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Automatically turn firewall on and off ?
Hi there,
I was wondering is there a way I can have users PCs turn the firewall on or off depending if they are in the office or not? We have Windows XP laptops in a Windows domain and we want the firewall off when in the office and off when they are anywhere outside the domain/office. Is this possible with the build in Win XP firewall or will I need a third party product? |
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Automatically turn firewall on and off ?
Open up the Windows firewall and turn it on an off as you wish.
"Matthew H" wrote in message ... : Hi there, : : I was wondering is there a way I can have users PCs turn the firewall on or : off depending if they are in the office or not? : We have Windows XP laptops in a Windows domain and we want the firewall off : when in the office and off when they are anywhere outside the domain/office. : : Is this possible with the build in Win XP firewall or will I need a third : party product? |
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Automatically turn firewall on and off ?
Configure Group Policy to do that. You can create different settings for the
domain and standard profile. The standard profile works on a network where a domain controller is not detected. Make sure that the laptops in question are within the scope of influence of the Group Policy. You can run rsop.msc on a domain computer to see what Group Policy settings are actually being applied to it. The settings in question are under computer configuration\administrative templates\network\network connections\Windows Firewall. It is also best practice to NOT modify default GPOs but instead create one for this puprpose or edit a custom one already created for those computers. By not modifying default GPOs it is much easier to put everything back to default settings by simply disabling or unlinking a custom GPO. Steve "Matthew H" wrote in message ... Hi there, I was wondering is there a way I can have users PCs turn the firewall on or off depending if they are in the office or not? We have Windows XP laptops in a Windows domain and we want the firewall off when in the office and off when they are anywhere outside the domain/office. Is this possible with the build in Win XP firewall or will I need a third party product? |
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Automatically turn firewall on and off ?
That doesn't seem too automatic to me.
-- ------ "Tom Willett" wrote in message ... Open up the Windows firewall and turn it on an off as you wish. "Matthew H" wrote in message ... : Hi there, : : I was wondering is there a way I can have users PCs turn the firewall on or : off depending if they are in the office or not? : We have Windows XP laptops in a Windows domain and we want the firewall off : when in the office and off when they are anywhere outside the domain/office. : : Is this possible with the build in Win XP firewall or will I need a third : party product? |
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Automatically turn firewall on and off ?
"David B." wrote:
That doesn't seem too automatic to me. Maybe that was the point, Einstein. ------ "Tom Willett" wrote in message ... Open up the Windows firewall and turn it on an off as you wish. "Matthew H" wrote in message ... : Hi there, : : I was wondering is there a way I can have users PCs turn the firewall on or : off depending if they are in the office or not? : We have Windows XP laptops in a Windows domain and we want the firewall off : when in the office and off when they are anywhere outside the domain/office. : : Is this possible with the build in Win XP firewall or will I need a third : party product? |
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Automatically turn firewall on and off ?
Maybe, but not a solution, you can't rely on the average user to be
concerned with their PC's security or remember to enabled firewalls when required, and by the way moron, my name ain't Einstein. -- ------ "Raymond Babbitt" wrote in message ... "David B." wrote: That doesn't seem too automatic to me. Maybe that was the point, Einstein. ------ "Tom Willett" wrote in message .. . Open up the Windows firewall and turn it on an off as you wish. "Matthew H" wrote in message ... : Hi there, : : I was wondering is there a way I can have users PCs turn the firewall on or : off depending if they are in the office or not? : We have Windows XP laptops in a Windows domain and we want the firewall off : when in the office and off when they are anywhere outside the domain/office. : : Is this possible with the build in Win XP firewall or will I need a third : party product? |
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Automatically turn firewall on and off ?
The word "automatic" didn't appear in the OPs post.
"David B." wrote in message ... : That doesn't seem too automatic to me. : : -- : : : ------ : "Tom Willett" wrote in message : ... : Open up the Windows firewall and turn it on an off as you wish. : "Matthew H" wrote in message : ... : : Hi there, : : : : I was wondering is there a way I can have users PCs turn the firewall on : or : : off depending if they are in the office or not? : : We have Windows XP laptops in a Windows domain and we want the firewall : off : : when in the office and off when they are anywhere outside the : domain/office. : : : : Is this possible with the build in Win XP firewall or will I need a : third : : party product? : : : |
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Automatically turn firewall on and off ?
Matthew,
Assuming that your domain is running Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 Server, then you can use Group Policy to accomplish this result. Further assuming that you have familiarity with Group Policy, you will want to setup the policy for the Domain Profile and the Standard Profile (the latter being the off-network settings). Of course, my personal opinion is that you should have the Windows firewall enabled whether or not you're on the network. Having a perimeter firewall (Cisco, SonicWall, etc) at your company does not negate the necessity for a host-based firewall as well. But perhaps there is some business reason for your decision of which I'm not aware. In either case, here is a small article on domain vs. standard profiles for the firewall: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...85(WS.10).aspx and another small one on configuring firewalls using Group Policy: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l...65(WS.10).aspx Good luck... -Brad _______________________________________________ Bradley J. Dinerman, MVP - Enterprise Security President, National Information Security Group http://www.naisg.org Brad's TechTips: http://www.fieldbrook.net/techtips/ Matthew H wrote: Hi there, I was wondering is there a way I can have users PCs turn the firewall on or off depending if they are in the office or not? We have Windows XP laptops in a Windows domain and we want the firewall off when in the office and off when they are anywhere outside the domain/office. Is this possible with the build in Win XP firewall or will I need a third party product? |
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Automatically turn firewall on and off ?
It appeared in the subject line, is that not good enough for you?
-- ------ "Tom Willett" wrote in message ... The word "automatic" didn't appear in the OPs post. "David B." wrote in message ... : That doesn't seem too automatic to me. : : -- : : : ------ : "Tom Willett" wrote in message : ... : Open up the Windows firewall and turn it on an off as you wish. : "Matthew H" wrote in message : ... : : Hi there, : : : : I was wondering is there a way I can have users PCs turn the firewall on : or : : off depending if they are in the office or not? : : We have Windows XP laptops in a Windows domain and we want the firewall : off : : when in the office and off when they are anywhere outside the : domain/office. : : : : Is this possible with the build in Win XP firewall or will I need a : third : : party product? : : : |
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