Batch script to add port exceptions in Windows 7

[MNHughes]

Hi Everyone,

We use Impero here as a classroom management tool that needs over 100 port exceptions so in Win XP I've made a script that does this automatically however the same script doesn't work in Windows Vista and above, does anybody have an idea?

FOR /L %%I IN (start of port range here,1,end of port range here) DO netsh firewall add portopening TCP %%I "Impero services: port %%I" enable subnet

Many Thanks,

Martin

[AngryTechnician]

If you start using the newer ADMX templates for Windows 7 you can configure this in Group Policy.

[MNHughes]

If you start using the newer ADMX templates for Windows 7 you can configure this in Group Policy.

We only have server 2003 at the moment so no ADMX compatibility, I was being an idiot I forgot that unlike windows XP you can add port ranges in Windows 7 so there is no need to use a batch script I can just make it part of our laptop image.

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[russdev]

Hi Everyone,

We use Impero here as a classroom management tool that needs over 100 port exceptions so in Win XP I've made a script that does this automatically however the same script doesn't work in Windows Vista and above, does anybody have an idea?

FOR /L %%I IN (start of port range here,1,end of port range here) DO netsh firewall add portopening TCP %%I "Impero services: port %%I" enable subnet

Many Thanks,

Martin

Hi Martin

Usually Impero will add in your port exceptions If using windows firewall strange if windows firewall not allowing Impero client through.

Russell

[edutech4schools]

We only have server 2003 at the moment so no ADMX compatibility

You can control Win7 on a 2003 network using RSAT.