Firewall Objects

These Inspectors retrieve the various firewall settings for the BES Client computer.

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The Firewall Inspectors allow you to view the settings of the Windows Firewall on Windows Clients. By inspecting the firewall properties, you can determine which applications have access to unsolicited traffic and how the firewall is configured for various subsets of your network. The Windows Firewall is supported on Windows XP SP2. For more information, search for 'Windows Firewall API' at the MSDN site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/).

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firewall authorized application

The <firewall authorized application> Inspectors apply to applications that are authorized to exchange traffic through the Windows Firewall. These properties correspond to the INetFwAuthorizedApplication interface in the Windows Firewall API. The Windows Firewall is supported on Windows XP SP2. For more information, search for 'Windows Firewall API' at the msdn site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/).

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firewall profile

The <firewall profile> Inspectors provide access to the firewall profile. These properties correspond to the INetFwProfile interface in the Windows Firewall API. For more information, search for 'Windows Firewall API' at the msdn site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/).

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firewall profile type

The <firewall profile type> Inspectors provide access to the firewall profile type. The Windows Firewall is supported on Windows XP SP2. For more information, search for 'Windows Firewall API' at the msdn site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/).

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firewall policy

The <firewall policy> Inspectors provide access to the local, current, domain and standard firewall policies. These properties correspond to the INetFwPolicy interface in the Windows Firewall API. The Windows Firewall is supported on Windows XP SP2. For more information, search for 'Windows Firewall API' at the msdn site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/).

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firewall scope

The <firewall scope> Inspectors provide access to the firewall scope. The Windows Firewall is supported on Windows XP SP2. For more information, search for 'Windows Firewall API' at the msdn site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/).

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firewall open port

The <firewall open port> Inspectors provide access to the properties of a port that has been opened in the Windows Firewall. These properties correspond to the INetFwOpenPort interface in the Windows Firewall API. The Windows Firewall is supported on Windows XP SP2. For more information, search for 'Windows Firewall API' at the msdn site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/).

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firewall service

The <firewall service> Inspectors provide access to the properties of a service that may be authorized to listen through the firewall. These properties correspond to the INetFwService interface in the Windows Firewall API. The Windows Firewall is supported on Windows XP SP2. For more information, search for 'Windows Firewall API' at the msdn site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/).

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firewall service type

The <firewall service type> Inspectors provide access to the firewall service type. These properties correspond to the INetFwService.Type interface in the Windows Firewall API. The Windows Firewall is supported on Windows XP SP2. For more information, search for 'Windows Firewall API' at the msdn site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/).

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firewall icmp settings

The <firewall icmp settings> Inspectors provide access to the settings controlling Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets. These properties correspond to the INetFwIcmpSettings interface in the Windows Firewall API. The Windows Firewall is supported on Windows XP SP2. For more information, search for 'Windows Firewall API' at the msdn site (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/).

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firewall action

The firewall action Inspectors provide wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. These are Vista-only Inspectors.

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firewall local policy modify state

The <firewall local policy modify state> Inspectors provide a wrapper for the Windows Firewall Policy Modification State. They are Vista-only. On a non-Vista machine, they return no results. For more information see the MSDN Library reference to NET_FW_MODIFY_STATE at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/.

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firewall rule

The <firewall rule> Inspectors provide a wrapper for the Windows Firewall Rule. They are Vista-only. On a non-Vista machine, they return no results. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/.

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firewall service restriction

The <firewall service restriction> Inspectors provide a wrapper for the Windows Firewall Service Restriction. They are Vista-only. On a non-Vista machine, they return no results. For more information see the MSDN Library reference to INetFwServiceRestriction at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/.

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internet connection firewall

The <internet connection firewall> Inspectors provide access to the settings of the Internet Connection Firewall introduced in Windows XP. The Internet Connection Firewall helps to protect a computer that is directly connected to the Internet, or a home network, from network attacks.

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port mapping

Refers to a port mapping object for the built-in firewall.

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media type

The <media type> objects allow you to inspect the media type of your Internet Connection Firewall type connection, as returned in the NETCON_PROPERTIES structure.

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