Firewall rule to allow file sharing over VPN on Windows 8

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I have setup my Windows 8 as a VPN server and forwarded the port. It works fine except for file sharing. When I disable the firewall on the VPN server I can access the shared folders using the IP address and hostname but once I re-enable the firewall it's blocked again. Does anyone know which rule should be allowed and whether it would be under inbound or outbound rules (I'm guessing inbound).

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 21 '13 at 13:37

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you'll need to open port 445 on the firewall.

answered Jun 21 '13 at 13:37

tony roth

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Ok it worked, created a new rule, added port 445 (inbound tcp) on domain, public and private networks and voila. Thank you :) – Stuyvenstein Jun 21 '13 at 13:57

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 21 '13 at 13:47

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You need to open the following ports inbound

TCP Ports 135, 139, 445

UDP Port 137

answered Jun 21 '13 at 13:47

Pablo

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445 is all that is necessary in this case. – tony roth Jun 21 '13 at 13:50

Firewall rule to allow file sharing over VPN on Windows 8

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