Domain Controller Public Network Profile

Nic location on domain controller shows public network.

Domain controller public network profile. Setting the nla service to delayed start did not fix the. On a computer that is running windows 7 or windows server 2008 r2 the network location profile that is selected changes unexpectedly from domain to public. This article addresses an issue in which windows firewall profile doesn t switch from public or private to domain when you connect to domain network by using a third party vpn client. Restarting the network location awareness service fixes the problem until the next reboot.

For months i ve had server 2016 and 2019 domain controllers in small single dc networks fail to recognize the local subnet as a domain network every time they reboot. Windows firewall offers three firewall profiles. The cause of this problem is the network location awareness service. Published on 05 01 2018 in essentials server management powershell virtualization windows windows sbs server windows server by elvis.

I saw this issue couple of times not only on domain controllers but also on other domain joined computers. 2 minutes to read. Windows firewall profile doesn t always switch to domain when you use a third party vpn client. Public networks this setting is applied when a connection to a domain is made through a public network such as at an airport hotel or coffee shop.

Therefore some outgoing connections may be blocked and some. Since the security of these networks is unknown and not really controlled by the user running the computer it is suggested that the public network profile of settings be more restrictive than either the domain network or private network. Additionally the firewall settings these are determined by the network location profile change to the settings that correspond to the public network location profile. The private profile is a user assigned profile and is used to designate private or home networks.

Domain private and public. Fix server 2016 2019 domain controller booting up to public private network. If the nla marks the connection as public then obviously more security is needed and a public profile will be applied which generally will have more restrictions.