Re: How do I turn off FIREWALL on a client system

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"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eQ8ScgFsIHA.2208@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
GTP <GTP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I want to turn off the windows "Firewall" on a client computer. I
thought if I logged in as an Admin I could do so but it cannot be
adjusted acoring to group policy.

How can I turn off the Firewall. The systems keeps getting these DCOM
errors and I believe the firewall is the problem because its blocking
access to other computers.

Thanks,
Greg

You can test your theory by stopping the underlying Windows service on that workstation. <snip>

On XP the service in question is "Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)". Shut it down so you can eliminate it, but be sure to start it up again afterwards. Don't know whether its as simple on Vista. Be aware that some other firewall products (such as ZoneAlarm) continue to block ports even after they've been shutdown, so if you use a third party firewall product then you may need to uninstall it.
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Brian Cryer
www.cryer.co.uk/brian




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