Why aren't "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security/Connection security rules" and netsh in sync?

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The screenshot pretty much says it all:

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I don't understand. If I create rules in the MMC snap-in, they don't appear in netsh, if I create rules in netsh, they don't appear in the MMC snap-in. What am I missing here?

(Note: this is Windows 7)

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 26 '09 at 20:16

Finally, I found out.

My mistake is that I was using the Local Security Policy console to modify the firewall settings. A more direct approach is to use the "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security" console (in the administration tools). There I can manage rules and they appear in netsh (and vice-versa).

Why aren't "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security/Connection security rules" and netsh in sync?

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