Firewall Issue?

[tlc_13200]

We have a network which has two PC's on a domain network of Windows SBS 2003
R2, each workstation (one a Desktop, the other a laptop) is being blocked by
a Firewall when installing HP software for its scanner. HP has said numerous
times to disable the firewall.

However, on the workstation, the option to disable or to enable is grayed
out. Any idea as to how to turn the gray off and give us (me) control to
either enable or disable the firewall.

When I click on the option to do this, it's states above:

"Windows Firewall is using your domain settings."

Please advise?

 

[John Wunderlich]

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We have a network which has two PC's on a domain network of
Windows SBS 2003 R2, each workstation (one a Desktop, the other a
laptop) is being blocked by a Firewall when installing HP software
for its scanner. HP has said numerous times to disable the
firewall.

However, on the workstation, the option to disable or to enable is
grayed out. Any idea as to how to turn the gray off and give us
(me) control to either enable or disable the firewall.

When I click on the option to do this, it's states above:

"Windows Firewall is using your domain settings."

Please advise?

If you're lucky, you can override this with gpedit.msc
(Start->Run->gpedit.msc)
Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration ->
Administrative Template-> Network -> Network Connections ->
Windows Firewall -> Domain Profile ->
Windows Firewall: protect all network connections.

From the Description:
Turns on Windows Firewall, which replaces Internet Connection Firewall
on all computers that are running Windows XP Service Pack 2.
If you enable this policy setting, Windows Firewall runs and ignores
the "Computer Configuratian\Administrative Templates\Network\Network
Connections\Prohibit use of Internet connection Firewall on your DNS
domain network" policy setting.

If you disable this policy setting, Windows Firewall does not run. This
is the only way to ensure that Windows Firewall does not run and
administrators who log on locally cannot start it.


HTH,
John