XP Sp2 Firewall issue

[MichaelHume]

With the Microsoft Firewall, I would like to set up an
Exception that would allow my network total PORTS open.
The only problem is... you can only do One PORT at a time.
I do not want to do this 65,000 + times. Is there a
Command that can be set up to do this???

Thanks in advance

Michael

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Using the Windows Firewall INF File in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2:
This Windows Firewall INF file allows you to customize the settings of the
Windows Firewall either during or after installation.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=cb307a1d-2f97-4e63-a581-bf25685b4c43&displaylang=en

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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"MichaelHume" wrote:

| With the Microsoft Firewall, I would like to set up an
| Exception that would allow my network total PORTS open.
| The only problem is... you can only do One PORT at a time.
| I do not want to do this 65,000 + times. Is there a
| Command that can be set up to do this???
|
| Thanks in advance
|
| Michael

[Colin Nash [MVP]]

"MichaelHume" > wrote in message
...
> With the Microsoft Firewall, I would like to set up an
> Exception that would allow my network total PORTS open.
> The only problem is... you can only do One PORT at a time.
> I do not want to do this 65,000 + times. Is there a
> Command that can be set up to do this???
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Michael

Why not just turn off the firewall :)

[Jeff]

With all the ports open, its the same as not having a
firewall. Simpler to disable it and leave yourself wide
open for anyone to access your system.

Jeff

>-----Original Message-----
>With the Microsoft Firewall, I would like to set up an
>Exception that would allow my network total PORTS open.
>The only problem is... you can only do One PORT at a
time.
>I do not want to do this 65,000 + times. Is there a
>Command that can be set up to do this???
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Michael
>.
>

[MSHUME]

Thank you
Thanks for the Input, but I still want to have the Firewall enabled at
the REMOTE End but I want the Remote END to allow ALL Ports OPEN, but only
from my Subnet and still BLOCK everything else from any other IP Address...

What I am having probemls with is that when I use my REMOTE Control
app (Novell ZenWorks)to one of my VPN Tunnel clients(which is on a different
Subnet), I have to get the client to DISABLE the Firewall, so I can Remote
Control there machine.

I can just OPEN the Ports ZenWorks uses, but we are in the Middle of a
BIG... Migration from Novell to M$... I see that I can make exception for a
certain Port to a Certain Subnet, but you can only do One Port at a time and
here is where my problem lies, I do not what to do this 65K times for every
Port to our Internal Subnet...

Hope this makes sence...

Thanks Again

Michael

"Jeff" > wrote in message
...
> With all the ports open, its the same as not having a
> firewall. Simpler to disable it and leave yourself wide
> open for anyone to access your system.
>
> Jeff
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>With the Microsoft Firewall, I would like to set up an
>>Exception that would allow my network total PORTS open.
>>The only problem is... you can only do One PORT at a
> time.
>>I do not want to do this 65,000 + times. Is there a
>>Command that can be set up to do this???
>>
>>Thanks in advance
>>
>>Michael
>>.
>>

[MSHUME]

Thank you
Thanks for the Input, but I still want to have the Firewall enabled at
the REMOTE End but I want the Remote END to allow ALL Ports OPEN, but only
from my Subnet and still BLOCK everything else from any other IP Address...

What I am having probemls with is that when I use my REMOTE Control
app (Novell ZenWorks)to one of my VPN Tunnel clients(which is on a different
Subnet), I have to get the client to DISABLE the Firewall, so I can Remote
Control there machine.

I can just OPEN the Ports ZenWorks uses, but we are in the Middle of a
BIG... Migration from Novell to M$... I see that I can make exception for a
certain Port to a Certain Subnet, but you can only do One Port at a time and
here is where my problem lies, I do not what to do this 65K times for every
Port to our Internal Subnet...

Hope this makes sence...

Thanks Again

Michael


"MichaelHume" > wrote in message
...
> With the Microsoft Firewall, I would like to set up an
> Exception that would allow my network total PORTS open.
> The only problem is... you can only do One PORT at a time.
> I do not want to do this 65,000 + times. Is there a
> Command that can be set up to do this???
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Michael

[David Beder [MSFT]]

presumably the machine is running some client program that is in charge of
listening for your remote administration. you should be able to create an
exception for that application. doing so will open whatever ports that
applications needs to listen on at the time that it runs. when the app stops
running or changes ports, the previous ports will be closed.

--
David
Microsoft Windows Networking
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"MSHUME" > wrote in message
...
> Thank you
> Thanks for the Input, but I still want to have the Firewall enabled at
> the REMOTE End but I want the Remote END to allow ALL Ports OPEN, but only
> from my Subnet and still BLOCK everything else from any other IP
> Address...
>
> What I am having probemls with is that when I use my REMOTE Control
> app (Novell ZenWorks)to one of my VPN Tunnel clients(which is on a
> different
> Subnet), I have to get the client to DISABLE the Firewall, so I can Remote
> Control there machine.
>
> I can just OPEN the Ports ZenWorks uses, but we are in the Middle of
> a
> BIG... Migration from Novell to M$... I see that I can make exception for
> a
> certain Port to a Certain Subnet, but you can only do One Port at a time
> and
> here is where my problem lies, I do not what to do this 65K times for
> every
> Port to our Internal Subnet...
>
> Hope this makes sence...
>
> Thanks Again
>
> Michael
>
>
> "MichaelHume" > wrote in message
> ...
>> With the Microsoft Firewall, I would like to set up an
>> Exception that would allow my network total PORTS open.
>> The only problem is... you can only do One PORT at a time.
>> I do not want to do this 65,000 + times. Is there a
>> Command that can be set up to do this???
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Michael
>
>

[MSHUME]

Thank you, We are not to sure which Remote Control App we are moving to, at
present we are using ZenWorks and this Fall sometime we are moving to
another app...

I am aware I can just OPEN the Port for this App or what ever app we decide
to go to but we just want to OPEN all the Ports on the Remote side to allow
all Ports OPEN but only from Our Subnet and still BLOCK all others from
anyone else...

Hopefully this makes sence to you...

Once again, thank you for your input...

Michael

"David Beder [MSFT]" > wrote in message
...
> presumably the machine is running some client program that is in charge of
> listening for your remote administration. you should be able to create an
> exception for that application. doing so will open whatever ports that
> applications needs to listen on at the time that it runs. when the app
> stops running or changes ports, the previous ports will be closed.
>
> --
> David
> Microsoft Windows Networking
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
>
> "MSHUME" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Thank you
>> Thanks for the Input, but I still want to have the Firewall enabled
>> at
>> the REMOTE End but I want the Remote END to allow ALL Ports OPEN, but
>> only
>> from my Subnet and still BLOCK everything else from any other IP
>> Address...
>>
>> What I am having probemls with is that when I use my REMOTE Control
>> app (Novell ZenWorks)to one of my VPN Tunnel clients(which is on a
>> different
>> Subnet), I have to get the client to DISABLE the Firewall, so I can
>> Remote
>> Control there machine.
>>
>> I can just OPEN the Ports ZenWorks uses, but we are in the Middle of
>> a
>> BIG... Migration from Novell to M$... I see that I can make exception for
>> a
>> certain Port to a Certain Subnet, but you can only do One Port at a time
>> and
>> here is where my problem lies, I do not what to do this 65K times for
>> every
>> Port to our Internal Subnet...
>>
>> Hope this makes sence...
>>
>> Thanks Again
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
>> "MichaelHume" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> With the Microsoft Firewall, I would like to set up an
>>> Exception that would allow my network total PORTS open.
>>> The only problem is... you can only do One PORT at a time.
>>> I do not want to do this 65,000 + times. Is there a
>>> Command that can be set up to do this???
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Michael
>>
>>
>
>