Windows 7 firewall causing remote connection to time out; should refuse connection
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Mar 15, 202619172 viewsConfidence Score0%
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The Windows 7 Firewall is running with default options to allow outbound connections and block incoming connections. I have a process trying to connect regularly from within my local network, which is fine. When the program that accepts the connection is running, all goes well. When it's not, Windo…
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Fix for: Windows 7 firewall causing remote connection to time out; should refuse connection
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This is due to a windows firewall feature called "stealth mode". The idea is that refusing a connection instead of timing it out will tell an attacker that there actually is a computer on that IP-Address. With the connection attempt timing out, the …
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