Date post: | 07-Aug-2015 |
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A walk through Windows Firewall & Netsh commands
Rhydham Joshi
M.S. in Software Engineering, San Jose State University
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Contents: Navigation to firewall settings Firewall Tabs:
• Allow an app or feature through firewall• Change notification settings• Turn Windows Firewall on/off• Restore defaults• Advanced settings
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security Tabs: Activate logging for allowed/denied traffic Inbound and outbound rules in brief Monitoring Tab: The things we need to take care about
• Firewall• Logs Exploration
Netsh commands References
Navigation to Firewall settings• Control Panel -> System and Security -> Windows Firewall• Run command : firewall.cpl• Type : Windows Firewall in Windows search box.
Allow an app or feature through windows firewall
• Allow/Deny any app/services in Private/Public network
• In Domain Profile Tab Logging Customize See the dialog box for “Customize Logging Settings for the Domain Profile”• Click YES for “Log Dropped Packets” & “Log Successful Connections”• Repeat steps for “Private Profile” & “Public Profile”
Activate Logging for allowed/denied traffic
Network shell commands
• Import/Export Firewall Settings• Enable Remote Desktop
Connection• Enable a program• Enable/disable a port• Enable Remote Management• Allow/Disallow Ping• Change Logging path• Restore Defaults • Enable/disable Windows Firewall• Query Firewall logs
Netsh Commands Reference Links:
Netsh Commands reference link:https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732279(v=ws.10).aspxNetsh Commands for Windows Firewall:https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771046(v=ws.10).aspxNetsh Commands for Windows Firewall and Advanced Security:https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771920(v=ws.10).aspxTop 10 Netsh firewall commands:http://windowsitpro.com/windows-server/top-10-windows-firewall-netsh-commands