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Hey, Scripting Guy! Weekend Scripter: How to Retrieve Enabled Windows Firewall Rules

July 3, 2010 Jul 3, 2010 07/3/10
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 Microsoft Scripting Guy Ed Wilson here. The Scripting Wife and I are getting ready to head up to the mountains in search of a bit of cool air. Even if it is hot up there, it will still be cool because we are meeting one of my old high school friends. Actually, all of my high school friends are old now, but that is another story. John ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! Quick-Hits Friday: The Scripting Guys Respond to a Bunch of Questions (05/22/09)

May 23, 2009 May 23, 2009 05/23/09
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How Can I Determine if a Particular Windows Feature Is Installed?  Hey, Scripting Guy! I am new to Windows PowerShell scripting and have a little experience with WMI thanks to your Windows PowerShell Scriptomatic tool.  I'm trying to determine whether a particular optional Windows component or feature is installed (Freecell, for ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Parse My Firewall Log File to See What Kind of Packets Are Being Sent?

April 16, 2009 Apr 16, 2009 04/16/09
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Hey, Scripting Guy! I would like to parse the firewall log on my computer and find out the kinds of packets that are going out. You know, how many Web page packets, how many DNS lookups, how many pings. That kind of stuff. I figure that I can look at these logs and pick up diagnostic information. For example, if I see a bunch of DNS queries ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I See Which Packets Are Being Dropped by Windows Firewall?

April 15, 2009 Apr 15, 2009 04/15/09
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Hey, Scripting Guy! I love the Windows Firewall. I think it is really cool. The fact that it is a low-maintenance tool is sweet, but every once in a while, I would like to look over the log files and see what is going on. In particularly, I want to know about what packets are being dropped by the firewall. Can you help me?- DC Hi DC,Did ...

How Can I Turn Off the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Firewall?

September 16, 2005 Sep 16, 2005 09/16/05
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Hey, Scripting Guy! How can I turn off the Service Pack 2 firewall?-- JC Hey, JC. You know, if there’s a drawback to working at Microsoft (and if our manager is reading this we hasten to add that there are no drawbacks to working at Microsoft) it’s this: no matter what you do some people will be glad you did it and others will be … ...