Re: SP2

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From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 10/02/04 

Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2004 21:39:00 +0200

Malke wrote:

> John B. Coarsey, PE wrote:
>
>> During initial setup it identified a program that wanted to
>> use the internet and gave me the option to unblock it, which I
>> did. If I decide to block it how can I restore the blocking?
>>
>
> What did? The Windows Firewall doesn't do outbound blocking.
> What is the third-party firewall you have installed?
Hi

You are correct about the outbound blocking part, but if an application
is trying to set up an listening port, the SP2 firewall will come up
with an Block/Unblock question. See my other post in this thread for
more about this. 

-- 
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx

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