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You are the administrator for a company. All devices run Windows 10 Enterprise and are joined to an Active Directory Domain Services domain. Administrators are unable to test network connectivity to…
The correct answer is B. No. Turning on File and Printer Sharing in Advanced Sharing Settings enables SMB-based file sharing rules but does not enable ICMP echo request (ping) rules in Windows Firewall, so ping remains blocked.
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You are the administrator for a company. All devices run Windows 10 Enterprise and are joined to an Active Directory Domain Services domain. Administrators are unable to test network connectivity to Windows 10 devices because ping is being blocked. You need to be able to ping the devices. Solution: Turn on File and Printer Sharing in the Advanced Sharing settings. Does the solution meet the goal?
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- BNo
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Turning on File and Printer Sharing in Advanced Sharing Settings enables SMB-based file sharing rules but does not enable ICMP echo request (ping) rules in Windows Firewall, so ping remains blocked.
This is incorrect because the Advanced Sharing Settings toggle does not enable the ICMPv4 echo request firewall rule, so ping traffic continues to be dropped by Windows Defender Firewall.
The Advanced Sharing Settings toggle in Network and Sharing Center controls SMB file and printer sharing network traffic, not ICMP. To allow ping, an administrator must specifically enable the inbound firewall rule named 'File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request - ICMPv4-In)' in Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security, or create a custom inbound rule allowing ICMPv4 echo requests. Enabling File and Printer Sharing in the Advanced Sharing settings does not modify ICMP-related firewall rules, so ping remains blocked.
Concept tested: Windows Firewall ICMP echo request rule configuration for ping
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/operating-system-security/network-security/windows-firewall/create-an-inbound-icmp-rule
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