With the following code, def add_firewall_exception(): app = win32com.client.gencache.EnsureDispatch('HNetCfg.FwAuthorizedApplication', 0) app.ProcessImageFileName = r'\Python26\python.exe' app.Scope = NET_FW_SCOPE_ALL app.IpVersion = NET_FW_IP_VERSION_ANY app.Enabled = True
firewall_manager = win32com.client.gencache.EnsureDispatch('HNetCfg.FwMgr',0) profile = firewall_manager.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile profile.AuthorizedApplications.Add(app) I get the following error message: E:\Documents and Settings\stubby\Desktop>python -OO -i firewall.py >>> add_firewall_exception() Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "firewall.py", line 41, in add_firewall_exception profile.AuthorizedApplications.Add(app) File "E:\python26\lib\site-packages\win32com\gen_py\58FBCF7C-E7A9-467C-80B3-FC65E8FCCA08x0x1x0.py", line 75, in Add return self._oleobj_.InvokeTypes(2, LCID, 1, (24, 0), ((9, 1),),app pywintypes.com_error: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (0, None, None, None, 0, -2147467261), None) >>> ^Z I'm not at all versed in win32com programming... any help please? On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 8:05 AM, Bill Tutt <b...@tutts.org> wrote: > This sounds more like a problem with your approach to servicing your > product, and not necessarily a python windows specific problem. > > I can point you in the direction to create the firewall exception, but you > would still need to figure out how to arrange to have the code actually > execute. > > Windows Firewall rule exceptions don't appear that hard to define. > > Windows Firewall COM interfaces docs: > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366449(v=vs.85).aspx > > Some simplistic VBScript examples of using those interfaces: > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366421(v=vs.85).aspx > > I'd use the VBScript examples as a base and determine what kind of > exception is best for your needs. (i.e. as little of an exception as > possible) > > Bill > > On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 9:05 PM, Andrew Hammond < > andrew.george.hamm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> We have python running on a number of devices in the field and have >> experienced problems where it appears that a windows update has removed a >> windows firewall exception, blocking our python service from operating. >> >> Has anyone else experienced something like this? Is there a way to fix it >> without human intervention? >> >> Andrew >> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-win32 mailing list >> python-win32@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 >> >> >
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