Re: Automate ICF settings

From: Torgeir Bakken (MVP) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 10/15/03


Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 22:01:36 +0200

joed wrote:

> I work for a Univeristy that does not have most of it's
> desktops behind a perimeter firewall, hence, we use ICF on
> a lot of our XP machines. We currently are trying to use
> a product that requires us adding about 10 ports to the
> ICF settings. When the ports are added, everything works
> great. My problem, however is that I can't visit every
> desktop with XP and add all of these ports to ICF. I need
> a way to automate the ICF port additions. Are there any
> tools out there that I can use to automate ICF settings
> (adding ports) ? If not what are my other alternatives to
> automate this process.

Hi

You could create a script that does the job, and run it in a logon script or a
computer startup script (GPO/AD).

Platform SDK: Internet Connection Sharing and Internet Connection Firewall
Adding and Removing Port Mappings (JScript)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ics/ics/adding_and_removing_port_mappings_jscript_.asp

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torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter


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