Contents 3
Windows Firewall Overview 1
How Windows Firewall Works 2
Common Problems with Windows Firewall 4
I Cannot Configure Windows Firewall 4
Nobody Can Ping My Computer 4
Internet Users Cannot Access My Game, Web, or Other Server 5
My Local File and Printer Shares Cannot Be Accessed 7
I Cannot Remotely Administer a Computer with Windows Firewall Enabled 7
I Cannot See the Computers on My Network in My Network Places 7
Remote Assistance is Not Working 7
How To Determine Whether Windows Firewall is Configured with Group Policy Settings 7
General Methodology for Determining and Configuring Exceptions 10
Windows Firewall Troubleshooting Tools 13
Netsh Firewall Show Commands 13
Audit Logging 18
Windows Firewall Logging File 19
The Services Snap-in 20
The Event Viewer Snap-in 21
The Netstat Tool 22
Summary 23
Related Links 24
