OpenPorts-com.vbs

By The Scripting Guys, Microsoft Corporation

This script opens specified ports in Windows Firewall. To perform this task, it uses the Windows Firewall COM automation server. It runs only against the local computer.

OpenPorts-com.vbs corresponds to OpenPort.vbs, one of the scripts that ships with Application Compatibility Testing and Mitigation Guide for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and which are documented in the Appendix. You can download a Windows Installer (.msi) file that installs the Guide and its associated scripts from:

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9300BECF-2DEE-4772-ADD9-AD0EAF89C4A7&displaylang=en

To use the script, copy the code, paste it into Notepad, and then save the script as OpenPorts-com.vbs. To run the script, open a command prompt window to the directory of the script and type:

cscript openports-com.vbs

If the default script host on the computer is Cscript.exe, the initial "cscript" may be omitted.

Script Code

'******************************************************************************
'OpenPorts-com.vbs
'Author: Peter Costantini, The Microsoft Scripting Guys
'Date: 8/27/04
'Version: 1.0
'This script opens specified ports in Windows Firewall.
'******************************************************************************

'Set constants.
Const NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_TCP = 6
Const NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_UDP = 17
Const NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL = 0
Const NET_FW_SCOPE_LOCAL_SUBNET = 1
'First dimension of arrNewPorts must equal # of ports to be added minus 1.
Dim arrNewPorts(2,4)

'Edit this list to add ports to the exceptions list.
'Scope and Enabled are optional properties.
'Default for Scope is NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL. Default for Enabled is True.

arrNewPorts(0,0) = "FPS" 'Name
arrNewPorts(0,1) = 137 'Port
arrNewPorts(0,2) = NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_TCP 'Protocol
arrNewPorts(0,3) = NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL 'Scope - default is NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL
arrNewPorts(0,4) = True 'Enabled - default is True

arrNewPorts(1,0) = "FPS1"
arrNewPorts(1,1) = 138
arrNewPorts(1,2) = NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_TCP
arrNewPorts(1,3) = NET_FW_SCOPE_LOCAL_SUBNET
arrNewPorts(1,4) = True

arrNewPorts(2,0) = "XXX"
arrNewPorts(2,1) = 552
arrNewPorts(2,2) = NET_FW_IP_PROTOCOL_UDP
arrNewPorts(2,3) = NET_FW_SCOPE_LOCAL_SUBNET
arrNewPorts(2,4) = True

On Error Resume Next
'Create the firewall manager object.
Set objFwMgr = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr")
If Err <> 0 Then
  WScript.Echo "Unable to connect to Windows Firewall."
  WScript.Quit
End If
'Get the current profile for the local firewall policy.
Set objProfile = objFwMgr.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile
Set colOpenPorts = objProfile.GloballyOpenPorts

WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "New open ports added:"
For i = 0 To UBound(arrNewPorts)
'Create an FWOpenPort object
  Set objOpenPort = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FWOpenPort")
  objOpenPort.Name = arrNewPorts(i, 0)
  objOpenPort.Port = arrNewPorts(i, 1)
  objOpenPort.Protocol = arrNewPorts(i, 2)
  objOpenPort.Scope = arrNewPorts(i, 3)
  objOpenPort.Enabled = arrNewPorts(i, 4)
  colOpenPorts.Add objOpenPort
  If Err = 0 Then
    WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Name: " & objOpenPort.Name
    WScript.Echo "  Protocol: " & objOpenPort.Protocol
    WScript.Echo "  Port Number: " & objOpenPort.Port
    WScript.Echo "  Scope: " & objOpenPort.Scope
    WScript.Echo "  Enabled: " & objOpenPort.Enabled
  Else
    WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Unable to add port: " & arrNewPorts(i, 0)
    WScript.Echo "  Error Number:" & Err.Number
    WScript.Echo "  Source:" & Err.Source
    WScript.Echo "  Description:" & Err.Description
  End If
  Err.Clear
Next

Set colOpenPorts = objProfile.GloballyOpenPorts
WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "All listed ports after operation:"
For Each objPort In colOpenPorts
  WScript.Echo VbCrLf & "Name: " & objPort.Name
  WScript.Echo "  Protocol: " & objPort.Protocol
  WScript.Echo "  Port Number: " & objPort.Port
  WScript.Echo "  Scope: " & objPort.Scope
  WScript.Echo "  Enabled: " & objPort.Enabled
Next

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