# I hate windows............. **URL:** \ **Category:** Chatting over the Back Fence\ **Created:** [January 21, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/i-hate-windows/22128 "2012-01-21T01:40:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/i-hate-windows/22128/1 "2012-01-21T01:40:54Z")
For the love of Pete…WHY would you have to have the windows firewall enabled to share a printer on a server 2008r2 server!?!?!?! #$&_@#^_()^#!#%(!@#&\_%!@#_()!@&_(#$&\*()!@#!!! – Stevo ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/i-hate-windows/22128/2 "2012-01-23T16:10:45Z")
I really don’t believe that is the case. I’ve got 2 Win2K8R2 print ‘servers’ and neither have the firewall enabled for any network profile. On 1/20/2012 5:40 PM, Stevo wrote:[color=blue] > For the love of Pete…WHY would you have to have the windows > firewall enabled to share a printer on a server 2008r2 server!?!?!?! > > #$&_@#^_()^#!#%(!@#&\_%!@#_()!@&_(#$&\*()!@#!!! > [/color] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/i-hate-windows/22128/3 "2012-01-23T16:45:59Z")
unsigned sounds like they ‘said’: [color=blue] > I really don’t believe that is the case. I’ve got 2 Win2K8R2 print > ‘servers’ and neither have the firewall enabled for any network > profile.[/color] So my response to unsigned’s comment is… We have a wk8r2 server here, tried to install a generic text only printer for receipts, the printer installs fine, but cannot share it out like it needs to be. – Stevo ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/i-hate-windows/22128/4 "2012-01-23T17:01:58Z")
The need to enable the FW is discussed in this blog… [http://www.fjetland.com/blog/post.cfm/printer-sharing-problem-under-windows-2008-r2-windows-7-error-0x000006d9](http://www.fjetland.com/blog/post.cfm/printer-sharing-problem-under-windows-2008-r2-windows-7-error-0x000006d9) On 1/23/2012 9:45 AM, Stevo wrote:[color=blue] > unsigned sounds like they ‘said’: > [color=green] > > > I really don’t believe that is the case. I’ve got 2 Win2K8R2 print > > ‘servers’ and neither have the firewall enabled for any network > > profile.[/color] > > So my response to unsigned’s comment is… > > We have a wk8r2 server here, tried to install a generic text only > printer for receipts, the printer installs fine, but cannot share it > out like it needs to be. > [/color] – Craig Wilson - MCNE, MCSE, CCNA Novell Knowledge Partner Novell does not officially monitor these forums. Suggestions/Opinions/Statements made by me are solely my own. These thoughts may not be shared by either Novell or any rational human. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/i-hate-windows/22128/5 "2012-01-24T00:32:43Z")
Yep, that would be the difference then. On 1/23/2012 9:01 AM, craig wilson wrote:[color=blue] > The need to enable the FW is discussed in this blog… > > [http://www.fjetland.com/blog/post.cfm/printer-sharing-problem-under-windows-2008-r2-windows-7-error-0x000006d9](http://www.fjetland.com/blog/post.cfm/printer-sharing-problem-under-windows-2008-r2-windows-7-error-0x000006d9) > > On 1/23/2012 9:45 AM, Stevo wrote:[color=green] > > > unsigned sounds like they ‘said’: > > [color=darkred] > > > > > I really don’t believe that is the case. I’ve got 2 Win2K8R2 print > > > ‘servers’ and neither have the firewall enabled for any network > > > profile.[/color] > > > > So my response to unsigned’s comment is… > > > > We have a wk8r2 server here, tried to install a generic text only > > printer for receipts, the printer installs fine, but cannot share it > > out like it needs to be. > > [/color] > > [/color]