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Thanks guys. <br />
I have configured the firewall using the Admin control Panel from 1 &amp;&nbsp;1 who have provided me with a &nbsp;cloud server (Microsoft Server 2012). I still can't access the server using SMB from a windows 7 or Windows Xp machine using \\myhost.mydomain.com<br />
I was using this successfully last week but over the weekend it stopped working. I can still remote desktop onto the server and 1 &amp;&nbsp;1 support tell me that they don't support server configuration so I'm a bit stuck at the moment. If I can't fix it I will probably post another question in a different EE section after referring to the links supplied.
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Thanks guys.
I have configured the firewall using the Admin control Panel from 1 & 1 who have provided me with a  cloud server (Microsoft Server 2012). I still can't access the server using SMB from a windows 7 or Windows Xp machine using \\myhost.mydomain.com
I was using this successfully last week but over the weekend it stopped working. I can still remote desktop onto the server and 1 & 1 support tell me that they don't support server configuration so I'm a bit stuck at the moment. If I can't fix it I will probably post another question in a different EE section after referring to the links supplied.

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What TCP ports are used by a client trying to access a file server to download files using a UNC name such as \\host.server.com<br />
I need to know so that I can configure a firewall appropriately.<br />
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Thanks in advance,<br />
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Roger
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What TCP ports are used by a client trying to access a file server to download files using a UNC name such as \\host.server.com
I need to know so that I can configure a firewall appropriately.

Thanks in advance,

Roger

Windows ports for server access

Software firewalls, also known as host-based firewalls, provide a layer of software on one host that controls network traffic in and out of that single machine. Most operating systems now include firewall software, but many available software firewalls include central distribution, antivirus systems and disaster recovery.

Software Firewalls

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Windows 7

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