Re: Windows firewall control

"Disable" should turn it off. Have you tried that without satisfactory
results? Note there is both a domain and "standard" configurations.

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If you enable this policy setting, Windows Firewall runs and ignores the
"Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Network
Connections\Prohibit use of Internet Connection Firewall on your DNS domain
network" policy setting.

If you disable this policy setting, Windows Firewall does not run. This is
the only way to ensure that Windows Firewall does not run and administrators
who log on locally cannot start it.

If you do not configure this policy setting, administrators can use the
Windows Firewall component in Control Panel to turn Windows Firewall on or
off, unless the "Prohibit use of Internet Connection Firewall on your DNS
domain network" policy setting overrides.

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/kj
"xyzzy" <xyzzy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'd like to be able to manually enable or disable the windows firewall.
Now
it is controlled by the gp and from what I understand the "prohibit..."
policy is the one that regulates it. "Windows Firewall: Protect all
network
connections" will just turn the firewall on , and thats not what I need.
"kj" wrote:

What are you trying to control, Internet Connection Firewall or Windows
Firewall settings?
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Note: If you enable the "Windows Firewall: Protect all network
connections"
policy setting, the "Prohibit use of Internet Connection Firewall on your
DNS domain network" policy setting has no effect on computers that are
running Windows Firewall, which replaces Internet Connection Firewall
when
you install Windows XP Service Pack 2.
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/kj
"xyzzy" <xyzzy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I need it jut to test something. I did disable there, but still doesnt
work.
What else do I need to do?

"Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks" wrote:

http://www.sbslinks.com/group.htm

Disable it there BUTTTTTT your network will be controlled much more if
you leave that XP sp2 firewall in place.

xyzzy wrote:
Hi,
I have sbs 2003 server and xp sp2 clients. I'd like to be able to
control
firewall settings on clients. I disabled "prohibit use of internet
firewall
settings" in gpo editor and run gpupdate /force on server and
clients ,
yet
still cannot manage firewall settings. Please help.
Alex






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