Additional References

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Updated: December 7, 2009

Applies To: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista

For more information about the technologies discussed in this guide, see the following locations.

Windows Firewall with Advanced Security

  • Windows Firewall (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=95393)

    This page contains links to the documentation currently available for Windows Firewall, for both the version available on Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later and Windows Server 2003, and the version available on Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008.

  • Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - Diagnostics and Troubleshooting (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=95372)

    This article describes how Windows Firewall with Advanced Security works, what the common troubleshooting situations are, and which tools you can use for troubleshooting.

IPsec

  • IPsec (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=95394)

    This page contains links to the documentation currently available for Internet Protocol security (IPsec), for both the version available on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, and the version available as connection security rules in Windows Firewall with Advanced Security on Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008.

  • Simplifying IPsec Policy with the Simple Policy Update (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=94767)

    This article describes a downloadable update available for Windows XP with SP2 and Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1). (The update is built into Windows XP with SP3 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2). The update changes the behavior of IPsec negotiation so that the IPsec policy rules can be simplified, in some cases significantly reducing the number of required IP filters and their ongoing maintenance.

Server and Domain Isolation

Group Policy