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Vista Home Premium/Duo V2 - mapped connection dropping
Hello-- Not sure where to start on fixing this. I've already Googled and tried a few solutions (including this one http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684) even though none seem to apply to my exact...
The relevant ports for Windows Explorer access are 137, 138, 139, and 445. 445 is the most important. Think of a port like a PO box in a post office, and each network service as a PO box renter. Data comes into the PC addressed to the port, and is put in the "mailbox" for pickup by the "customer". In this particular case, the network service is built into windows, so there isn't a program name to put into the firewall (as the "customer").
I have a vista machine also, but it is running a symantec firewall - so I've never paid much attention to the vista firewall settings. Though I think you need to enable the following on the "sharing and discovery" pane.
File sharing
Public folder sharing
Printer sharing
Password protected sharing
I have a vista machine also, but it is running a symantec firewall - so I've never paid much attention to the vista firewall settings. Though I think you need to enable the following on the "sharing and discovery" pane.
File sharing
Public folder sharing
Printer sharing
Password protected sharing
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