File this under "things I always forget how to do, and then find on my own site when I search for it".
If you want to ping your Server 2008 machine and receive a response, open a command prompt or Run dialog and type:
netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8
This will allow your server to reply to ICMP requests.
To disable this and block ICMP requests, run:
netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 disable
Tags: Firewall, Server 2008, Tips, Windows





November 24th, 2009 at 5:07 am
One of the major pains of managing such a GUI-stripped installation is the configuration of the any Windows settings, mostly because we, Windows-based and Windows-accustomed administrators, have very little in common with non-GUI-based operating systems.