to a shared folder, upgrading to Windows 10 often prevents your scan from being received.
Password protected Sharing on Window 10
As a security measure, Windows 10 turns on Password Protected Sharing. This is actually a positive change in terms of security, as it prevents unauthorised accounts accessing shared files on your computer.
Scanning will not work if your Windows 10 user account does not have a password and Password Protected Sharing is turned ON.
The simple fix is to turn Password protected Sharing Off.
1. Click on the Start button and type sharing.
2. Select Manage Advanced Sharing Settings from the list of results.
– You can also find this in Control PanelNetwork and InternetNetwork and Sharing CenterAdvanced sharing settings
3. Click on All Networks and select Turn off password protected sharing.
2. Select Manage Advanced Sharing Settings from the list of results.
– You can also find this in Control PanelNetwork and InternetNetwork and Sharing CenterAdvanced sharing settings
3. Click on All Networks and select Turn off password protected sharing.
4. Click the Save Changes button.
Firewall Rules for SMB scanning
If this doesn’t work, you can try enabling the below firewall rules.
- Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Firewall.
- In the left pane, click Advanced settings, and in the console tree, click Inbound Rules.
- Under Inbound Rules, locate the below rules. For each rule, right-click the rule, and then click Enable Rule.
File and Printer Sharing (NB-Name-In), UDP 137.
File and Printer Sharing (NB-Session-In), TCP 139.
File and Printer Sharing (SMB-In), TCP 445.
File and Printer sharing (NB- Datagram-In), UDP 138.
File and Printer Sharing (NB-Session-In), TCP 139.
File and Printer Sharing (SMB-In), TCP 445.
File and Printer sharing (NB- Datagram-In), UDP 138.
File And Printer Sharing Port
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