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I our environment we have multiple third party firewalls and we keep our desktop and server local firewall disabled.<br />
As we do not have to make changes on each local system if we need to make any changes on the firewall front and we still stay secured.
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I our environment we have multiple third party firewalls and we keep our desktop and server local firewall disabled.
As we do not have to make changes on each local system if we need to make any changes on the firewall front and we still stay secured.

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Do you actually disable the service? Or are you just turning the firewall off on home, work, and public?
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Do you actually disable the service? Or are you just turning the firewall off on home, work, and public?

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I would like to know how to appropriately adjust the Windows Firewall when running a third party firewall or when you have application servers that do not want any local firewall running. <br />
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I noticed that on some machines the firewall is just simply turned off and on others the service has been disabled.<br />
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Please see attached screenshots.<br />
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I would like to know which is the correct way and how this affects Network Location Services.<br />
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This all started because I have a couple of domain attached servers that have a connection of Network 2 (private) instead of reporting our domain network like it should.<br />
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I thought possibly the firewall configuration could be the culprit.<br />
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I would like to know how to appropriately adjust the Windows Firewall when running a third party firewall or when you have application servers that do not want any local firewall running. 

I noticed that on some machines the firewall is just simply turned off and on others the service has been disabled.

Please see attached screenshots.

I would like to know which is the correct way and how this affects Network Location Services.

This all started because I have a couple of domain attached servers that have a connection of Network 2 (private) instead of reporting our domain network like it should.

I thought possibly the firewall configuration could be the culprit.

Windows Firewall

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.

Software Firewalls

The Windows operating systems have distinct methodologies for designing and implementing networks, and have specific systems to accomplish various networking processes, such as Exchange for email, Sharepoint for shared files and programs, and IIS for delivery of web pages. Microsoft also produces server technologies for networked database use, security and virtualization.

Windows Networking

Network security consists of the policies adopted to prevent and monitor authorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a computer network and network-accessible resources. Network security involves the authorization of access to data in a network, and covers a variety of computer networks; conducting transactions and communications among businesses, government agencies and individuals. Networks can be private, such as within a company, and others which might be open to public access.