title: IIS7 on Windows Server 2008 R2 connection problem
body: <p>I just got IIS7 set up on a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine in VirtualBox.  After doing so, I could not connect from any other client, though <a href="http://localhost" rel="nofollow">http://localhost</a> worked.  For that matter, I was unable to even ping the server.</p>
  
  <p>After doing some research, I found that enabling File and Print Sharing on the server solved the problem, but surely there has to be a better way, and I would much prefer to learn to use the best method, rather than the easiest one.</p>
  
  <p>What, specifically, <em>should</em> I do to enable both pinging of the server as well as access to the web server running on it?</p>