Re: Windows Firewall through Group Policy

From: Guido G (guidoDOTgrillenmeierAThpANOTHERDOTcom)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:12:21 +0100

you don't need to use a site based GPO (which I tend to avoid to use at all)
to achieve this. The Windows Firewall (with XP SP2) supports this feature by
default: it is called 'multiple' profile support. This feature enables XP
machines that are joined to a domain to have a different FW configuration
depending on whether they are connected to a Windows domain or connected to
a network in standalone mode.

You'll see two options in the GPO under Computer Config/Admin
Templates/Network/Network Connections/Windows Firewall
=> Domain Profile
=> Standard Profile

Just configure the Standard Profile to enable the Firewall and the Domain
Profile to disable it.

/Guido

"Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:O3xlCoTBFHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> "Jobe Gates" <jgates@someisp.com> wrote in message
> news:Ohtb$iTBFHA.3596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I'm trying to accomplish the following and wondering if anyone has been
> > able to do so. I want to disable the Windows Firewall when the user
> > connects to our network but when they connect at home I want to enable
it.
> >
>
> Since the home network could be different to the office one in terms of
> subnets then you could potentially use a site based GPO to set the policy
> depending on what "network" they are on.
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike
> --
> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>
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> "Jobe Gates" <jgates@someisp.com> wrote in message
> news:Ohtb$iTBFHA.3596@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I'm trying to accomplish the following and wondering if anyone has been
> > able to do so. I want to disable the Windows Firewall when the user
> > connects to our network but when they connect at home I want to enable
it.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jobe
> >
>
>

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