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Set the firewall gpo to &quot;not configured&quot; &nbsp; This way the firewall settings won't be managed by the GPO. &nbsp;Once this is done, you will have access to modify the firewall on any client...from the client.
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Set the firewall gpo to "not configured"   This way the firewall settings won't be managed by the GPO.  Once this is done, you will have access to modify the firewall on any client...from the client.

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Is this true for SBS 2003 because that is the way that I have it set right now and the clients do not have access.<br />
I read something about a patch from microsoft to fix this so I downloaded and installed but it is still the same
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Is this true for SBS 2003 because that is the way that I have it set right now and the clients do not have access.
I read something about a patch from microsoft to fix this so I downloaded and installed but it is still the same

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I disabled the firewall in group policy for a computer (created an OU and created new GP for it) and Was able to set the firewall to disabled. &nbsp;Can I allow the user to manage the Firewall at the client side, &nbsp;In essence I need to disable other things in the advanced tab of the firewall and still dont have access
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I disabled the firewall in group policy for a computer (created an OU and created new GP for it) and Was able to set the firewall to disabled.  Can I allow the user to manage the Firewall at the client side,  In essence I need to disable other things in the advanced tab of the firewall and still dont have access

xp firewall sbs 2003 group policy

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).