This group of steps allows you to define the firewall settings for Windows XP SP2 (32 bit), Windows XP SP1 (64 bit), Windows 2003 SP1 (32 or 64 bit) and Windows 2003 SR2 (32 bit).This step allows you to add new rules (exceptions) or modify existing rules of the Windows firewall. If you are running network management software that uses ICMP Destination Unreachable messages, you need to enable this option.Corresponds to ICMPv6 Type 2 (Packet Too Big) messages.Check this option if a device is to reply to the sender with a "bad header" error message when it discards data it has received due to a problematic header.Check this option if the device is to drop data and to ask the sender to slow down when its ability to process incoming data cannot keep up with the rate of a transmission.Check this option if the device is to reply to the sender with a "time expired" message when it discards an incomplete data transmission because the entire transmission required more time than allowed.Check this option if data sent from a device is rerouted if the default path changes.Defines if the Windows Firewall settings are to be configured in the standard profile or the domain profile:Deleting a program exception (rule) removes the exception from the exceptions list and prevents the program from receiving unsolicited incoming traffic (unless a port exception or some other exception allows unsolicited incoming traffic to reach the program).Specifies if the rule is currently applied to a specific profile such as the domain or standard profile, or if it is applicable to all profiles.Deleting a port exception closes (blocks) the port and prevents the port from receiving unsolicited traffic (unless another port exception or some other exception allows unsolicited incoming traffic to reach the program).Enter the port number to be removed from the list of exceptions.Defines if the Windows Firewall settings are to be configured in the standard profile or the domain profile:Select the protocol, either TCP or UDP, for which the port was defined.This step gets the Windows Firewall settings and stores them in the custom inventory.Defines if the list of exceptions concerning the applications are listed in the inventory.Uncheck this box if the status of Windows Firewall is not to be included in the custom inventory.Clear this option if either you are not using ICMP settings or you do not want to include them in the custom inventory.Clear this option if the open ports on the list of exceptions are not to be included in the inventory.Defines if the values are to be included for all profiles or only for a specific type of profile, that is, the domain or the standard profile.This step restores the Windows Firewall settings to the backup settings created by the Setting Backup step.Enter the path to the directory in which the backup to be restored is located.This step restores all default settings of the Windows firewall.This step creates a backup of the current settings of the Windows Firewall in a specifically defined directory.The relative or absolute path, including the file name, in which the backup is to be created.

Windows XP and 2003 Firewall steps. Use the "Windows Firewall: Define program exceptions" setting to unlock specific executables. Windows XP and 2003 Firewall steps. Our Infrastructure Team worked with me for a while on the issue until we both gave up. Add in the ability to control settings via group policy and it's really a no-brainer. The local setting is useful for allowing file and printer sharing, and other local networking services. In fact, it even allows the MOM agent to be installed remotely. It is free, easy to setup, and can be configured using group policy.

This step allows you to add, i.e., open a port or modify an open port of the Windows Firewall.Windows Firewall allows you to open ports to allow only traffic from addresses on your local subnet, or globally to allow traffic from any network location, local or on the Internet.

Because although Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne ran perfectly, the users were not able to access the exported files on the shared folders. (For example, you cannot exclude traffic based on protocol alone.) You cannot specify protocols other than TCP or UDP and you cannot add a port number without specifying either TCP or UDP. Windows Firewall (officially called Windows Defender Firewall in Windows 10), is a firewall component of Microsoft Windows. Also you should use these settings if your organization uses the ping or tracert commands for troubleshooting.

This is commonly used for troubleshooting, for example, to ping a machine. On the left side of the screen, under Control Panel Home, select Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off. Interpreting the Windows Firewall log The Windows Firewall security log contains two sections. Also you should use these settings if your organization uses the ping or tracert commands for troubleshooting. Open the GPO and navigate to the following folder:From here there are two sub-folders, Domain Profile and Standard Profile. Run the following from a command prompt:This will return a list of all ports that are active or listening on your system.

When you use a dotted decimal subnet mask, you can specify the range as an IPv4 network ID (such as Defines if the Windows Firewall settings are to be configured in the standard profile or the domain profile:Select whether you want to allow this application to communicate to any source ( You can configure the Windows Firewall to block all outside sources from connecting to the device, or you can open selected ports and mappings to allow specific services that you trust. Choose your software, network and addons.Deploy in 24 hours from $109.

Editing a program exception allows you to change the path or file name that is associated with the program and configure scope settings for the exception.Specifies the friendly name for the exception, which is displayed in the graphical user interface.