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== Checking the Firewall Status == | == Checking the Firewall Status == | ||
The 'SC' command allows us to check the firewall status. | The 'SC' command allows us to check the firewall status. | ||
| + | From Local Shell | ||
sc firewall show opmode | sc firewall show opmode | ||
| + | From Remote Shell | ||
| + | sc \\RemoteHostname firewall show opmode | ||
== Disabling the Firewall == | == Disabling the Firewall == | ||
| + | From Local Shell | ||
sc firewall set opmode DISABLE | sc firewall set opmode DISABLE | ||
| + | From Remote Shell | ||
| + | sc \\RemoteHostname firewall set opmode DISABLE | ||
== Enabling the Firewall == | == Enabling the Firewall == | ||
| + | From Local Shell | ||
sc firewall set opmode ENABLE | sc firewall set opmode ENABLE | ||
| − | + | From Remote Shell | |
| + | sc \\RemoteHostname firewall set opmode ENABLE | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
1) You can also disable the XP Firewall via Group Policy is your computers are on a Windows 2000+ domain. | 1) You can also disable the XP Firewall via Group Policy is your computers are on a Windows 2000+ domain. | ||
Revision as of 17:38, 19 August 2008
How to disable the XP firewall from the commandline
There are many Network Administration tasks that can't be accomplished when the XP Firewall is enabled. Since the release of XP SP2 the Firewall is enabled by default. Here is a way to disable the firewall from the commandline which can be very usefull.
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Prerequisites
You must have access to the PC you want to disable the Firewall on.
Possible options: Local access, a remote shell like telnet, or you must have admin access to the computer and be on another computer within the same subnet.
Checking the Firewall Status
The 'SC' command allows us to check the firewall status. From Local Shell
sc firewall show opmode
From Remote Shell
sc \\RemoteHostname firewall show opmode
Disabling the Firewall
From Local Shell
sc firewall set opmode DISABLE
From Remote Shell
sc \\RemoteHostname firewall set opmode DISABLE
Enabling the Firewall
From Local Shell
sc firewall set opmode ENABLE
From Remote Shell
sc \\RemoteHostname firewall set opmode ENABLE
Notes
1) You can also disable the XP Firewall via Group Policy is your computers are on a Windows 2000+ domain.