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henrypp / simplewall

Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.
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[Question] Advanced Sharing Settings #1737

Open LearnerICE opened 5 months ago

LearnerICE commented 5 months ago

When I enable simplewall filters it turns on network discovery for public and private networks but if I disable them having the filters on I can no longer browse and it seems like everything is blocked, is this normal or a bug?

App version: <3.7.8> Windows version: <23H2 22631.2861>

secured2k commented 4 months ago

The Network Discovery settings seem to be tied to the detection if the services are allowed through the firewall. When you enable simplewall and let it turn off the Windows firewall (or just turn off the Windows firewall on your own), network sharing is allowed. If you disable network sharing, the Windows firewall will be re-enabled so those profiles can block those features. The same happens if you re-enable the Windows firewall (assuming rules block those services).

If you cannot "browse" while simplewall is enabled, you must allow/configure the app(s), services, or specific network communications.