Windows Firewall - Windows Server 2003 Networking Recipes - page 132

Solution

Using a Graphical User Interface

1. Open the Network Connections applet.

2. Double-click on the Local Area Connection icon.

3. From the Advanced tab, click Settings. This will launch the Windows Firewall Control

Panel applet.

4. From the Advanced tab, remove the check mark next to the interface name that should

not be protected by the Windows Firewall in the Network Connections Settings section.
To re-enable Windows Firewall protection for a particular interface, place a check mark
next to it.

5. Click OK when you're finished.

■ Note This option is only available if you have more than one NIC installed in your Windows Server 2003
computer. For a single-homed computer, you can enable or disable the Windows Firewall using the steps in
Recipe 3-1.

Using a Command-Line Interface
The following command disables the Windows Firewall for the NIC associated with the Local
Area Connection .

> netsh firewall set opmode mode = DISABLE interface = "Local Area Connection"

■ Note If you are enabling or disabling the Windows Firewall for an individual interface, you cannot specify
either the profile or the exceptions switch.