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Windows Server 2016 Security, Certificates, and Remote Access Cookbook
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Windows Server 2016 Security, Certificates, and Remote Access Cookbook

by Jordan Krause
April 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
138 pages
3h 55m
English
Packt Publishing
Content preview from Windows Server 2016 Security, Certificates, and Remote Access Cookbook

How to do it...

If you want to stop unnecessary traffic from getting to your server, execute the following instructions:

  1. First, we want to test the existing connectivity. I log into my DC2 server, and from there I am able to successfully execute the ping web1 command and get a reply. I can also open up File Explorer and browse to \\WEB1 and see a folder shared there. This baseline test tells me that both ICMP (ping) traffic and file access are currently open and allowed by WFAS on WEB1. We want to stop these functions from happening.
  2. Log in to WEB1 and open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. You can open this either from the Start screen and typing it in, or by opening a Run prompt and typing wf.msc.

 

  1. Inside WFAS, your two best ...
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