XP Sp2 Firewall issue

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MichaelHume

With the Microsoft Firewall, I would like to set up an
Exception that would allow my network total PORTS open.
The only problem is... you can only do One PORT at a time.
I do not want to do this 65,000 + times. Is there a
Command that can be set up to do this???

Thanks in advance

Michael
 
Using the Windows Firewall INF File in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2:
This Windows Firewall INF file allows you to customize the settings of the
Windows Firewall either during or after installation.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...1d-2f97-4e63-a581-bf25685b4c43&displaylang=en

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| With the Microsoft Firewall, I would like to set up an
| Exception that would allow my network total PORTS open.
| The only problem is... you can only do One PORT at a time.
| I do not want to do this 65,000 + times. Is there a
| Command that can be set up to do this???
|
| Thanks in advance
|
| Michael
 
MichaelHume said:
With the Microsoft Firewall, I would like to set up an
Exception that would allow my network total PORTS open.
The only problem is... you can only do One PORT at a time.
I do not want to do this 65,000 + times. Is there a
Command that can be set up to do this???

Thanks in advance

Michael
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Why not just turn off the firewall :)
 
With all the ports open, its the same as not having a
firewall. Simpler to disable it and leave yourself wide
open for anyone to access your system.

Jeff
 
Thank you
Thanks for the Input, but I still want to have the Firewall enabled at
the REMOTE End but I want the Remote END to allow ALL Ports OPEN, but only
from my Subnet and still BLOCK everything else from any other IP Address...

What I am having probemls with is that when I use my REMOTE Control
app (Novell ZenWorks)to one of my VPN Tunnel clients(which is on a different
Subnet), I have to get the client to DISABLE the Firewall, so I can Remote
Control there machine.

I can just OPEN the Ports ZenWorks uses, but we are in the Middle of a
BIG... Migration from Novell to M$... I see that I can make exception for a
certain Port to a Certain Subnet, but you can only do One Port at a time and
here is where my problem lies, I do not what to do this 65K times for every
Port to our Internal Subnet...

Hope this makes sence...

Thanks Again

Michael
 
Thank you
Thanks for the Input, but I still want to have the Firewall enabled at
the REMOTE End but I want the Remote END to allow ALL Ports OPEN, but only
from my Subnet and still BLOCK everything else from any other IP Address...

What I am having probemls with is that when I use my REMOTE Control
app (Novell ZenWorks)to one of my VPN Tunnel clients(which is on a different
Subnet), I have to get the client to DISABLE the Firewall, so I can Remote
Control there machine.

I can just OPEN the Ports ZenWorks uses, but we are in the Middle of a
BIG... Migration from Novell to M$... I see that I can make exception for a
certain Port to a Certain Subnet, but you can only do One Port at a time and
here is where my problem lies, I do not what to do this 65K times for every
Port to our Internal Subnet...

Hope this makes sence...

Thanks Again

Michael
 
presumably the machine is running some client program that is in charge of
listening for your remote administration. you should be able to create an
exception for that application. doing so will open whatever ports that
applications needs to listen on at the time that it runs. when the app stops
running or changes ports, the previous ports will be closed.
 
Thank you, We are not to sure which Remote Control App we are moving to, at
present we are using ZenWorks and this Fall sometime we are moving to
another app...

I am aware I can just OPEN the Port for this App or what ever app we decide
to go to but we just want to OPEN all the Ports on the Remote side to allow
all Ports OPEN but only from Our Subnet and still BLOCK all others from
anyone else...

Hopefully this makes sence to you...

Once again, thank you for your input...

Michael
 
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