Questions tagged [windows-firewall]
Windows Firewall is a basic port filter built into Microsoft Windows, starting with Windows XP SP2.
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How to configure connection setting in window firewall For home use?
I am asking for a non-IT users
If I have configured connection setting to use isolation authentication for both inbound and outbound for any protocol any IP and any port.
How to configure a not ...
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Unable to open port 22 for SFTP file transfer (Remote Desktop environment)
I have been given access to Remote Desktop environment where I am supposed to set up file transfer between SFTP server and Remote Desktop storage location. Everything is set up correctly (I am using ...
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Can't receive UDP data unless Wireshark is running
We have a computer system (Win10) that receives a variety of UDP data from a remote host at various rates (2-50Hz). The remote system is provided by our customer. While we're waiting for the customer ...
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How to restrict passwordless file sharing in Win10 to only allowed hosts
I need to keep password less sharing enabled but i would like to restrict it to just certain hosts.
Is it possible to use the Windows Firewall to block all incoming share connection / protocols unless ...
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Allowing a domain name instead of an IP in Windows Firewall
A client of mine retrieves records from a remote MSSQL instance using Excel about once a week, for which he is whitelisted on the Windows Server that instance is running on. Every once in a while his ...
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netsh advfirewall command was not found
I have an advanced rule setup in Windows firewall that I want to be able to turn on and off via an AutoHotkey script.
RunWaitOne(command) {
shell := ComObjCreate("WScript.Shell")
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#No rights to write in Windows %temp% directory# blocks Firefox downloads, (un)installers, pdf prints, other temp tasks
This is a follow-up on Firefox cannot save files (most of the time), how to solve?, just with a more global problem than just Firefox: I cannot install or uninstall as soon as the %temp folder is ...
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Cannot connect to Windows 10 Pro Remote Desktop through a router
I have an Asus RT-AC5300 router. I have a Windows 10 PC, a Windows 2016 server machine, and an Android phone.
Using a remote desktop client on the phone, I can connect to both computers while on the ...
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Can the Windows 10 firewall be configured to block a specific application from accessing the internet, but allow it to access the local intranet?
The background to my question is that there is a pane "Scope" for each outbound rule of the Windows 10 defender firewall in which settings for the local IP address and remote IP address can ...
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What is the relevant "Core Networking" item in Windows Defender Firewall for DNS over TCP?
In Window 10, the Windows Defender Firewall, the relevant item for standard DNS over UDP is "Core Networking - DNS (UPD-out)" You can enable/disable specific IP addresses in this rule.
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I have blocked port 80 and 443 on Windows 10 via making a new Firewall rule but I still can browse. How to I block HTTP traffic via firewall?
I have blocked port 80 and 443 on Windows 10 via making a new Firewall rule but I still can browse via Chrome. How do I block HTTP/HTTPS traffic via firewall?
This is what I did:
Firewall advanced ...
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Why are there two entries for Remote Desktop in my Windows Defender Firewall listing of allowed apps
I have just started getting an "internal error" when trying to Remote Desktop connect from my PC to a server on the LAN. It's been working fine for several years.
I cannot reach our ...
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Configuring Windows to only allow traffic through VPN
I would like to configure Windows 10 to only allow traffic through a VPN connection. For example, Firefox won't have internet access if the VPN is not connected. I want to be able to turn this ...
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Checking all connections on Windows 7
I want to check all outbound/inbound connections when my pc is (apparently) idle and possibly permit/deny selectively each of them as soon as they occur. Unfortunately it seems not possible on Windows ...
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How to find out which Windows Firewall rule Scope an Ip Address Exists In
I wrote my own IPS/IDS. For each ip address it blocks, it puts it in a Windows firewall rule that references the country code. So, I have ~300k ip addresses across ~185 firewall rule scopes and ended ...
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