Re: Controlling XP SP2 computer firewall settings from SBS2003

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From: Chris Butler (Butler_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/02/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 16:12:02 -0800

hello Stuart,

thanks for your reply. After sending my post I installed the hot fix in
Microsoft KB842933. Afterwards I noticed that in the domain firewall policy
settings I had the additional define ports and define programs. Is it to be
expected that I would have needed to install this first?

Thanks.

"Stuart Mackie [MCP, MSP]" wrote:

> Hi Chris. When you edit the Group Policy called 'Small Business Server
> Windows Firewall' using the SBS2k3 Group Policy Management Console, the
> Define Progam and Port Exceptions should be listed in the location below,
> are they definately missing ?
>
> Computer Configuration
> Administrator Templates
> Network
> Network Connections
> Windows Firewall
> Domain Profile
>
> --
> Hth,
> Stuart Mackie [MCP, MSP]
> www.stu.uk.com
>
>
> "Chris Butler" <Chris Butler@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F9E7F12C-0A3B-4814-A75A-E77721ACBAA9@microsoft.com...
> > Hello, I have some control of my XP SP2 computer's firewall settings from
> > my
> > Windows SBS 2003 server but I do not have the options 'Windows Firewall:
> > Define program exceptions' and 'Windows Firewall: Define port exceptions'
> > Does anyone know if it is possible to do this to My workstations with a
> > group
> > policy.
>
>
>

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