JSI Tip 7908. Netsh Command Syntax for the Netsh Firewall Context.

In tip 7907, I used the netsh firewall set portopening TCP 445 ENABLE to open TCP port 445.

In Appendix B of Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2, Microsoft describes the Netsh Command Syntax for the Netsh Firewall Context which begins with:

The following Netsh commands can be used in scripts or at the command line to configure Windows Firewall for IPv4 and IPv6 traffic when executed from the netsh firewall context:

•add allowedprogram•set allowedprogram•delete allowedprogram•set icmpsetting•set multicastbroadcastresponse•set notifications•set logging•set opmode•add portopening•set portopening•delete portopening•set service•show

Microsoft describes the set portopening context as follows:

Used to modify the settings of an existing open TCP or UDP port.Syntax:set portopening      [ protocol = ] TCP|UDP|ALL      [ port = ] 1-65535      [ [ name = ] name        [ mode = ] ENABLE|DISABLE        [ scope = ] ALL|SUBNET        [ profile = ] CURRENT|DOMAIN|STANDARD|ALL        [ interface = ] name ]  protocol - The protocol.      TCP      UDP      ALL - All protocols.  port - The port.  name - The friendly name.  mode - The mode. If no mode is specified, ENABLE is assumed.      ENABLE  - Enforced by the firewall.      DISABLE - Not enforced by the firewall.  scope - The scope. If no scope is specified, SUBNET is assumed.      ALL    - All traffic will be allowed.      SUBNET - Only local subnet traffic will be allowed.  profile - The profile. If no profile is specified, CURRENT is assumed.      CURRENT   - The current profile.      DOMAIN - The domain profile.      STANDARD     - The standard profile.      ALL       - All profiles.  interface - The friendly name of the interface from Network Connections.  NOTE: The profile and scope parameters may not be used if specifying the interface         parameter.