Date: 3//2007
Affected NV Version: ALL
OS Version: Windows
Plugin version: N/A
Application version: N/A
Description:
This will show you how you can use netsh to see if Windows firewall is letting NetVault programs communicate through the firewall.
Symptoms:
You want to check the configuration of your firewall, using netsh command line utility.
1. To check to see if Windows firewall is configured to let NetVault programs through the firewall on any port, use the following command.
netsh firewall show allowedprogram
Example
C:\> netsh firewall show allowedprogram
Allowed programs configuration for Domain profile:
Mode Name / Program
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Enable Remote Assistance / C:\WINDOWS\system32\sessmgr.exe
Enable Network Diagnostics for Windows XP / C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
Enable McAfee Framework Service / C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe
Enable File Transfer Program / C:\WINDOWS\system32\ftp.exe
Enable VNC Viewer Free Edition for Win32 / C:\Program Files\RealVNC\VNC4\vncviewer.exe
Enable NetVault GUI / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvgui.exe
Enable NetVault AVP / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvavp.exe
Enable NetVault Changer Manager / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvchgmgr.exe
Enable NetVault Device Manager / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvdevmgr.exe
Enable NetVault GUI Proxy / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvguiproxy.exe
Enable NetVault Logging Daemon / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvlogdaemon.exe
Enable NetVault Media Manager / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvmedmgr.exe
Enable NetVault Process Manager / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvpmgr.exe
Enable NetVault Reports / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvrepdbmngr.exe
Enable NetVault Scheduler / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvsched.exe
Enable NetVault Statistics / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvstatsmngr.exe
Enable Microsoft Management Console / C:\WINDOWS\system32\mmc.exe
Allowed programs configuration for Standard profile:
Mode Name / Program
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Enable Remote Assistance / C:\WINDOWS\system32\sessmgr.exe
Enable Network Diagnostics for Windows XP / C:\WINDOWS\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
Enable NetVault GUI / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvgui.exe
Enable NetVault AVP / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvavp.exe
Enable NetVault Changer Manager / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvchgmgr.exe
Enable NetVault Device Manager / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvdevmgr.exe
Enable NetVault GUI Proxy / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvguiproxy.exe
Enable NetVault Logging Daemon / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvlogdaemon.exe
Enable NetVault Media Manager / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvmedmgr.exe
Enable NetVault Process Manager / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvpmgr.exe
Enable NetVault Reports / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvrepdbmngr.exe
Enable NetVault Scheduler / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvsched.exe
Enable NetVault Statistics / C:\Program Files\BakBone Software\NetVault\bin\nvstatsmngr.exe
This example shows all the programs allowed by the NetVault server firewall configuration utility. A client may show fewer programs. If there are no NetVault programs listed, your firewall is not configured in this way, and you should download the firewall configuration utility to add NetVault to the firewall.
