Windows Firewall Whitelist
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2013 3:15 am
There is nothing stopping you from setting up a whitelist in Windows Firewall. You just have to disable the opened port rule bz2 sets up then follow these steps.
Before you start with the following section, make sure you disable any rules allowing bz2 to go through Windows Firewall. The latest patches create profiles that will allow bz2 through, if you allow it.
Setting up a Whitelist with Windows Firewall.
[h]Opening up TCP[/h]
1. Go to "Control Panel"
2. Launch "Windows Firewall"
3. Click on "Advanced Settings"
4. Click on "Inbound Rule"
5. Select "New Rule" from the "Action Pane"
6. For "What type of rule would you like to create", select "Custom" then click "Next"
7. For "Does this rule apply to all programs or a specific program?", select "All programs", then click "Next"
8. For the "Protocol type", select "TCP"
9. For the "Local port", select "Specific ports"
10. Now specify ports "17770-17772"
11. Click "Next"
12. For "Which local IP addresses does this rule apply to?", select "Any IP addresses"
13. For "Which remote IP addresses does this rule apply to?", select "These IP addresses"
14. Click "Add", now enter the IP addresses you want to allow
15. Click "Next"
16. For "What action should be taken when a connection matches the specified conditions?", select "Allow the connection".
17. Click "Next"
18. For the "When does this rule apply?", select "Domain, Private, or Public", depending on what profile you are using
19. Click "Next"
20. For the name, give it "BZ2 Whitelist TCP"
21. Click Finished.
[h]Opening up UDP[/h]
There is nothing stopping you from setting up a whitelist in Windows Firewall. You just have to disable the opened port rule bz2 sets up then follow these steps.
Setting up a Whitelist with Windows Firewall.
1. Go to "Control Panel"
2. Launch "Windows Firewall"
3. Click on "Advanced Settings"
4. Click on "Inbound Rule"
5. Select "New Rule" from the "Action Pane"
6. For "What type of rule would you like to create", select "Custom" then click "Next"
7. For "Does this rule apply to all programs or a specific program?", select "All programs", then click "Next"
8. For the "Protocol type", select "UDP"
9. For the "Local port", select "Specific ports"
10. Now specify ports "17770-17772"
11. Click "Next"
12. For "Which local IP addresses does this rule apply to?", select "Any IP addresses"
13. For "Which remote IP addresses does this rule apply to?", select "These IP addresses"
14. Click "Add", now enter the IP addresses you want to allow
15. Click "Next"
16. For "What action should be taken when a connection matches the specified conditions?", select "Allow the connection".
17. Click "Next"
18. For the "When does this rule apply?", select "Domain, Private, or Public", depending on what profile you are using
19. Click "Next"
20. For the name, give it "BZ2 Whitelist UDP"
21. Click Finished.
Before you start with the following section, make sure you disable any rules allowing bz2 to go through Windows Firewall. The latest patches create profiles that will allow bz2 through, if you allow it.
Setting up a Whitelist with Windows Firewall.
[h]Opening up TCP[/h]
1. Go to "Control Panel"
2. Launch "Windows Firewall"
3. Click on "Advanced Settings"
4. Click on "Inbound Rule"
5. Select "New Rule" from the "Action Pane"
6. For "What type of rule would you like to create", select "Custom" then click "Next"
7. For "Does this rule apply to all programs or a specific program?", select "All programs", then click "Next"
8. For the "Protocol type", select "TCP"
9. For the "Local port", select "Specific ports"
10. Now specify ports "17770-17772"
11. Click "Next"
12. For "Which local IP addresses does this rule apply to?", select "Any IP addresses"
13. For "Which remote IP addresses does this rule apply to?", select "These IP addresses"
14. Click "Add", now enter the IP addresses you want to allow
15. Click "Next"
16. For "What action should be taken when a connection matches the specified conditions?", select "Allow the connection".
17. Click "Next"
18. For the "When does this rule apply?", select "Domain, Private, or Public", depending on what profile you are using
19. Click "Next"
20. For the name, give it "BZ2 Whitelist TCP"
21. Click Finished.
[h]Opening up UDP[/h]
There is nothing stopping you from setting up a whitelist in Windows Firewall. You just have to disable the opened port rule bz2 sets up then follow these steps.
Setting up a Whitelist with Windows Firewall.
1. Go to "Control Panel"
2. Launch "Windows Firewall"
3. Click on "Advanced Settings"
4. Click on "Inbound Rule"
5. Select "New Rule" from the "Action Pane"
6. For "What type of rule would you like to create", select "Custom" then click "Next"
7. For "Does this rule apply to all programs or a specific program?", select "All programs", then click "Next"
8. For the "Protocol type", select "UDP"
9. For the "Local port", select "Specific ports"
10. Now specify ports "17770-17772"
11. Click "Next"
12. For "Which local IP addresses does this rule apply to?", select "Any IP addresses"
13. For "Which remote IP addresses does this rule apply to?", select "These IP addresses"
14. Click "Add", now enter the IP addresses you want to allow
15. Click "Next"
16. For "What action should be taken when a connection matches the specified conditions?", select "Allow the connection".
17. Click "Next"
18. For the "When does this rule apply?", select "Domain, Private, or Public", depending on what profile you are using
19. Click "Next"
20. For the name, give it "BZ2 Whitelist UDP"
21. Click Finished.