Windows Vista in domain

[Nick]

Hi

We're getting messages from the Windows Security center that the windows
firewall is turned off.

I cannot enable this, or turn back on.

This always happen when the computer is connected/joined to a win2003/SBS
domain.

Is there a way to solve this? Have looked in the group policy? The Server is
up-to-date with the Vista compatible patches.

 

[Mike Brannigan]

Hi

We're getting messages from the Windows Security center that the windows
firewall is turned off.

I cannot enable this, or turn back on.

This always happen when the computer is connected/joined to a win2003/SBS
domain.

Is there a way to solve this? Have looked in the group policy? The Server
is
up-to-date with the Vista compatible patches.

The ability to control the firewall from the local machine is removed when
it is a member of a Domain.
You are required to manage client device firewall settings from the Domain
using Group Policy.
So create a GPO at the relevant level in your Domain structure to configure
the settings you wish for the machines you wish to target.
If you do not know how to do this then your Domain admins do and only they
have permission by default to do this for you.