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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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FTP, Windows server 2008 r2, windows firewall problems

Okay so Google is letting me down just due to the sheer volume of stuff related but not specific to my problem that I could find. I have a c# program that connects to various ftp sites and downloads the info then dumps it into a database for me. On…
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Allow only local connections to LDAP (Port 389) using Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

I have two servers that are IBM Lotus Notes Mail Servers and domain controllers with two NIC's, one with a LAN IP and one with a WAN IP. My client wants all ports to be open, with the exception of blocking LDAP port 389 to WAN requests because a…
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Windows Server 2008 R2 FTP Connection failing

I have looked all over and I am sorry if this is a double post somewhere. I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine that sits behind a Cisco ASA. It has the latest patches and all Windows firewalls are OFF. I went through the FTP site setup wizard and…
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How to check which port to enable on Windows Server 2008 Firewall

I have an application which supposed to be launch from a client machine, but every time I launch it, it shows me an error saying "Failed to talk to database". By the way it is a .Net application and database is SQLExpress2008R2. The app itself is…
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Server 2008 R2 Firewall configuration

I have Win Server 2008 R2 with AD, DNS, DHCP and Fileserver roles installed. I have enabled windows firewall. Server is loceted in internal secure network. What extra security rules should I add to the firewall? Any suggestions?
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Blocking web sites with Windows Firewall

Is it possible to use Windows Firewall to block specific web sites for all browsers?
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Disable Windows Firewall (on server) for VPN-Connected Clients

I'm working with a friend who is having an issue with failed RDP hacking attempts eating up bandwidth on his server. His server is a Windows Server 2008 R2 box which is directly connected to the internet, using only the Windows firewall and no…
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Windows firewall advanced security & mail

How do you allow Windows Mail through Windows firewall with advanced security? I have included in exception lists, both in and out, winmail.exe and ports 25 and 110. But Windows Mail still only works if I allow all outbound traffic.
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Packet dropped even when firewall is turned off in windows server 2008

We have a windows 2008 server and lately we have started seeing a lot of 5152 Events logged in the server (Windows Filtering Platform blocked a packet). We have an inbound rule configured to allow connections to the port which was working fine…
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Windows Filtering Platform not turning off until admin logon. Win2008R2sp1

Just installed Windows Server 2008R2 SP1 to see if it would fix this problem, but it didn't. Until an administrator logs onto the domain controller, there are many events that WFP blocked a connection from Server60 to Server60 or Server60 to…
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How to configure different firewall rules on 2 different network cards in Windows 2008?

On Windows 2003 Server, we have 2 network cards and it's easy to open different ports to the different network cards. I'm trying to do the same on a Windows 2008 Server, I've discovered Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, but can't see where…
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Problem closing Port 25

Windows 2008 with native Windows Firewal w/Adv Sec. Using GRC.com's Shield'sUP to probe my system I find 25 to be open. Since I only use it to send mail from SQL Server (internally) i'd like to close the port to any outside access. I have a firewall…
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Default Firewall Rules on Windows 2008 Standard And Enterprise Edition Different?

Are the default firewall rules for Windows 2008 Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition the same or are they slightly different? Specifically, is PING disabled by default on Windows 2008 Enterprise edition? Any insight on this is appreciated.
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Does a firewall on a machine only block stuff from outside the machine or also from processes on the machine?

Does a firewall running on a machine only block stuff from outside that machine, or do they block communication between processes on a machine communicating via ports? Specifically, I'm writing a windows service which will expose an http RESTful…
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Locked myself out of remote desktop by setting firewall up

I hope you can help. I have a Windows Web Server 2008 R2 machine which I am currently setting up and going to move most of my sites over to it. While going through the setup of it, Windows Updates, etc, I turned the firewall on. I forgot that I had…
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