Allow Internet Explorer in Windows Firewall


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    Seven RC
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    Allow Internet Explorer in Windows Firewall


    Hi everyone, here's my problem:
    I changed the default rule for outgoing traffic so that erything that doesn't match a rule is blocked. That's okay, nothing can go out now. Then I add program rules allowing needed softs to access the internet freely. This works fine too, except for Internet Explorer. I can't get iexplore.exe or even ielowutil.exe access the internet without adding a rule for TCP 80.
    If someone could explain it, I really don't understand why IExplore requires 2 rules to work while the first rules should allow him unrestricted access...
    Thank for reading
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
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  3. Posts : 1,179
       #3

    except for Internet Explorer. I can't get iexplore.exe or even ielowutil.exe access the internet without adding a rule for TCP 80
    you might change that to http port 80. <my firewall is set interactive and that is what it wants.>
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