how to enable XP ICF non administrative account

[Moha]

Hi, I have a small group of mobile users with company
laptops. They independently switch their connections
between secure office LAN and other broadband connections.
I want to enable XP's ICF function for these users so that
they could easily switch on and off the ICF when depending
on where they are connecting. According to MS
article, "You must be an administrator for the system in
order to enable and manipulate ICF" but I do not want to
give administrator privileges to them. Is it possible to
enable the ICF for a user who has no administrator
privileges? Is there any workaround? Thanks for your help

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

This can be done via Group Policies. Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Network, Network Connections

Prohibit use of Internet Connection Firewall on your DNS Domain Network.

Read the description of this entry thoroughly. It looks as if setting this policy to Disabled would accomplish what you're looking for.