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Can't disable firewall in XP SP2
After installing XP SP2, I'm unable to diable the
firewall. The GUI simply doesn't allow me to check the "disable" button or uncheck the "enable" button. My user is an admin equivalent, but I've also tried logging in as the network admin and as the local machine admin. None of these security contexts is able to disable the firewall. I've also tried using the command line to disable the firewall (netsh firewall set opmode disable). While I get an "OK" reply to the command, the firewall remainns enabled. Any suggestions? |
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Can't disable firewall in XP SP2
I just turned mine of in the local group policy
computer administrative templates networking firewall (something like that) This will work unless you have a domain policy that over-rides this setting. "Gordoni" wrote in message ... After installing XP SP2, I'm unable to diable the firewall. The GUI simply doesn't allow me to check the "disable" button or uncheck the "enable" button. My user is an admin equivalent, but I've also tried logging in as the network admin and as the local machine admin. None of these security contexts is able to disable the firewall. I've also tried using the command line to disable the firewall (netsh firewall set opmode disable). While I get an "OK" reply to the command, the firewall remainns enabled. Any suggestions? |
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Can't disable firewall in XP SP2
There is no disable or enable button to trunoff the WFW?
Go to Control Panel, Fire Wall. Look at Advanced TAB. If you have you own network you may have just truned off the ISP connection which still using file and share NIC. Go to Exceptions and click off al the boxes. Go to General and click OFF radio button. OK Reboot and if Security Center comes up, tell it you have your own FW and Own AVand it will go away. SJ P.S. If you are going through the network connections for a particular NIC the same would happen, and also this is not available for AOL. So use the FW control (which is NOT the Security Center). "Gordoni" wrote in message ... After installing XP SP2, I'm unable to diable the firewall. The GUI simply doesn't allow me to check the "disable" button or uncheck the "enable" button. My user is an admin equivalent, but I've also tried logging in as the network admin and as the local machine admin. None of these security contexts is able to disable the firewall. I've also tried using the command line to disable the firewall (netsh firewall set opmode disable). While I get an "OK" reply to the command, the firewall remainns enabled. Any suggestions? |
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Can't disable firewall in XP SP2
I access the FW control thru control panel which is the
same app as the one accessed from the Security Center. The buttons are there but they are grayed out. The only setting I can adjust is the "Don't allow exceptions" checkbox. When I select the "advanced" tab, I am not able to uncheck any of the connections in the 'network connection settings' dialog box either. I followed Steve Bruce's suggestion and tried disabling the firewall through the group policy editor. I set the values in both the domain and the standard folders to 'disabled' and then rebooted. No joy. I then went to my server (SBS2003) and made the same alterations to it using the GP editor. I got a series of truncation warnings when I openned the folder on the server. In any case, disabling the firewall there also had no effect. This is pretty screwy if you ask me. -g -----Original Message----- There is no disable or enable button to trunoff the WFW? Go to Control Panel, Fire Wall. Look at Advanced TAB. If you have you own network you may have just truned off the ISP connection which still using file and share NIC. Go to Exceptions and click off al the boxes. Go to General and click OFF radio button. OK Reboot and if Security Center comes up, tell it you have your own FW and Own AVand it will go away. SJ P.S. If you are going through the network connections for a particular NIC the same would happen, and also this is not available for AOL. So use the FW control (which is NOT the Security Center). "Gordoni" wrote in message ... After installing XP SP2, I'm unable to diable the firewall. The GUI simply doesn't allow me to check the "disable" button or uncheck the "enable" button. My user is an admin equivalent, but I've also tried logging in as the network admin and as the local machine admin. None of these security contexts is able to disable the firewall. I've also tried using the command line to disable the firewall (netsh firewall set opmode disable). While I get an "OK" reply to the command, the firewall remainns enabled. Any suggestions? . |
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Can't disable firewall in XP SP2
Steve, please see my rely to "Slowjet". Thanks,
-g -----Original Message----- I just turned mine of in the local group policy computer administrative templates networking firewall (something like that) This will work unless you have a domain policy that over- rides this setting. "Gordoni" wrote in message ... After installing XP SP2, I'm unable to diable the firewall. The GUI simply doesn't allow me to check the "disable" button or uncheck the "enable" button. My user is an admin equivalent, but I've also tried logging in as the network admin and as the local machine admin. None of these security contexts is able to disable the firewall. I've also tried using the command line to disable the firewall (netsh firewall set opmode disable). While I get an "OK" reply to the command, the firewall remainns enabled. Any suggestions? . |
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Can't disable firewall in XP SP2
Gordoni wrote:
I access the FW control thru control panel which is the same app as the one accessed from the Security Center. The buttons are there but they are grayed out. The only setting I can adjust is the "Don't allow exceptions" checkbox. When I select the "advanced" tab, I am not able to uncheck any of the connections in the 'network connection settings' dialog box either. I followed Steve Bruce's suggestion and tried disabling the firewall through the group policy editor. I set the values in both the domain and the standard folders to 'disabled' and then rebooted. No joy. To *really* stop the Windows Firewall: Start/Run -- services.msc Find Windows Firewall in the list, double click on it, set "Startup type" to Disabled (and press Stop if it is running). I then went to my server (SBS2003) and made the same alterations to it using the GP editor. I got a series of truncation warnings when I openned the folder on the server. You need to install a update on your server: "The following entry in the [strings] section is too long and has been truncated" error message when you try to modify or to view GPOs in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, or Windows 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842933 -- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx |
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Can't disable firewall in XP SP2
Your welcome,
SJ "Gordoni" wrote in message ... I access the FW control thru control panel which is the same app as the one accessed from the Security Center. The buttons are there but they are grayed out. The only setting I can adjust is the "Don't allow exceptions" checkbox. When I select the "advanced" tab, I am not able to uncheck any of the connections in the 'network connection settings' dialog box either. I followed Steve Bruce's suggestion and tried disabling the firewall through the group policy editor. I set the values in both the domain and the standard folders to 'disabled' and then rebooted. No joy. I then went to my server (SBS2003) and made the same alterations to it using the GP editor. I got a series of truncation warnings when I openned the folder on the server. In any case, disabling the firewall there also had no effect. This is pretty screwy if you ask me. -g -----Original Message----- There is no disable or enable button to trunoff the WFW? Go to Control Panel, Fire Wall. Look at Advanced TAB. If you have you own network you may have just truned off the ISP connection which still using file and share NIC. Go to Exceptions and click off al the boxes. Go to General and click OFF radio button. OK Reboot and if Security Center comes up, tell it you have your own FW and Own AVand it will go away. SJ P.S. If you are going through the network connections for a particular NIC the same would happen, and also this is not available for AOL. So use the FW control (which is NOT the Security Center). "Gordoni" wrote in message ... After installing XP SP2, I'm unable to diable the firewall. The GUI simply doesn't allow me to check the "disable" button or uncheck the "enable" button. My user is an admin equivalent, but I've also tried logging in as the network admin and as the local machine admin. None of these security contexts is able to disable the firewall. I've also tried using the command line to disable the firewall (netsh firewall set opmode disable). While I get an "OK" reply to the command, the firewall remainns enabled. Any suggestions? . |
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Can't disable firewall in XP SP2
Awesome, thanks. I should have thought to look in
services :-p -g -----Original Message----- Gordoni wrote: I access the FW control thru control panel which is the same app as the one accessed from the Security Center. The buttons are there but they are grayed out. The only setting I can adjust is the "Don't allow exceptions" checkbox. When I select the "advanced" tab, I am not able to uncheck any of the connections in the 'network connection settings' dialog box either. I followed Steve Bruce's suggestion and tried disabling the firewall through the group policy editor. I set the values in both the domain and the standard folders to 'disabled' and then rebooted. No joy. To *really* stop the Windows Firewall: Start/Run -- services.msc Find Windows Firewall in the list, double click on it, set "Startup type" to Disabled (and press Stop if it is running). I then went to my server (SBS2003) and made the same alterations to it using the GP editor. I got a series of truncation warnings when I openned the folder on the server. You need to install a update on your server: "The following entry in the [strings] section is too long and has been truncated" error message when you try to modify or to view GPOs in Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, or Windows 2000 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=842933 -- torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...er/default.msp x . |
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