Hello all-

It seems that, after sysprepping, Windows turns off the internet connection
firewall, which we use quite extensively here at UW-Milwaukee. However, we
want to roll out Windows XP to our campus computer labs.

Is there a way, either through GPO, VBScripting a WMI call, or some other
magic that will let us re-enable this?

Also, are there ways to programmatically control the firewall (such as add
new rules, enable or disable existing rules, etc.)?

Thanks,

chris.

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Re: Automated Enable of XP Firewall after Sysprep by Ryan

Ryan
Tue Aug 05 16:52:03 CDT 2003

Hello Christopher,

You can enable ICF using group policy. In a Windows 2000 domain, you will
not see these new XP settings. In order to use them, see the "Using Windows
XP Group Policy Settings in a Windows 2000 Domain" section of the following
document:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/hmnetgp.asp

Hope this helps,

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"Christopher Hota" <cghota@uwm.edu> wrote in message
news:%23$hfoasVDHA.3924@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hello all-
>
> It seems that, after sysprepping, Windows turns off the internet
connection
> firewall, which we use quite extensively here at UW-Milwaukee. However,
we
> want to roll out Windows XP to our campus computer labs.
>
> Is there a way, either through GPO, VBScripting a WMI call, or some other
> magic that will let us re-enable this?
>
> Also, are there ways to programmatically control the firewall (such as add
> new rules, enable or disable existing rules, etc.)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> chris.
>
> / Chris Hota (cghota@uwm.edu)
> | ITPS Supervisor - (R&D)
> | CSC/IT Purchasing & Support
> | I&MT/Student Technology Services
> | UW-Milwaukee
> | Bolton 218 - (414)229-3186
> \ Cell Phone - (414)840-4682
>
>



Re: Automated Enable of XP Firewall after Sysprep by Christopher

Christopher
Tue Aug 05 18:13:58 CDT 2003

Hi Ryan-

In short, this doesn't work. When I followed the instructions, I get only
the followinng policies in the GPO editor:

Prohibit use of Internet Connection Sharing on your DNS domain network
Prohibit use of Internet Connection Firewall on your DNS domain network
Prohibit installation and configuration of Network Bridge on your DNS domain
network
IEEE 802.1x Certificate Authority for Machine Authentication

None of these *enables* the ICF, the best these offer me is to disallow
turning it on.

Thoughts?

chris.

"Ryan Anderson [MSFT]" <ryanan@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:u$YHAv5WDHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hello Christopher,
>
> You can enable ICF using group policy. In a Windows 2000 domain, you will
> not see these new XP settings. In order to use them, see the "Using
Windows
> XP Group Policy Settings in a Windows 2000 Domain" section of the
following
> document:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechn
ol/winxppro/deploy/hmnetgp.asp
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> --
>
> Ryan Anderson MCSE
> Directory Services
> =====================================================
> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via
> your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit
> from your issue. Please do not send e-mail directly to this
> alias. This alias is for newsgroup purposes only.
> =====================================================
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
>
>
>
> "Christopher Hota" <cghota@uwm.edu> wrote in message
> news:%23$hfoasVDHA.3924@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Hello all-
> >
> > It seems that, after sysprepping, Windows turns off the internet
> connection
> > firewall, which we use quite extensively here at UW-Milwaukee. However,
> we
> > want to roll out Windows XP to our campus computer labs.
> >
> > Is there a way, either through GPO, VBScripting a WMI call, or some
other
> > magic that will let us re-enable this?
> >
> > Also, are there ways to programmatically control the firewall (such as
add
> > new rules, enable or disable existing rules, etc.)?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > chris.
> >
> > / Chris Hota (cghota@uwm.edu)
> > | ITPS Supervisor - (R&D)
> > | CSC/IT Purchasing & Support
> > | I&MT/Student Technology Services
> > | UW-Milwaukee
> > | Bolton 218 - (414)229-3186
> > \ Cell Phone - (414)840-4682
> >
> >
>
>