I recently installed Windows 7 and established a Homegroup for all my home computers attached via my wireless home network. I then installed Norton Internet Security 2010 on my three PC’s. After the installations, only the computer where the Homegroup was established was showing connection to the Homegroup. Apparently, after Windows firewall was replaced the other two PC’s were not authorized to see the group. Need help to edit the correct feature in Internet Security 2010 Firewall options.
I have the same problem. Narrowed down to NIS 2010 due to repeated fresh installs of Windows 7. Has something to do with the inbound informatiocontrol. ?
I can see the homegroup on the computer without NIS installed but I can't see the homegroup on the computer with NIS installed. The homegroup was there until I installed NIS. (Went from Windows 7 install, updates, to immediately to the NIS 2010 install and updates. Nothing else.)
1. I tried the suggesting of Trusting all computers.
2. I tried turning off NIS firewall.
3. Interesting, though. Even with NIS firewall, Windows firewall still said it was still on in Windows Firewall/Advanced Settings/All 3 tabs on top of screen. Turned off Windows Firewall .
4. Removed myself from Homegroups and started process again.
5. Found Network settings still work though. I can access the both computers via Windows Explorer/Network.
Hopes this helps.
M
I recently installed Windows 7 and established a Homegroup for all my home computers attached via my wireless home network. I then installed Norton Internet Security 2010 on my three PC’s. After the installations, only the computer where the Homegroup was established was showing connection to the Homegroup. Apparently, after Windows firewall was replaced the other two PC’s were not authorized to see the group. Need help to edit the correct feature in Internet Security 2010 Firewall options.
hey there,
just fyi, i was having the same problem since i installed win7. after a bit of research i found another forum somewhere that mentioned that for whatever reason, when windows firewall gets turned off, homegroups break (unclear what the dependencies are).
sure enough, once i turned windows firewall back on and rebooted, homegroups work again.
YMMV, hope this helps.
How did you turn Windows 7 Firewall back on without uninstalling NIS?
With NIS 2009 and Windows Vista, a user could go back and forth but Windows 7 Firewall says that the settings are being controlled by NIS. Turning off NIS Firewall doesn't allow me to turn on Windows 7 Firewall either.
I do think this should be solved by deleting the old Homegroup on all computers and setting up a new one, with NIS installed.
I would point out that Homegroup on my system persisted through several NIS 2010 beta and RTM reinstalls although it was set up when NIS wasn't compatible with Windows 7 yet, and when I had MSE (than in beta) + Windows Firewall. So this is not an overall incompatibility problem, in my view.
hey there,
i ended up kludging it by:
1) turning off NIS firewall ("permanently").
2) turning on windows firewall - initially it would not turn on, but after a reboot, it was on.
3) turning on NIS firewall. - edit- after the reboot, that is.
after the above, NIS firewall and windows firewall both showed up as "on" and homegroup computers were visible.
hope this works for you.
-w
pfcboi wrote:How did you turn Windows 7 Firewall back on without uninstalling NIS?
With NIS 2009 and Windows Vista, a user could go back and forth but Windows 7 Firewall says that the settings are being controlled by NIS. Turning off NIS Firewall doesn't allow me to turn on Windows 7 Firewall either.
Message Edited by scragham on 11-05-2009 10:47 AM