Xamarin: Unable to Connect to Mac from Visual Studio on PC

Problem:

   I followed the steps mentioned in the article
   Xamarin: Connecting to Mac

Troubleshooting:

   a. Network discovery is On
   b. Port 22 is open Inbound and Outbound Firewall

In Visual Studio, try to enter Ip Address and try to connect ( sometimes auto-detected machine might not work although it detected with same IP)

Detail Steps:

a. Network Discovery

    Check if your machine network profile is open for Sharing on windows machine

    Open Network and Sharing Center  ( Use Cortana Search box)
    Check to see what is your active network  ( private, public, Domain etc)
    Click on “Change advanced sharing settings”
    Expand your current profile and see if Network discovery is Turn on
 
     Proceed to step (b) if you still unable to Connect

b. Port 22

     Search for Windows Firewall in Cortana search box
     Add Port 22 in Inbound and Outbound

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