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Import Export specific Windows Firewall Rule

How do I Export and Import specific Window Firewall rule (both Inbound and Outbound) ? I can do Import / Export policy but it will use ALL rules not specific rule. Same with Export List, it can ...
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7 votes
1 answer
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Sharing a folder only over a particular network interface

Is it possible to set up sharing on just one network card? I want to share a folder or two only on my wired connection, but not my wireless connection. I couldn't find any resources online to do ...
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1 answer
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One website inaccessible on only one computer

My wife's Win 7 computer is suddenly unable to connect with one web site (no problem with any other site). Web site: https://fepblue.org downforeveryoneorjustme.com shows no problem with the site. I ...
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How can I use Windows Firewall to only permit the Windows Update service to make an outbound connection?

I'm trying to tailor my Windows Firewall settings (using the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security console) to only permit programs that need to access the Internet with an outbound connection to do ...
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1 answer
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Force network location to "Work network" in Windows 7 Home edition

I have a Windows 7 Home computer that I have disabled the "Set Network Location" popup on with this registry hack: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\NetworkLocationWizard\ Name: ...
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2 votes
3 answers
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How make windows 7 firewall block all traffic

How can I setup windows 7 firewall so that it blocks ALL inbound and outbound traffic of all kinds, unless I am connected to a network that is designated in network options as public? I'd like to ...
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2 votes
1 answer
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VM software interferes with networking security

I like my virtual machines; I have both VirtualBox and VMware Workstation installed, and so my Windows 7 host has several virtual network adapters ("VirtualBox Host-Only Network," "VMware Network ...
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2 votes
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Windows 7: How to mark an isolated subnet as "private"

I have set up a number of virtual machines on my Windows 7 - where all the guests are also Windows 7. I hooked up a host-only network adapter to the virtual machines. Since this network is completely ...
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Windows 7 Firewall blocking packets when it is not running?

I stopped Windows 7 Firewall in Services, but it (or one of its minions) is still dropping packets. I am trying to use rtiddsping (custom ping for the DDS framework I'm using) to debug a DDS ...
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1 vote
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Windows Firewall issues

I'm not sure whether this is a Windows problem or a .NET problem (i.e. whether it belongs here on on SO), but I've written a small HTTP server program in C# (using the .NET HttpListner class) which ...
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Blocking a specific application's access to a specific domain

I want to block a specific application's access to a domain. I would normally do this by adding the domain to my hosts file and having it redirect to localhost, but that will disable all applications' ...
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Windows 7 Firewall: allow everything but block one exe from accessing anything

I would like to configure the Windows 7 firewall with advanced security in a way that nothing is blocked, except for one program that I want to define. So basically, the behaviour would be as if the ...
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Whitelisting network access for a specific program in Windows

I'm normally a Linux user, but in a while I'll need to use a Windows 7 system for a bit (not something I look forward to). I am using Tor Browser for anonymity. On Linux, I can use Netfilter to ...
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Can't establish FTP connection outside network

I'm unable to make a connection with my FTP server running in one Windows 7 computer. My NAT router has the 5000-5100 and 21 ports open, I have my external IP Address, FTP in LAN is up, already tested ...
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Proxy/firewall windows bypass? [closed]

i am in with a little challenge here. We have a network where the Computers connect to our domain, to log on, and get internet connection... This work as a wireless connection. My boss made a very ...
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