Windows Firewall

[chris.dannemiller]

I am looking to perform the following actions

1. Detect if the Windows Firewall exists, and is enabled, if
it is not the case no action will be taken.
2. See if the application and ports are already Exceptions if
so do nothing.
3. Post a message to the user that the firewall will block
the application and allow the user to decide if he would like to add
an exception, similar to what Visual Studio 2005 does with remote
debugging.

 

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello chris,

Look at Internet Connection Sharing and Internet Connection Firewall
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Aa366319.aspx

and here http://www.codeproject.com/w2k/WinXPSP2Firewall.asp

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cd> I am looking to perform the following actions
cd>
cd> 1. Detect if the Windows Firewall exists, and is enabled,
cd> if
cd> it is not the case no action will be taken.
cd> 2. See if the application and ports are already Exceptions
cd> if
cd> so do nothing.
cd> 3. Post a message to the user that the firewall will block
cd> the application and allow the user to decide if he would like to add
cd> an exception, similar to what Visual Studio 2005 does with remote
cd> debugging.
cd>