Since I have to turn off Windows Firewall for my private home network after every re boot in order for other pcs on my network to have access to shared files on this pc, I wish to just permanently disable the firewall.
Other pcs on my home network can't access this pc's shared folders UNLESS I turn off the windows firewall for private profile.
That is not a problem with the firewall, it is a issue with SMB. What does net view and net share show in cmd on all computers?
net view from remote pc says can't be reached.
net share shows as expected.
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net view and net share from this pc show as expected
Do it at all computers.
Go through to see if fixes shares. Share Files and Folders Over a Network in Windows 10
only other computer is macbook pro which terminal does not recognize either net view or net share.
Did you do the following on the Mac? How to connect with File Sharing on your Mac - Apple Support
File and printer sharing have been enabled on the macbook pro
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