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Windows 8: how to modify an default firewall rule?

On one Windows 8 computer I modified the Remote Desktop Port. The default port is 3389. I set it to 1234. Now I want to tell the firewall to open the 1234 port. I could just create a new firewall ...
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Windows Firewall's Advanced Security mode has gone in Windows 8

With Windows 7, I was comfortable with the Advanced Security options of Windows Firewall. I could selectively disable specific executables to prevent them accessing the internet. Now I have upgraded ...
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Cant start Windows Firewall from control panel

I have a weird problem. I try to open the Windows Firewall settings through the control panel. What i do, basically , is to click on Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Windows Firewall. Well ...
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Windows could not start the Windows Firewall on Local Computer

I've been unable to start my Windows Firewall service for a while now. How can I get it to start? When I try through the Services manager (services.msc) I get this error: I am running ...
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Windows Firewall configuration for TeamViewer LAN connection

How do I configure Windows Firewall in order to allow TeamViewer 8 to accept incoming LAN connections? Currently I have to disable it or use server-mediated connection, which is what I don't want.
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How to Make One Exception to a Windows Firewall Outbound Rule

The current situation: I disabled network connectivity to a particular IP on my Windows computer. In other words, if my system tries to connect to the internet through that specific IP address, it ...
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Import Export specific Windows Firewall Rule

How do I Export and Import specific Window Firewall rule (both Inbound and Outbound) ? I can do Import / Export policy but it will use ALL rules not specific rule. Same with Export List, it can ...
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Windows 7 Firewall blocking packets when it is not running?

I stopped Windows 7 Firewall in Services, but it (or one of its minions) is still dropping packets. I am trying to use rtiddsping (custom ping for the DDS framework I'm using) to debug a DDS ...
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wpf application doesn't run on windows 7 (at all) [closed]

I have a wpf application I'm developing at work. It runs on my coworkers computers just fine, however they are also developing wpf apps and have Visual Studio 2010 installed. It DOESN'T RUN ...
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Windows Server 2008 Firewall - Allow RDP (3389) only from specific IPs

I have a Windows Server 2008 which I would like to access via RDP on port 3389. I make a forwarding on my router, but I would like to allow only my IP to access the port 3389 on the Windows Server. ...
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Windows Firewall: create program rule with mask as application name

I have some Selenium tests that run automatically and for every run a new folder is generated. Every time when Selenium driver for Internet Explorer is loaded I get a Windows Firewall window telling ...
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How does telnet get through the windows firewall?

I activated the Telnet client in Windows 7 and was instantly able to connect to servers although Windows Firewall is activated. How does that work? Shouldn't the firewall block outgoing connections ...
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What Does This Windows Firewall Rule Do?

I found and implemented this code that adds a rule to Windows Firewall. It supposedly speeds up YouTube streams. Can someone explain what is does in terms of request/response? I'm not seeing any ...
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What does Windows Firewall do if I don't add a specific firewall rule?

Suppose I have a program which needs to connect to the Internet in order to work. Let's also say that I only want this program to communicate on private networks, so I add a firewall rule allowing it ...
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Configure Windows Firewall to allow DHCP client and specific remote IPs only

I've configured Windows Firewall in Windows 7 to block all traffic on the public interface, except to certain IP addresses, as described here: http://superuser.com/a/456326/112560 The problem is, this ...
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Why does the Windows Firewall ask to unblock an application that has no incoming connections

I have an application that connects to a License Server. The application triggers the request to allow connections on Windows XP and up. No matter whether I block or unblock the application, it gets ...
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How to change your firewall preferences when you cannot login to Windows 7?

Here is a toughie. I just switched to a new computer at work and for some reason Firefox wasn't able to connect to the internet. So, I went into windows firewall settings in the control panel and ...
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Windows 7 firewall - how to block outgoing connections except login to user domain?

I tried a great tool Windows Firewall Notifier for helping managing all outgoing connections in Windows 7 firewall. More here: ...
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Turning Off Windows 7 Firewall

I need to temporarily turn off the firewall on my Windows 7 work computer, but the firewall settings are all greyed out. Above them is a message saying "For your security, some settings are managed ...
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Firewall denies through ports 137/139/445

The source is a user connected to an office network using VPN. The destination is a home printer which is connected to the user's machine wirelessly. What does it mean if I see firewall denies between ...
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Comodo firewall blocking pings on unidentified networks

I need to connect a device using ethernet cable directly to my laptop. Windows 7 sees that network as "unidentified network" (both sides has set static IP addresses). My problem is the firewall (free ...
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Windows XP - Windows Update Blocked by company firewall - Can't install driver

My company has blocked Windows update site at the company firewall. However, that also means Windows XP is unable to search on the Microsoft update site for drivers. Therefore, none of the USB devices ...
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ICS for only Specific IP using Firewall

Can I share internet connection just for a couple of specific IPs instead of whole Local Area Network (static IP assigned to all machines). If it's not possible using windows default firewall, is ...
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Windows 8 - can I have different firewall rules per different WiFi networks?

I would like to have different firewall rules for different WiFi networks. Is this possible with the default Windows 8 firewall?
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Block specific websites in windows 7 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Blocking web sites with Windows Firewall I want to block specific websites from being accessed from my computer without using any other software. Is it possible to do ...
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Configuring Windows Firewall for Titan FTP Server

Scenario I run Windows 7 x64 and Titan FTP Server in both Active and Passive mode to share and synchronize data with my laptop and tablet. Problem I have to disable Windows Firewall or otherwise ...
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Which Port And Protocol Is Being Blocked

I wrote a .NET program to make an HTTP request over the Internet, and it's being blocked by my PC's firewall. The operating system being used is Windows 7. I figured I could create an outbound rule ...
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Public Network blocking a “Service” in Microsoft Windows 7

Windows Firewall's Public Network is blocking a "service" from automatically starting upon system start up. It is possible to start it manually through Microsoft Windows' "Services" and automatically ...
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The “Allow access” button is missing from the Windows Firewall prompt - how to get it back?

Somehow my Windows Firewall has decided that it won't offer the "Allow access" button, all of a sudden, despite always doing this before: Now I could, of course, go in and add a rule for this ...
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How to configure firewall for ftp?

I have got ftp working for isolate users on a windows web server running iis 7.0 I am using coffecup as ftp client to connect. when i turn off the firewall on the server the ftp works fine. I can ...
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How to enable RDP to a Server 2008 R2 on another network? VM network

I have a W2008 R2 installed on a different network (I am on 192.168.0.x - new server on 192.168.3.x) I had trouble ping and RDP to it. I disabled the firewall to test the connection: and that ...
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Cisco AnyConnect VPN client - prevent connecting as work network

From Windows 7 I'm using "Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 3.0" to connect to our corporate network. Every time I establish the VPN connection Windows will set the type as "work network". I ...
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Prohibit installers from modifying Windows Firewall rules [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to prevent applications from modifying Windows 7 firewall policy
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How do I add an “Authorized User” to “Local Principals” in Windows Firewall using netsh.exe?

How do I add an "Authorized User" to "Local Principals" in Windows Firewall using the netsh.exe command line? I have looked through all the documentation for netsh.exe and cannot find anything ...
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Prevent specific application from using metered network connection

Windows 8 introduces the new category of metered network connections. Applications that are aware of this type of connection can choose not to use it in an effort to reduce connection costs. I would ...
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VM software interferes with networking security

I like my virtual machines; I have both VirtualBox and VMware Workstation installed, and so my Windows 7 host has several virtual network adapters ("VirtualBox Host-Only Network," "VMware Network ...
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Connect to OpenVPN from Internal Network via External Address

I am asking this here instead of the OpenVPN forums because I don't know if I'm having the problem with OpenVPN or my OS firewall. I have configured an OpenVPN server at my home that provides a VPN ...
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How to restrict Windows 7 internet data usage while using mobile connection? [duplicate]

When I'm travelling I would like to use my iPhone's mobile hotspot feature to provide Internet access for my Windows 7 laptop. However, my mobile data plan has a limit on the amount of data I can use ...
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how to disable windows firewall for certain networks

I have HP DL360p Gen8 + Windows Server 2008R2. Server has 3 networks. Only one network has internet access. However all three networks are marked as "public". I've disabled firewall for "work and ...
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Automate Windows Firewall “Restore Defaults”

I have several computers that are deployed in my network right now. THey were deployed with a strange issue not allowing remote assistance. The 'fix' is to click the "Restore defaults" link in the ...
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Advfirewall, delete 1 IP

I have an advfirewall rule that is currently blocking over 100 IP's. Now I wanna remove 1 IP using the cmd line prompt, but I don't wanna type in all the other 99 IP's. Isn't there just a command to ...
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Windows 7 - Can't get response from local servers after restart - Always timeouts

After a long uptime and the installation of some Windows Updates no local server is working. My development system is a Windows 7 x64 Professional installation. I had a full working XAMPP set-up ...
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Windows 7 machine not pulling DHCP-issued address

Not sure where to go on this one. netsh winsock reset and netsh int ip reset did not help. If I set a static IP on the machine, it communicates fine. But it won't pull a DHCP address. Here's where ...
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Why does Security Essentials notify me about custom DLL file?

I created a dll file with gcc(mingw). When I start my application Microsoft Security Essentials notifies me: Security Essentials detected items on your PC that it doesn't recognize Why does ...
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How to block Spotify with Windows Firewall?

How can I block Spotify from accessing the internet with my Windows Firewall? (I use Windows 8. It has the same design as Windows 7.) I've tried adding an outbound rule to block ...
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Windows thinks outgoing connections are incoming connections?

I have a rather weird issue.. I'm trying to configure Windows Firewall to block all outgoing connections to a certain app, but allow all incoming. This app is used to transfer files across a network. ...
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Another 'can't browse but can ping'

Suddenly my ability to browse disappeared yesterday. I can still ping by ip/name, I can connect to RDP computers remotely. I also have a virtual machine on my laptop that is able to browse the web. ...
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Viewing Windows firewall settings in command line and GUI

Is it possible to view Windows firewall settings in command line? Also, how would I be able to check advanced windows firewall settings in GUI? Thanks.
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Open ports in Windows 7, firewall, public network, port 445

I selected "public network" in Windows 7. Windows is listening on TCP port 445: TCP 0.0.0.0:445 WIN7TEST:0 ABHÖREN The corresponding incoming firewall rule isn't activated ...
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Windows Firewall to block port number 1433 all IPs except our office IP

Our web server is Windows Web Server 2008 R2. I added a new rule in Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Inbound rules. I have successfully created a rule to block all IP addresses to access port ...

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