Windows 2003 NIC Firewall Settings - How to add port ranges

Windows 2003 NIC Firewall Settings - How to add port ranges

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Windows 2003 NIC Firewall Settings - How to add port ranges =?Utf-8?B?TWFyaw==?= 05-30-2008
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?TWFyaw==?= on May 30, 2008, 6:44 am
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I have a question regarding the Windows 2003 firewall settings. When I click
on the Exceptions tab, I see a list of some of the services. When I click on
File and Print Sharing and select Edit, I get a list of tcp & udp ports for
this service. How can I create a new service item and add multiple ports
under that item (just like File & Print Sharing)? Right now I click Add Port,
give it a name and specify the port number. When I have to allow a port
range, or multiple ports that aren't in the same range, I create a new port
entry.

Thanks in advance for any help given.

Posted by Steve Riley [MSFT] on June 1, 2008, 3:44 am
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The firewall doesn't support adding port ranges, only single ports.

Generally, it's better to create an exception for a program or a service,
rather than define port numbers. Then, when the program creates its
listening socket(s), the firewall dynamically opens whatever ports the
program uses, and restricts incoming traffic to that process only.

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> I have a question regarding the Windows 2003 firewall settings. When I
> click
> on the Exceptions tab, I see a list of some of the services. When I click
> on
> File and Print Sharing and select Edit, I get a list of tcp & udp ports
> for
> this service. How can I create a new service item and add multiple ports
> under that item (just like File & Print Sharing)? Right now I click Add
> Port,
> give it a name and specify the port number. When I have to allow a port
> range, or multiple ports that aren't in the same range, I create a new
> port
> entry.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help given.


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