Re: Firewall and XP Pro

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In news:C2DCD7CF-8FD8-4636-8567-D18748A58F4A@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
whatever <whatever@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> In news:BF31F114-C9F2-47F1-8977-0C5D04DF020E@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> whatever <whatever@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
>>> Why would it only affect some computers.
>>
>> Are they all in the same OU? YES
>> Did you add all of them to the domain using /connectcomputer? YES
>> Look for GP errors in the workstation event logs. No errors that
>> would affect the firewall
>>
>>> And where else would I look
>>> to find the firewall enabled policy?
>>
>> Open Group Policy Management Console & start looking. Client
>> Computers,
>> domain policy - hard to say as I can't see your network from here &
>> someone
>> may have changed something.. The domain policy at ALL computers is
>> the same (no firewall settings)
>
>
> Thank You for the suggestions. I'll check everything again tomorrow
> in case I missed something.

Great - keep us posted.

>>
>>>
>>> "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks" wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.sbslinks.com/group.htm
>>>>
>>>> If you are on SBS 2003.. you probably have a firewall enabled
>>>> policy up there.
>>>>
>>>> whatever wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 10 computers exact copies of each other. Installed sp2 for xp pro
>>>>> (already working computers) , seemed to go well. Server running
>>>>> SBS 2003 with exchange running. After installing SP2 five (5)
>>>>> computers show the firewall on and not greyed out and can change
>>>>> settings if needed. Five computers show the firewall turned off
>>>>> and greyed out (not able to turn on). Computers with firewall
>>>>> greyed out also show at bottom of box "Domain settings applied"
>>>>> or something close to this. There are no Domain settings for the
>>>>> firewall. Any ideas what to check. I have checked group polices
>>>>> (server and workstation) and found nothing that would affect the
>>>>> firewall.
>>>>> Checked group polices (gpedit) - windows firewall - domain and
>>>>> standard settings. All set to not configured. Just thought I would
>>>>> add this information. Where else can settings at the domain
>>>>> controller be made that would affect just a single computer or a
>>>>> several computers. All computers are members of the same domain
>>>>> because there is only one domain.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you for any assistance
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> An open letter to the Security Community::
>>>> http://msmvps.com/bradley/archive/2004/12/12/23540.aspx


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