Turning the Firewall Off

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This example turns off, or disables, the firewall using the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security APIs.

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'Abstract:
'    This VBScript file includes sample code that disables the 
'    firewall using the Microsoft Windows Firewall APIs.

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option explicit
' Profile Type
Const NET_FW_PROFILE2_DOMAIN = 1
Const NET_FW_PROFILE2_PRIVATE = 2
Const NET_FW_PROFILE2_PUBLIC = 4

Dim fwPolicy2
Set fwPolicy2 = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwPolicy2")
fwPolicy2.FirewallEnabled(NET_FW_PROFILE2_DOMAIN) = FALSE
fwPolicy2.FirewallEnabled(NET_FW_PROFILE2_PRIVATE) = FALSE
fwPolicy2.FirewallEnabled(NET_FW_PROFILE2_PUBLIC) = FALSE