Opening Ports In Windows

[wrathloki]

How do I open ports inside windows 7? I know in Windows Vista there's supposed to be an Add Ports button in Control Panel/All Control Panel Items/Windows Firewall/Allowed Programs but in 7 there is no button for this, all you can do is add programs but you can't open specific ports.

 

[dnorris]

when you are there, click on "Advanced Settings"
"Inbound Rules" or "outbound rules"
double-click on a program name
click on "Protocols and Ports" tab

(I haven't used this, I just found it.)

 

[dmex]

Hi Wrathloki,

Its still there but its kinda hidden

Type Windows Firewall into the start-menu then click here: (highlighted with a red box)

Then click here: (highlighted with a red box) then you can click the "Allow another program" button at the bottom

Hope it helps

Steven

 

[hdjunkie]

thanks

 

[Slagathor]

Not trying to hijack this thread, but, why is the change settings button grayed out???

Trying to open ports for COD5...

 

[dmex]

Not trying to hijack this thread, but, why is the change settings button grayed out???

Trying to open ports for COD5...

UAC disabled?

 

[Slagathor]

Yes it is....
I need UAC on to open some ports, or am I being thick...???
Which is not beyond the realm of possibility..... heh

 

[dmex]

Yes it is....
I need UAC on to open some ports, or am I being thick...???
Which is not beyond the realm of possibility..... heh

The change settings button is disabled because UAC is disabled

The button you clicked is for changing allowed applications, in the Windows Firewall main menu click "Advanced Settings" instead if you want to change an applications port settings



Steven

 

[Slagathor]

Dont I feel silly....heh


Thank you sir.....

 

[sallads]

a little tip if you have ESET Smart Security 4
(firewall, antivirus etc.. It's the best program I have!)

all you have to do is to click " Setup > Advanced Personal firewall setup > Interactive mode. Then all the programs will pop up and all you have to do is accept the connections!

(I made the account just to say that, so hope you enjoy it! :sarc: )

 

[idunoleh]

hey i do not have the option of (utorrent tpc-in and udp-in). So how do i open those port?

 

[dmex]

hey i do not have the option of (utorrent tpc-in and udp-in). So how do i open those port?

uTorrent does that itself, goto Options> Preferences and tick the Add Firewall Exception box. If its already ticked, untick it and exit utorrent then start it back up and repeat the procedure.



If the ports still dont open, look at your adsl/cable router's firewall configuration.

Steven

 

[samaiya]

Hey, what if there's that really annoying error that I can't seem to fix that is not allowing one to use the Advanced Settings?

Error is: MMC will not run with a version of IE earlier than Internet 5.5.

The problem being that I have IE8 that came with Win7 OS when I installed it.

A reply would be highly appreciated, thanks!

~Sama

 

[samaiya]

Anyone?

 

[WindowsStar]

@samaiya - Can you provide some screen shots? If you fill in your System Specs, a lot of times that helps us find a problem too. - Thanks - WS

 

[samaiya]

@samaiya - Can you provide some screen shots? If you fill in your System Specs, a lot of times that helps us find a problem too. - Thanks - WS

Hi, thank you for the reply. I'll attach the three screencaps I have. Both show MMC errors on two different things, and one shows my IE version.

System Specs:

CPU--AMD Phenom II X2 955 Calisto B.E
Video Card--ATI HD Radeon 5770
PSU--Corsair 550W
Mobo--Gigabyte 770TA-UD3
RAM--G.Skill Dual Channel 2x2GB DDR3
OS--Windows 7 Home Premium Edition

 

[WindowsStar]

Try this: Add to this Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
and edit the Version Key. If it does not exist create it REG_SZ and enter anything that is above version 5.5.

You can set it to: 8.0.7600.16385 which is Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7.

 

[samaiya]

Using what? I've CCleaner, but it doesn't seem to be a Registry editor.

 

[CommonTater]

hey i do not have the option of (utorrent tpc-in and udp-in). So how do i open those port?

In uTorrent... Options...



Set UPNP and NAT mapping. Works for me...

 

[WindowsStar]

Using what? I've CCleaner, but it doesn't seem to be a Registry editor.

Typically one would use the Registry Editor to edit the Registry and make the change. However if you are not familiar with it or have never used it I created a .REG file. You need to be logged on as Administrator, or be using an Administrator account or use the Run As to add this file to the registry.

Just double click on it and answer yes.