Re: Windows Firewall is off, but still receiving RPC error when running GPMC RSoP

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 11/29/04

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    Please visit the Group Policy experts:
    news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.group_policy 

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"AdL" wrote:
| Hi,
| 
| I am unable to connect to a Windows XP with SP2 client to run a
| Resultant Set of Policies from Group Policy Management Console.
| I am aware that the Windows Firewall automatically blocks port 135
| (and any other port for that matter), so I have switched off the
| firewall in my Default Domain Policy. It also appears as such on the
| Windows XP machine (greyed out and switched to Off).
| 
| Still, when I run RSoP from the GPMC, I get an error stating "The RPC
| server is unavailable." When I do the same to a non-SP2 machine, I
| have no problems.
| How can this still happen even if they Windows Firewall is switched
| off?
| 
| I even tried to use an exception on port 135 and the program
| unsecapp.exe. And I have tried switching on the "Allow remote
| administration" exception. Both did not make any difference. They show
| up in the Exceptions tab on the computer, but I am still unable to
| make a connection.
| 
| I'm pretty much stuck with this one, so if anyone has an idea about
| this one, please let me know.
| 
| Cheers, Dela.
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