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Group Policy: How do I enable Windows Firewall for public connection, but disable for company LAN/WAN/VPN?

Asked by OSUPropa in Consumer Firewalls, Windows XP Operating System, Miscellaneous Security

Tags: Microsoft, Windows Firewall, Windows XP SP2, Group Policy Settings for activation and exception criteria

I need to do the following with Windows XP SP2 (Windows) Firewall via Group Policy:

AUTOMATICALLY (NO USER INTERACTION) ENABLE WINXP SP2 WINDOWS FIREWALL
* ONLY while a system is on a non company DNS domain (public access). The Firewall should be DISabled while on the corporate LAN/WAN/Domain etc..
* While Firewall is enabled, make certain Outlook Web Access, Outlook HTTP access, Internet web browsing, and VPN connections can remain operational.

WHAT IS KNOWN
* Group Policy: Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>Network>Network Connection>Prohibit use of Internet Connection Firewall on your DNS domain network .... Know this makes certain the Firewall is not activated while the system is connected directly to the domain - LAN/WAN (not certain if this includes VPN or just certain forms of VPN)

* The Domain Profile folder and Standard Profile folder exist to differentiate settings for corp and public access

* If the "Protect All Network Connections" GPo is enabled, the 'Prohibit use of Internet Connection Firewall on your DNS Domain network GPo is voided

QUESTION

How does one make certain the Firewall is indeed ENABLED while on the Public connection and include necessary exceptions without having an admin user turn the Firewall on manually? I'm pretty certain I see how to add the exceptions, but don't see where the Firewall can be enabled automatically without user interaction, and without voiding the "...no Firewall on your DNS Domain" GPo?

Greatly appreciate your time!

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Group Policy: How do I enable Windows Firewall for public connection, but disable for company LAN/WAN/VPN?

Asked by OSUPropa in Consumer Firewalls, Windows XP Operating System, Miscellaneous Security

Tags: Microsoft, Windows Firewall, Windows XP SP2, Group Policy Settings for activation and exception criteria

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