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Ping / Map Network Drive Issues

Scenario

My Machine - Windows 10
Server - Server 2008 R2 (Test Box)

I can RDP into the server without issue but am unable to ping or map a network drive a created share. ICMP v4 has been configured under admin, I have even turned the firewall off but am still unable to ping or map.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

McKnife

How do you turn off the firewall?
At the client or at the server?
By default, when the file server role is installed at the server, the required port (445) will be opened automatically.

Please tell me if any third party firewall software / securiity software with firewall components is installed at the server. Best would be to uninstall those for a test.

John Davies

ASKER

Thanks for your comment.

I turned it off server side to test. now back on. As for any third party software, there isnt any. Just weird that I can RDP but cant ping or set a mapped network drive to a shared drive even though ICMP v4 is enabled.

Ta

McKnife

Look, I had asked "how did you turn it off", because it matters. Stopping the service will not lead to expected results. Use the firewall GUI to turn it off. The check, if the service named "server" is still running at the server.
"Just weird that I can RDP but cant ping or set a mapped network drive" - these are totally different things and are independent, no, it is not weird.

Jackie Man

Can you check whether file services role is installed?

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff710432(v=ws.10).aspx

If yes, is Server 2008 R2 is a virtual box?

John Davies

ASKER

Server running fine, did disable at the GUI and turned back on, File services installed.

Thanks

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John Davies

ASKER

Having to quit this but you deserve the points for your interaction. Thanks