troubleshooting
Windows Firewall blocking SADP discovery
Windows Firewall guide for SADP discovery: create local allow rules on a staging laptop without disabling firewall protection across your domain.
Corporate Windows images sometimes ship with strict private profile rules. SADP may need inbound allowances for its executable or associated multicast listeners. Prefer signing-specific rules over “disable firewall entirely.”
Temporary lab exception
For a non-domain staging laptop, you can relax rules while disconnected from the internet. Re-harden before reconnecting to guest Wi-Fi.
Logging
Enable firewall logging briefly to see which ports drop; attach that evidence if IT pushes back.
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