Consider the following scenario:

• You have a Windows Vista-based computer that is connected to a domain.
• The computer uses two or more network adapters.

You expect the domain profile to be used for the Windows Firewall profile. However, in this scenario, the public profile or the private profile is used instead.

Windows Firewall policy includes rules for remote assistance, for remote administration, for file-and-print sharing, and so on. Therefore, if you rely on these rules to access a client remotely, you cannot access the client when the public profile or the private profile is used.