INetFwRule::put_RemoteAddresses method (netfw.h)

Specifies the list of remote addresses for this rule.

This property is read/write.

Syntax

HRESULT put_RemoteAddresses(
  BSTR remoteAddrs
);

Parameters

remoteAddrs

Return value

None

Remarks

This property is optional.

Also see the restrictions on changing properties described in the Remarks section of the INetFwRule interface page.

The remoteAddrs parameter consists of one or more comma-delimited tokens specifying the remote addresses from which the application can listen for traffic. The default value is "*". Valid tokens include:

  • "*" indicates any remote address. If present, this must be the only token included.
  • "Defaultgateway"
  • "DHCP"
  • "DNS"
  • "WINS"
  • "LocalSubnet" indicates any local address on the local subnet. This token is not case-sensitive.
  • A subnet can be specified using either the subnet mask or network prefix notation. If neither a subnet mask not a network prefix is specified, the subnet mask defaults to 255.255.255.255.
  • A valid IPv6 address.
  • An IPv4 address range in the format of "start address - end address" with no spaces included.
  • An IPv6 address range in the format of "start address - end address" with no spaces included.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header netfw.h
DLL FirewallAPI.dll

See also

INetFwRule