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"Windows Firewall" refers to the built in client firewall utility that ships with the Windows operating system. (It was previously named the Internet Connection Firewall.) By default, all Windows operating systems since Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 have shipped with this client.

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"Windows Firewall" refers to the built in client firewall utility that ships with the Windows operating system. (It was previously named the Internet Connection Firewall.) By default, all Windows operating systems since Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 have shipped with this client.

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Windows 2008 Server VM stops responding to network connections

Background I have a Windows 2008 Server guest virtual machine running in VirtualBox on Linux. The guest uses bridged networking (wired ethernet) and has a static IP address on my network. I haven't made any changes to any server configurations nor…
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Port 445 open to Mac but closed to Linux?

I'm running a Windows 7 Ultimate, and I'm attempting to set up file sharing (SMB). I have a Linux system which can't seem to connect. When running mmap in Linux to scan port 445, I see that the port is filtered (closed). Yet, on my Mac, I can…
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Get Windows Firewall to allow connection from user coming in via VPN (Routing and Remote Access)

A single NIC Windows Server has a number of services, for example FTP. The same machine is also running Routing and Remote Access to provide VPN/NAT services to remote users. Meaning users who connecting who then browse the internet see the servers…
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How to change NIC Location in Windows Server 2012 R2?

I have a windows server 2012 R2 machine that is acting as a domain controller and I have a virtual network interface(VMNET3) that is automatically placed in the domain profile. Is there any way to change it to the private profile?
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steps to install sql2008 and have it accessible via SSMS remotely tied to a IPaddress

How hard is it to install sql2008 on a server, and giving access to me from my home computer via Management Studio? Can I lock this down to a particular IP address?
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Single user change with forced domain firewall GPO

I have an issue which i need some help with. Current Scenario: I have a domain firewall policy, which turns the firewall ON and is enforced on "Authenticated users". The domain policy locks the firewall with the "For your security, some settings are…
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Hyper-V Manager can't connect to Windows Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Core

A short overview: Server running Windows Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Core "Adama", up to date Core is accessible via RDP Running VM with Windows Server Essentials 2012 "Apollo", also up to date and accessible via RDP Apollo functions as a File server,…
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Windows 2K8 R2 in AD environment not allowing SMB connections

I've got 2 Windows2k8R2 VMs. One is the domain controller, the other one is a TS server. Both have network discovery and file sharing enabled. Currently the TS server is not allowing any SMB connection, either from domain local machines, workgroup…
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Windows 2008 R2 firewall is disabled after boot

I have a server with Windows 2008 R2 and Windows Firewall enabled. When the OS boots, the firewall is disabled and every incoming connection is blocked. So in order to make the server available I have to enable the firewall again through the Windows…
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HyperV guest external IP: RRAS NAT on host VS direct access to external network with Microsoft Virtual Switch?

I have Win2008 R2 HyperV host with one physical adapter running a bunch of VMs. I have a subnet of external IP addresses: x.x.x.208 / 255.255.255.240 I used to have the following setup: host OS would have AD DC, HyperV, RRAS, DHCP & DNS roles.…
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Event ID: 861 - The Windows Firewall has detected an application listening for incoming traffic

Firstly, my machines aren't compromised any person suggesting such will be DV'd. The security logs on some of my networks client machines (all Windows Xp Sp3) get filled with these useless error messages. Security Failure Audit Detailed…
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Windows Server 2012 R2: closing smtp/pop3/imap ports (or deactivating the related services)

I am running a Windows Server 2012 R2. At the moment, I want to improve the security of my server, so I am looking for services (and open ports), that are not needed. I disabled nearly every server role, except IIS (I need the IIS). The windows…
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Access IIS 8 Localhost from internet

i want access my localhost(IIS 8 On Windows 8) from outside using internet access. I get my public ip from whatismyip.org (202.67.xx.xx) and follow this link to open a port(80,443,8081-8082). So i created 3 new rules for port that allowed all…
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Cannot Remote Desktop to Windows Small Business Server 2011

We have a server running Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. It is the only server on the domain and runs Active Directory and is the Domain Controller. It also manages the firewall and certificate services. We have a web-address setup…
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Windows Firewall on windows 2012R2 - add predefined group

I want to add some rules to inbound connection of my win 2012 server. All the rules should apply to a group of ip addresses. It looks like the firewall supports groups of IP (predefined groups) but - I can't find the way to define a new group and…
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