Comodo Firewall question

[pparks1]

Just giving this firewall a test at work. I want to set it so that all computers on my local LAN can connect to my testbox (running Comodo) via remote desktop.

Under Firewall, Network Security Policy, I created a global rule that I thought would do it, allowing access to port 3389.

However, when a client tries to connect, they cannot. On the testbox (running comodo), I'm prompted as to whether I want to allow svchost.exe or not.

Do I have to have 2 rules, one allowing 3389 like above and another allowing svchost?

It seems I can create 1 rule, under Application rules for Svchost.exe from any host, to port 3389. Then my Global rule isn't necessary. So, what's the point of the global rule?

 

[I be he]

Not saying you wont find your answer here, however the Comodo forums most likely will have it.

 

[Borg 386]

Here you go pparks1, it's a long read but it has a lot of info on it, it may hold the answer:

http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/Comodo_Internet_Security_User_Guide.pdf

 

[simmo]

Interesting thing...Commodo firewall that I just downloaded is not compatable with Commodo AV which I installed not more than 10 mins ago and updated rofl...left hand not knowing it has a right hand let alone what the right hand is doing

 

[pparks1]

Here you go pparks1, it's a long read but it has a lot of info on it, it may hold the answer:

http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/Comodo_Internet_Security_User_Guide.pdf

It's 300+ page manual. For Pete's sake, I'm not going to read that in order to learn a little bit about the product to just get a feel for how it works.

I figured with the number of people on this board who use Comodo, somebody would be able to give me the skinny on the proper way to setup such a simple rule.

I did google for about 30 minutes on this before I posted, but the posts either shared how to set the global rule, or the svchost.exe rule...but never mentioned whether they were both required.