How to disable windows firewall in xp remotely

Pages: [ 1 ] Go Down. Author Topic: How to enable or disable xp firewall from the command line? Read times. I recently remote installed Symantec Endpoint virus defense software on a bunch of computers on the same subnet and just found out that installing it didn't automatically disable the Windows firewall on the workstations.

I used to use McAfee in the past, it always disabled the windows firewall automatically. Do you guys know how can I query the status of the firewall remotely using some command line script and turn the firewall off if I have to?

Symantec Techsupport told me although I am not sure how reliable they are and how well know their own product that if the "Network threat protection" part of Endpoint is installed, you can turn the windows firewall off.

To turn off is much simpler, just perform the following steps When someone on the Internet or a network tries to connect to your computer, this is known as an "unsolicited request. If you run a program such as an instant messaging program or a multiplayer network game that needs to receive information from the Internet or a network, the firewall asks if you want to block or unblock allow the connection.

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Students Click Here. But again I emphasize you should have a firewall of some sort running on your windows machines at all times. I'll agree with you there AJ, but only in so far as other firewalls are simply easier to manage. Managing Windows Firewalls remotely on a network as we can see here can be a bit of a headache compared to many of the central firewall management tools I've been exposed to.

I particularly like the one for Symantec Endpoint Protection. There isn't any detail as to why he wants the firewall disabled, but in our case we want the firewall disabled on the lan so IT has easy support access, but enabled when out of the office for protection. This can be done via GPO, set firewall to disabled on Domain network and enabled for all others.

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