SP2 Firewall

[Fritz]

I un-joined a system with XP SP2 from the domain and after re-adding it back
to the domain, I'm unable to configure the firewalll settings. All the
options are grayed out as if the GPO was disallowing firewall configuration.
I can still configure the Windows Firewall on other XP SP2 systems (that
have been a part of the domain all along) even after a reboot. What gives?!

TIA

 

[Fritz]

Thanks for the uneducated response.
Can anyone help?

 

[Testy]

Run gpedit.msc und Administrative Templates Expand Network connections
expand Windows Firewall there may be some setting there to help you.
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Testy

 

[Fritz]

I did that. All settings pertaining to the Windows Firewall and ICS are
"Unconfigured" and yet when I bring up the WF config screen, it says: "For
your security, some settings are controller by Group Policy".

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Source for this bad information?
Perhaps sometimes true but not always.
A firewall is a good way to protect a computer...even inside a
network.
When an outside compromised computer (unknown at the time) is brought
inside the network you would be glad your computer had a firewall
since the network firewall is useless in this situation.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

That's out-dated advice, now.

The "next generation" Windows Firewall included with SP2, is
vastly superior to the original ICF in terms of visibility, usability
and configurability. While it still can't supplant 3rd-party
solutions, it is intended to complement them.

It's most important virtues, I think, are it's improved
compatibility with internal LANs and its configurability via domain
group policies. Now, there's a simple, cheap tool that system admins
can use to protect the LAN workstations from that occasional - but not
rare enough - fool who manages to bypass the perimeter firewall and
manually install some malware that could then spread throughout the
LAN via shared drives.


Bruce Chambers
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