Does anybody know which port I need to open to get shutdown.exe to work with
XP firewall enabled? I maintain a lab and use
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -m \\PC### /t 30 /s" to remotely shutdown
the student PCs from the instructor station. Works great if XP firewall is
disabled but does not want to cooperate when firewall is enabled.

Port 445.

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"Manda Luyong" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does anybody know which port I need to open to get shutdown.exe to work with
> XP firewall enabled? I maintain a lab and use
> "C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -m \\PC### /t 30 /s" to remotely shutdown
> the student PCs from the instructor station. Works great if XP firewall is
> disabled but does not want to cooperate when firewall is enabled.
>
>

Thanks for the quick response. Tried it on one PC and it worked. On my way
to configure the rest.

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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Port 445.

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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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"Manda Luyong" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does anybody know which port I need to open to get shutdown.exe to work
with
> XP firewall enabled? I maintain a lab and use
> "C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -m \\PC### /t 30 /s" to remotely
shutdown
> the student PCs from the instructor station. Works great if XP firewall
is
> disabled but does not want to cooperate when firewall is enabled.
>
>