Configuring Windows Server 2008 Firewall to make the system more secure

Compared with the firewall that comes with the Windows Server 2003 operating system, the firewall function integrated under Windows Server 2008 is more comprehensive, and the security protection level is naturally higher. We only need to configure the firewall program properly. Windows Server 2008 systems run more securely. This is not, this article now recommend several Windows Server 2008 system firewall configuration skills for friends, I believe that with the help of these skills, you will be able to fully enjoy the surprise of the system firewall!

Many times, we need to periodically check the security configuration status of the Windows system's own firewall. For example, we want to know whether the current system has enabled the firewall, what type of configuration file the firewall uses, and whether the firewall allows the exception mode to be enabled. Whether the multicast/broadcast response mode is enabled normally, which network ports are currently open on all network connection interfaces, what are the port numbers in the open state, etc. Normally, we need to enter the Windows system first. The basic configuration interface with a firewall, and then click on each of the tab settings page, in order to understand the above configuration information in each page. Obviously, using the above method to view the configuration status of all aspects of the Windows firewall is undoubtedly troublesome; in fact, in the Windows Server 2008 system environment, we can skillfully use the netsh command that comes with the system to view the one-time view. All configuration status information of the system firewall, the following is the specific implementation steps of the method:

First open the "Start" menu in the Windows Server 2008 system desktop, select the "Program" and "Accessories" options one by one. Then right click on the "command line prompt" command from the lower menu, click the "Run as administrator" command from the pop-up shortcut menu, the system screen will automatically switch to the DOS command line work window;

Next, in the DOS command prompt of the working window, enter the string command "netsh", click the Enter key to switch the system to the netsh command configuration state, and then enter the string command "firewall" After clicking the Enter key, the system will automatically enter the Windows Firewall command setting environment, then we will see the system screen. The prompt that appears on it has become "netsh firewall";

At the "netsh firewall" prompt, enter the string command "show state", click the Enter key, we can In the result interface shown in Figure 1, you can see the security configuration status information of all aspects of the firewall. For example, here we find that the Windows system comes with a firewall using the standard configuration file, and the exception working mode is enabled. Notification mode, multicast/broadcast response mode is enabled, no network ports are open on all current network connection interfaces, and so on. Previous 12 3 4 Next Read more