Joe, an employee, took a company-issued Windows laptop home, but is having trouble connecting to any of the shares hosted on his home media server.
Joe has verified he is connected to the Internet.
Which of the following would explain why Joe cannot access his personal shares?
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A. B. C. D.C.
The most likely reason why Joe is unable to access his personal shares from the company-issued Windows laptop is that a corporate VPN is enabled.
A virtual private network ( VPN) is a secure way for remote users to access a company's network resources. When a user connects to a VPN, their computer becomes part of the company's network, and they are assigned an IP address that is within the company's IP address range. This can cause an IP conflict if the user's home network also uses the same IP address range as the company network.
In addition, the company's security policies may prevent users from accessing certain resources on their personal networks while connected to the VPN. This is done to prevent the spread of malware or other security threats to the company's network.
Firewall exceptions may need to be set up to allow Joe's laptop to access his personal shares, but this is not the most likely reason for the issue. HomeGroup is a feature in Windows that allows users to share files and printers on a home network, but it is not relevant in this scenario as Joe is trying to access his personal shares from his home media server while connected to the company VPN.
Therefore, the correct answer is B. A corporate VPN is enabled.