Windows Firewall is a basic port filter built into Microsoft Windows, starting with Windows XP SP2.
Questions tagged [windows-firewall]
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Blocking web sites with Windows Firewall
Is it possible to use Windows Firewall to block specific web sites for all browsers?
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Can I define my own "set of predefined computers" in Windows Firewall?
According to Microsoft, I can.
Note:
You can also define or select a set of computer from a drop-down menu that has a predefined set of computer. Refer to the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security documentation to find out how to define a set…
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Allowing IP range in Windows Firewall
I installed Windows 7 on my main machine and Windows Firewall is causing havoc with my home network. I can't seem to connect to the main machine running Windows Firewall from any other machines on my network. I've used Zone Alarm in the past and…
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Can't block an application with windows 10 firewall
I try to block chrome and firefox from accessing the internet with Windows 10 Firewall but I get no result.
I blocked google chrome and firefox on the panel "allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall".
I also changed the inbound rules to…
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Why is my Windows Firewall allowing connections from IP addresses other than which I specified?
I created a windows firewall rule restricting access to port 3389 (RDP) to only one Remote IP. However, I'm still able to Remote Desktop from other machines... Why would this be? Even if I disable the rule for port 3389 entirely I'm still able to…
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Where are the rules defined for determining when a specific Windows firewall profile should be applied?
I'm running Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard and have 2 network interfaces, one connected to the pubic Internet and the other connected to a private LAN.
When looking at rules in Windows Firewall, what is the difference between rules applied to the…
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Why are there many similar firewall rules with "RPC-EPMAP" suffix?
On Windows8.1, there are many advfirewall rules named ... (RPC-EPMAP) with:
same Local port: RPC Endpoint Mapper
same Program: svchost.exe
same Service: RPCSS
and I didn't find any difference between these rule definitions.
Why are there those…
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Windows thinks outgoing connections are incoming connections?
I have a rather weird issue..
I'm trying to configure Windows Firewall to block all outgoing connections to a certain app, but allow all incoming. This app is used to transfer files across a network. The reason for this type of setup is to only…
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Help with Zone Alarm Firewall?
I have Windows XP on which I want to allow inbound access. My ISP has given me static public IP address but I've had this strange problem I can not somehow access my system from outside.
I have configured web server listening on port 80 but with…
johny
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Default network setting of windows defender firewall
Since public networks is not recommended, why is it always the default choice on my PC? I'm using it at home.
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Can a Windows program tell if it is in the firewall rules?
Of course no program should be able to add itself but are the firewall rules readable by non-privileged applications? I have an application which needs to be added to the rules for a special operation. Rather than failing silently or timing out,…
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Windows Server 2008 - Is it possible to allow traffic by MAC address
I need to be able to access my webservers from outside my office and don't want to update the IP every time my dynamic IP changes. Is it possible to create an allow rule by MAC address?
Thanks!
-Mike D
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Why do I have so many of the same rules in my Windows Firewall utility for inbound rules?
I want to connect to my virtual machine using a ssh-tunnel but my program cannot bind to port 9000.
In my Windows Firewall I have many same/similar inbound rules for the same program? Why is this?
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Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Cannot Turn-on the Firewall Error Code 0x80070422
When I try to turn-on the Windows firewall, I get the error code 0x80070422 which states "Windows Firewall can't change some of your settings." I could not find any solution on Microsoft website.
I was hoping here someone would know the problem or…
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How to allow only requests from ethernet connection to application
I have a Spring boot application that for now accepts requests from all connections on port 8443, Wi-Fi and ethernet. The application runs on a laptop with Windows 10.
I want to add firewall rules to the laptop so that only requests that come from…
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