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Sort of annoying to need this manual workaround (particularly if you have several rules at this value), but this appears to be the only solution. &nbsp;It's much faster than the alternative.
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Sort of annoying to need this manual workaround (particularly if you have several rules at this value), but this appears to be the only solution.  It's much faster than the alternative.

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I've used the following command without issue on several Win2008R2 servers in the past, but I'm running into the following error on one particular device.<br />
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<b>Command</b>:<br />
<i>netsh advfirewall firewall set rule name=all dir=in remoteip=any new remoteip=localsubnet</i><br />
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<b>Error</b>:<br />
<i>'Defer to user' setting can only be used in a firewall rule where program path and TCP/UDP protocol are specified with no additional scopes</i><br />
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Any ideas?
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I've used the following command without issue on several Win2008R2 servers in the past, but I'm running into the following error on one particular device.

Command:
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule name=all dir=in remoteip=any new remoteip=localsubnet

Error:
'Defer to user' setting can only be used in a firewall rule where program path and TCP/UDP protocol are specified with no additional scopes

Any ideas?

&quot;Defer to user&quot; error with &quot;netsh advfirewall&quot; command on Win2008R2

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Software firewalls, also known as host-based firewalls, provide a layer of software on one host that controls network traffic in and out of that single machine. Most operating systems now include firewall software, but many available software firewalls include central distribution, antivirus systems and disaster recovery.

&quot;Defer to user&quot; error with &quot;netsh advfirewall&quot; command on Win2008R2

"Defer to user" error with "netsh advfirewall" command on Win2008R2