I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 file server in a building that supports about 30 users in a rural location. When the building's Internet connection is down, the Windows Firewall switches from the domain profile to the public profile. When this happens, users cannot access the shares on the server. How do I keep Windows Server from switching profiles when the WAN connection is down?Kevin

Hi Kevin, Please check the thread below to see if it can be helpful: Windows 2008 R2 "Domain Firewall Profile" problem http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/85898-windows-2008-r2-domain-firewall-profile-problem Niko

Thanks for the post but it is an unrelated issue. Their issue was caused by a network card teaming misconfiguration. I'm not using network teaming. My domain controller changes network profiles from domain to private when the WAN goes down. I need to keep this from happening.Kevin

Hi Kvein, would you like to check this article I found as below: The network location profile changes from "Domain" to "Public" in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2524478 Thanks. Best Regards, Annie Gu

I have applied the patch. I will test it over the weekend when I can afford an outage to my WAN connection and update this post with the findings. Thanks Annie GuKevin

Hi, I am trying to involve someone familiar with this topic to further look at this issue. There might be some time delay. Appreciate your patience. Thank you for your understanding and support. Regards Kevin TechNet Subscriber Support If you are TechNet Subscription user and have any feedback on our support quality, please send your feedback here.

Hi Kvein, would you like to check this article I found as below: The network location profile changes from "Domain" to "Public" in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2524478 Thanks. Best Regards, Annie Gu