Vista - Advanced interface to Windows Firewall

Has anyone found this in Vista, WF.exe.
What is the diff. other than the interface?

found a program that managed the in/out filter rules for you.
much easier than trying to create them yourself.
VistaFirewallControl-Setup-x64.exe
this is the one I used, there should be a similar for 32 bit.



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



"DefecTalisman" <defectalisman@vodamail.co.za> wrote in message news:AF970AAE-B27A-403E-965E-343B0DA64CF4@microsoft.com...
Has anyone found this in Vista, WF.exe.
What is the diff. other than the interface?

No such file found, at least not in Home Basic 32.


"mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@sport.rr.com> wrote in message
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found a program that managed the in/out filter rules for you.
much easier than trying to create them yourself.
VistaFirewallControl-Setup-x64.exe
this is the one I used, there should be a similar for 32 bit.



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



"DefecTalisman" <defectalisman@vodamail.co.za> wrote in message
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Has anyone found this in Vista, WF.exe.
What is the diff. other than the interface?

DefecTalisman wrote:
> Has anyone found this in Vista, WF.exe.
> What is the diff. other than the interface?


There are two interfaces for Vistas built-in firewall:

A simplified one accessed through the Control Panel that is the only one
most people see.

And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
(WF.msc)," accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder,
for the experienced user who wants better control.


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Aha, thank you.


"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
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> DefecTalisman wrote:
>> Has anyone found this in Vista, WF.exe.
>> What is the diff. other than the interface?
>
>
> There are two interfaces for Vistas built-in firewall:
>
> A simplified one accessed through the Control Panel that is the only one
> most people see.
>
> And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (WF.msc),"
> accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder, for the
> experienced user who wants better control.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand
> Russell

Bruce Chambers wrote:

> And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
> (WF.msc)," accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder,
> for the experienced user who wants better control.
>
>

Excellent. This enables our IT to generate a set of rules and
policies appropriate to our operation, then import it to each
computer in the system - achieving standardization and
simplifying troubleshooting.

THANKS!

google for it and download it.
only problem I found with it, is the changes made are not automatically applied.
you have to exit the program you change the rules for and run it again for the rules to apply./



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



"DefecTalisman" <defectalisman@vodamail.co.za> wrote in message news:37D4956D-5B76-44FA-AA6E-CA6E62B5E9AD@microsoft.com...
No such file found, at least not in Home Basic 32.


"mikeyhsd" <mikeyhsd@sport.rr.com> wrote in message
news:uKoEL$YtHHA.4572@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
found a program that managed the in/out filter rules for you.
much easier than trying to create them yourself.
VistaFirewallControl-Setup-x64.exe
this is the one I used, there should be a similar for 32 bit.



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



"DefecTalisman" <defectalisman@vodamail.co.za> wrote in message
news:AF970AAE-B27A-403E-965E-343B0DA64CF4@microsoft.com...
Has anyone found this in Vista, WF.exe.
What is the diff. other than the interface?

notaguru wrote:
> Bruce Chambers wrote:
>
>> And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
>> (WF.msc)," accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder,
>> for the experienced user who wants better control.
>>
>>
>
> Excellent. This enables our IT to generate a set of rules and policies
> appropriate to our operation, then import it to each computer in the
> system - achieving standardization and simplifying troubleshooting.
>
> THANKS!


You're welcome.


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell