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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Properties

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8.0.584.0	Windows

Creation

rule of <firewall service restriction> : firewall rule

Retrieves the collection of Windows Service Hardening network rules for the specified firewall service restriction. For more information, see the MSDN Library section on INetFwServiceRestriction.

Plural: rules

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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rule of <firewall> : firewall rule

Retrieves the collection of rules for the specified firewall. For more information, see the MSDN Library article on INetFwPolicy2.

Plural: rules

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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Properties

action of <firewall rule> : firewall action

Retrieves the Action property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: actions

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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application name of <firewall rule> : string

Retrieves the application name property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: application names

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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currently active of <firewall rule> : boolean

Currently active is true if and only if the specified firewall rule is enabled (the Enabled property is true) AND the currently active profile type (as defined by the CurrentProfileTypes property of INetFwPolicy2) is one of the profiles for which the rule applies (as defined by the Profiles property). For more information see the MSDN Library articles for INetFwRule, including the CurrentProfileTypes and Profiles properties.

Plural: currently actives

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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description of <firewall rule> : string

Retrieves the Description property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: descriptions

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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edge traversal allowed of <firewall rule> : boolean

Retrieves the EdgeTraversal property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: edge traversal alloweds

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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enabled of <firewall rule> : boolean

Retrieves the Enabled property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: enableds

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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grouping of <firewall rule> : string

Retrieves the Grouping property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: groupings

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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icmp types_and_codes string of <firewall rule> : string

Retrieves the IcmpTypesAndCodes property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: icmp types_and_codes strings

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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inbound of <firewall rule> : boolean

Retrieves the inbound direction property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule and IDispatch.

Plural: inbounds

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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interface of <firewall rule> : string

Retrieves the Interfaces property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: interfaces

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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interface types string of <firewall rule> : string

Retrieves the Interface types property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: interface types strings

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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local addresses string of <firewall rule> : string

Plural: local addresses strings

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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local ports string of <firewall rule> : string

Retrieves the LocalPorts property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: local ports strings

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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name of <firewall rule> : string

Retrieves the Name property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: names

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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outbound of <firewall rule> : boolean

Retrieves the outbound direction property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule and IDispatch.

Plural: outbounds

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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profile <firewall profile type> of <firewall rule> : boolean

Retrieves the given profile property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: profiles

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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protocol of <firewall rule> : internet protocol

Retrieves the Protocol property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: protocols

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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remote addresses string of <firewall rule> : string

Retrieves the RemoteAddresses property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: remote addresses strings

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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remote ports string of <firewall rule> : string

Retrieves the RemotePorts property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: remote ports strings

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8.0.584.0	Windows

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service name of <firewall rule> : string

Retrieves the ServiceName property for the specified firewall rule. The firewall rule inspectors are wrappers around the Windows Vista Firewall API. For more information, see the MSDN library for INetFwRule.

Plural: service names

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Windows

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