Adding Firewall rule

[skon2464]

I am trying to add a firewall rule but I think I got the syntax wrong. 

Run(@ComSpec & "/k " & 'netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=' & '"New"' & 'dir=in action=allow program=' & NoSlash(@ScriptDir) & '"\MyApp.exe"' & 'enable=yes')

Could you please let me know what I missed.

Edited July 22, 2013 by skon2464

[FireFox]

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[DW1]

The syntax issue is likely to do with your lack of spaces between parameters.  Also, you messed up on quoting the app name, not including the path.

-Added space before "dir="

-Added space before "enable="

-Moved double quote from before "MyApp.exe" to right after "program="

Run(@ComSpec & "/k " & 'netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=' & '"New"' & ' dir=in action=allow program="' & NoSlash(@ScriptDir) & '\MyApp.exe"' & ' enable=yes')

[skon2464]

I am able to figure out the problem. Thanks guys

[naru]

On 7/22/2013 at 10:59 PM, DW1 said:

The syntax issue is likely to do with your lack of spaces between parameters.  Also, you messed up on quoting the app name, not including the path.

-Added space before "dir="

-Added space before "enable="

-Moved double quote from before "MyApp.exe" to right after "program="

 

Run(@ComSpec & "/k " & 'netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=' & '"New"' & ' dir=in action=allow program="' & NoSlash(@ScriptDir) & '\MyApp.exe"' & ' enable=yes')

Not working

[LWC]

On 8/25/2017 at 4:36 PM, naru said:

Not working

Probably because it needs admin privileges.
I therefore run it not with Run but with ShellExecute with runas verb (although I prefer ShellExecuteWait as shown below to know if the rule worked or not).
BTW, you can alternatively use direct firewall API but it means having to run the entire script as admin which is a security risk.

$failed=False
If ShellExecuteWait('netsh', 'advfirewall firewall add rule name="' & $programName & '"' & ' dir=in action=block program="' & $programPath & $programFile & '"', default, "runas") > 0
    $failed=True
ElseIf ShellExecuteWait('netsh', 'advfirewall firewall add rule name="' & $programName & '"' & ' dir=out action=block program="' & $programPath & $programFile & '"', default, "runas") > 0
            $failed=True
EndIf

And to delete a rule:

$failed=False
If ShellExecuteWait('netsh', 'advfirewall firewall delete rule name="' & $programName & '"' & ' program="' & $programPath & $programFile & '"', default, "runas") > 0 then
    $failed = True
EndIf

 

Edited March 29, 2024 by LWC
Rephrased