Windows Firewall

Question

Hi,

Observed that we have one same firewall rule which is disable for domain , public , private profile and enable for "All" profile. Now the confusion is which rule it would consider as working?

Below is the screenshot

Answer 1

Hello @PrasadWF

In this setup, the firewall rule is configured differently for various network profiles. When a rule is enabled for the "All" profile but disabled for specific profiles like domain, public, and private, it will be active only when the network profile matches "All."

To clarify:

• If the network profile is set to "All," the rule will be considered active.
• However, if the network profile is set to domain, public, or private, the rule will be inactive.

Hope it helps!

Answer 2

Hello @PrasadWF

To check the network profile on a Windows system, follow these steps:

1. Open the Control Panel and navigate to "Network and Internet" or "Network and Sharing Center."
2. Click on "View network status and tasks."
3. On the left side of the window, click on "Change adapter settings."
4. Right-click on the network connection you're interested in and select "Properties."
5. In the Properties window, under the "Networking" tab, look for "Network Profile" or "Network Category" to see if it's set to "Domain," "Public," or "Private."

Regarding setting the network profile to "All," there's no explicit "All" profile. Instead, if a firewall rule is enabled for the "All" profile but disabled for specific profiles like domain, public, and private, it means the rule will be active regardless of the network profile.

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Answer 3

Thanks for the clarification

Answer 4

Hello,

 

Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

Public, private and domain profiles are seperate and the firewall rule will be applied to these profiles seperately also.

As the firewall rule you displayed is enabled for all profiles, it will override the seperate profile configuration. Now you can consider like this rule is enabled for all profiles.

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Jill Zhou