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Understand
Network Location Types
When
running Vista in a network environment, the Vista is connected as one of the
following location types:
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Domain
The computer is connected to a network
that contains a domain controller for the domain to which the computer
is joined. An example is an organization intranet. |
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Public
The computer is connected to a network
that has a direct connection to the Internet. Examples are public
Internet access networks such as those found in airports, libraries, and
coffee shops. |
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Private
The computer is connected to a network
that has some level of protection from the Internet and contains known
or trusted computers. Examples are home networks or small office
networks that are located behind an Internet gateway device that
provides firewalling against incoming traffic from the Internet.
A network will only be categorized as
private if a user or application identifies the network as private. Only
networks located behind an Internet gateway device should be identified
as private networks. To designate a network as private, the user must
have administrator privileges. |
To view or change the network
type, open Network and Sharing Center and the select Customize.
The behavior of the Domain Location Type
After a computer
running Windows Vista joins an Active Directory domain, it automatically
configures the existing network for the Domain location type. The following
settings are automatically configured for networks of the Domain network
location type:
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Windows
Firewall is turned on by default and configured by Group Policy settings
downloaded from the Active Directory domain |
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Network
discovery is turned off |
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All forms
of file and printer sharing are turned off, including file sharing,
printer sharing, public folder sharing, and media sharing |
The behavior of the Public Location Type
If you computer is directly
connected to the Internet and you select the Public location type, the
following default settings are automatically configured for networks with
the Public location type:
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Windows
Firewall is turned on |
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Network
discovery is turned off |
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All forms
of file and printer sharing are turned off, including file sharing,
printer sharing, public folder sharing, and media sharing |
The behavior for the Private Location Type
If you is directly
connected to a network of computers and you have a firewall/router protect
your LAN, you may select the Private location type. In the Private location
type, the following default settings are automatically configured for
networks with the Private network location type:
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Windows
Firewall is turned on |
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Network
discovery is turned on |
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All forms
of file and printer sharing are turned off, including file sharing,
printer sharing, public folder sharing, and media sharing |
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