WScript.Echo "Computer connecting error: " & strComputer

WScript.Echo "Computer connecting error: " & strComputer

 

This is the code to get the output in vbscript with computername

WScript.Echo "Computer connecting error: " & strComputer

WScript.Echo "Computer connecting error: " & strComputer

 

This is the code to get the output in vbscript with computername

Play with Script for Windows Firewall

Scripting for Windows Firewall

 

Add an Authorized Application

Adds Freecell.exe to the list of authorized applications in the current Windows Firewall profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objApplication = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwAuthorizedApplication") objApplication.Name = "Free Cell" objApplication.IPVersion = 2 objApplication.ProcessImageFileName = "c:\windows\system32\freecell.exe" objApplication.RemoteAddresses = "*" objApplication.Scope = 0 objApplication.Enabled = True  Set colApplications = objPolicy.AuthorizedApplications colApplications.Add(objApplication) 	 

Add an Application to the Standard Profile

Adds Freecell.exe to the list of authorized applications in the Windows Firewall standard profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy Set objProfile = objPolicy.GetProfileByType(1)  Set objApplication = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwAuthorizedApplication") objApplication.Name = "Free Cell" objApplication.IPVersion = 2 objApplication.ProcessImageFileName = "c:\windows\system32\freecell.exe" objApplication.RemoteAddresses = "*" objApplication.Scope = 0 objApplication.Enabled = True  Set colApplications = objProfile.AuthorizedApplications colApplications.Add(objApplication) 	 

Create a New Port

Opens port 9999 in the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objPort = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwOpenPort") objPort.Port = 9999 objPort.Name = "Test Port" objPort.Enabled = FALSE Set colPorts = objPolicy.GloballyOpenPorts  errReturn = colPorts.Add(objPort) 	 

Delete an Authorized Application

Deletes Freecell.exe from the list of authorized applications in the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set colApplications = objPolicy.AuthorizedApplications  errReturn = colApplications.Remove("c:\windows\system32\freecell.exe") 	 

Disable the Firewall

Disables the Windows Firewall for the current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  objPolicy.FirewallEnabled = FALSE 	 

Delete an Open Port

Closes port 9999 in the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set colPorts = objPolicy.GloballyOpenPorts errReturn = colPorts.Remove(9999,6) 	 

Disable Remote Administration

Disable Windows Firewall remote administration.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objAdminSettings = objPolicy.RemoteAdminSettings objAdminSettings.Enabled = FALSE 	 

Enable the Firewall

Enables Windows Firewall for the current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  objPolicy.FirewallEnabled = TRUE 	 

Enable File and Printer Sharing Through Windows Firewall

Enables File and Printer Sharing on a computer running Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set colServices = objPolicy.Services Set objService = colServices.Item(0) objService.Enabled = TRUE 	 

Enable Remote Administration

Enables remote administration of Windows Firewall fro the current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objAdminSettings = objPolicy.RemoteAdminSettings objAdminSettings.Enabled = TRUE 	 

List Authorized Applications

Lists all authorized applications for the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set colApplications = objPolicy.AuthorizedApplications  For Each objApplication in colApplications     Wscript.Echo "Authorized application: " & objApplication.Name     Wscript.Echo "Application enabled: " & objApplication.Enabled     Wscript.Echo "Application IP version: " & objApplication.IPVersion     Wscript.Echo "Application process image file name: " & _         objApplication.ProcessImageFileName     Wscript.Echo "Application remote addresses: " & _         objApplication.RemoteAddresses     Wscript.Echo "Application scope: " & objApplication.Scope     Wscript.Echo Next 	 

List Authorized Applications in the Standard Profile

Lists all authorized applications for the Windows Firewall standard profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy  Set objProfile = objPolicy.GetProfileByType(1) Set colApplications = objProfile.AuthorizedApplications  For Each objApplication in colApplications     Wscript.Echo "Authorized application: " & objApplication.Name     Wscript.Echo "Application enabled: " & objApplication.Enabled     Wscript.Echo "Application IP version: " & objApplication.IPVersion     Wscript.Echo "Application process image file name: " & _         objApplication.ProcessImageFileName     Wscript.Echo "Application remote addresses: " & _         objApplication.RemoteAddresses     Wscript.Echo "Application scope: " & objApplication.Scope     Wscript.Echo Next 	 

List All Globally-Open Ports

Lists all globally-open ports for the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set colPorts = objPolicy.GloballyOpenPorts  For Each objPort in colPorts     Wscript.Echo "Port name: " & objPort.Name     Wscript.Echo "Port number: " & objPort.Port     Wscript.Echo "Port IP version: " & objPort.IPVersion     Wscript.Echo "Port protocol: " & objPort.Protocol     Wscript.Echo "Port scope: " & objPort.Scope     Wscript.Echo "Port remote addresses: " & objPort.RemoteAddresses     Wscript.Echo "Port enabled: " & objPort.Enabled     Wscript.Echo "Port built-in: " & objPort.Builtin Next 	 

List Firewall Properties

Lists Windows Firewall properties for the current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Wscript.Echo "Current profile type: " & objFirewall.CurrentProfileType  Wscript.Echo "Firewall enabled: " & objPolicy.FirewallEnabled Wscript.Echo "Exceptions not allowed: " & objPolicy.ExceptionsNotAllowed Wscript.Echo "Notifications disabled: " & objPolicy.NotificationsDisabled Wscript.Echo "Unicast responses to multicast broadcast disabled: " & _     objPolicy.UnicastResponsestoMulticastBroadcastDisabled 	 

List Firewall Service Properties

Lists service properties for the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set colServices = objPolicy.Services  For Each objService in colServices     Wscript.Echo "Service name: " & objService.Name     Wscript.Echo "Service enabled: " & objService.Enabled     Wscript.Echo "Service type: " & objService.Type     Wscript.Echo "Service IP version: " & objService.IPVersion     Wscript.Echo "Service scope: " & objService.Scope     Wscript.Echo "Service remote addresses: " & objService.RemoteAddresses     Wscript.Echo "Service customized: " & objService.Customized     Set colPorts = objService.GloballyOpenPorts     For Each objPort in colPorts         Wscript.Echo "Port name: " & objPort.Name         Wscript.Echo "Port number: " & objPort.Port         Wscript.Echo "Port enabled: " & objPort.Enabled         Wscript.Echo "Port built-in: " & objPort.BuiltIn         Wscript.Echo "Port IP version: " & objPort.IPVersion         Wscript.Echo "Port protocol: " & objPort.Protocol         Wscript.Echo "Port remote addresses: " & objPort.RemoteAddresses         Wscript.Echo "Port scope: " & objPort.Scope     Next     Wscript.Echo Next 	 

List ICMP Settings

Lists ICMP settings for the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objICMPSettings = objPolicy.ICMPSettings  Wscript.Echo "Allow inbound echo request: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowInboundEchoRequest Wscript.Echo "Allow inbound mask request: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowInboundMaskRequest Wscript.Echo "Allow inbound router request: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowInboundRouterRequest Wscript.Echo "Allow inbound timestamp request: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowInboundTimestampRequest Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound destination unreachable: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundDestinationUnreachable Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound packet too big: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundPacketTooBig Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound parameter problem: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundParameterProblem Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound source quench: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundSourceQuench Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound time exceeded: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundTimeExceeded Wscript.Echo "Allow redirect: " & objICMPSettings.AllowRedirect 	 

List Remote Administration Settings

Lists remote administration settings for the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objAdminSettings = objPolicy.RemoteAdminSettings Wscript.Echo "Remote administration settings enabled: " & _     objAdminSettings.Enabled Wscript.Echo "Remote administration addresses: " & _     objAdminSettings.RemoteAddresses Wscript.Echo "Remote administration scope: " & objAdminSettings.Scope Wscript.Echo "Remote administration IP version: " & objAdminSettings.IPVersion 	 

List Standard Profile Properties

Demonstration script that connects to and returns information about the Windows Firewall standard profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy Set objProfile = objPolicy.GetProfileByType(1)  Wscript.Echo "Firewall enabled: " & objProfile.FirewallEnabled Wscript.Echo "Exceptions not allowed: " & objProfile.ExceptionsNotAllowed Wscript.Echo "Notifications disabled: " & objProfile.NotificationsDisabled Wscript.Echo "Unicast responses to multicast broadcast disabled: " & -     objProfile.UnicastResponsestoMulticastBroadcastDisabled 	 

Modify an ICMP Setting

Demonstration script that modifies a Windows Firewall ICMP setting for the current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objICMPSettings = objPolicy.ICMPSettings objICMPSettings.AllowRedirect = TRUE 	 

Modify a Firewall Property

Demonstration script that modifies Windows Firewall properties for the current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  objPolicy.ExceptionsNotAllowed = TRUE objPolicy.NotificationsDisabled = TRUE objPolicy.UnicastResponsestoMulticastBroadcastDisabled = TRUE 	 

Open a Closed Port

Opens closed port 9999 for the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set colPorts = objPolicy.GloballyOpenPorts  Set objPort = colPorts.Item(9999,6) objPort.Enabled = TRUE 	 

Restore the Default Settings

Restore the Windows Firewall default settings.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") objFirewall.RestoreDefaults()

 

Enjoy

Paddy

Play with Script for Windows Firewall

Scripting for Windows Firewall

 

Add an Authorized Application

Adds Freecell.exe to the list of authorized applications in the current Windows Firewall profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objApplication = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwAuthorizedApplication") objApplication.Name = "Free Cell" objApplication.IPVersion = 2 objApplication.ProcessImageFileName = "c:\windows\system32\freecell.exe" objApplication.RemoteAddresses = "*" objApplication.Scope = 0 objApplication.Enabled = True  Set colApplications = objPolicy.AuthorizedApplications colApplications.Add(objApplication) 	 

Add an Application to the Standard Profile

Adds Freecell.exe to the list of authorized applications in the Windows Firewall standard profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy Set objProfile = objPolicy.GetProfileByType(1)  Set objApplication = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwAuthorizedApplication") objApplication.Name = "Free Cell" objApplication.IPVersion = 2 objApplication.ProcessImageFileName = "c:\windows\system32\freecell.exe" objApplication.RemoteAddresses = "*" objApplication.Scope = 0 objApplication.Enabled = True  Set colApplications = objProfile.AuthorizedApplications colApplications.Add(objApplication) 	 

Create a New Port

Opens port 9999 in the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objPort = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwOpenPort") objPort.Port = 9999 objPort.Name = "Test Port" objPort.Enabled = FALSE Set colPorts = objPolicy.GloballyOpenPorts  errReturn = colPorts.Add(objPort) 	 

Delete an Authorized Application

Deletes Freecell.exe from the list of authorized applications in the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set colApplications = objPolicy.AuthorizedApplications  errReturn = colApplications.Remove("c:\windows\system32\freecell.exe") 	 

Disable the Firewall

Disables the Windows Firewall for the current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  objPolicy.FirewallEnabled = FALSE 	 

Delete an Open Port

Closes port 9999 in the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set colPorts = objPolicy.GloballyOpenPorts errReturn = colPorts.Remove(9999,6) 	 

Disable Remote Administration

Disable Windows Firewall remote administration.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objAdminSettings = objPolicy.RemoteAdminSettings objAdminSettings.Enabled = FALSE 	 

Enable the Firewall

Enables Windows Firewall for the current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  objPolicy.FirewallEnabled = TRUE 	 

Enable File and Printer Sharing Through Windows Firewall

Enables File and Printer Sharing on a computer running Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set colServices = objPolicy.Services Set objService = colServices.Item(0) objService.Enabled = TRUE 	 

Enable Remote Administration

Enables remote administration of Windows Firewall fro the current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objAdminSettings = objPolicy.RemoteAdminSettings objAdminSettings.Enabled = TRUE 	 

List Authorized Applications

Lists all authorized applications for the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set colApplications = objPolicy.AuthorizedApplications  For Each objApplication in colApplications     Wscript.Echo "Authorized application: " & objApplication.Name     Wscript.Echo "Application enabled: " & objApplication.Enabled     Wscript.Echo "Application IP version: " & objApplication.IPVersion     Wscript.Echo "Application process image file name: " & _         objApplication.ProcessImageFileName     Wscript.Echo "Application remote addresses: " & _         objApplication.RemoteAddresses     Wscript.Echo "Application scope: " & objApplication.Scope     Wscript.Echo Next 	 

List Authorized Applications in the Standard Profile

Lists all authorized applications for the Windows Firewall standard profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy  Set objProfile = objPolicy.GetProfileByType(1) Set colApplications = objProfile.AuthorizedApplications  For Each objApplication in colApplications     Wscript.Echo "Authorized application: " & objApplication.Name     Wscript.Echo "Application enabled: " & objApplication.Enabled     Wscript.Echo "Application IP version: " & objApplication.IPVersion     Wscript.Echo "Application process image file name: " & _         objApplication.ProcessImageFileName     Wscript.Echo "Application remote addresses: " & _         objApplication.RemoteAddresses     Wscript.Echo "Application scope: " & objApplication.Scope     Wscript.Echo Next 	 

List All Globally-Open Ports

Lists all globally-open ports for the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set colPorts = objPolicy.GloballyOpenPorts  For Each objPort in colPorts     Wscript.Echo "Port name: " & objPort.Name     Wscript.Echo "Port number: " & objPort.Port     Wscript.Echo "Port IP version: " & objPort.IPVersion     Wscript.Echo "Port protocol: " & objPort.Protocol     Wscript.Echo "Port scope: " & objPort.Scope     Wscript.Echo "Port remote addresses: " & objPort.RemoteAddresses     Wscript.Echo "Port enabled: " & objPort.Enabled     Wscript.Echo "Port built-in: " & objPort.Builtin Next 	 

List Firewall Properties

Lists Windows Firewall properties for the current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Wscript.Echo "Current profile type: " & objFirewall.CurrentProfileType  Wscript.Echo "Firewall enabled: " & objPolicy.FirewallEnabled Wscript.Echo "Exceptions not allowed: " & objPolicy.ExceptionsNotAllowed Wscript.Echo "Notifications disabled: " & objPolicy.NotificationsDisabled Wscript.Echo "Unicast responses to multicast broadcast disabled: " & _     objPolicy.UnicastResponsestoMulticastBroadcastDisabled 	 

List Firewall Service Properties

Lists service properties for the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set colServices = objPolicy.Services  For Each objService in colServices     Wscript.Echo "Service name: " & objService.Name     Wscript.Echo "Service enabled: " & objService.Enabled     Wscript.Echo "Service type: " & objService.Type     Wscript.Echo "Service IP version: " & objService.IPVersion     Wscript.Echo "Service scope: " & objService.Scope     Wscript.Echo "Service remote addresses: " & objService.RemoteAddresses     Wscript.Echo "Service customized: " & objService.Customized     Set colPorts = objService.GloballyOpenPorts     For Each objPort in colPorts         Wscript.Echo "Port name: " & objPort.Name         Wscript.Echo "Port number: " & objPort.Port         Wscript.Echo "Port enabled: " & objPort.Enabled         Wscript.Echo "Port built-in: " & objPort.BuiltIn         Wscript.Echo "Port IP version: " & objPort.IPVersion         Wscript.Echo "Port protocol: " & objPort.Protocol         Wscript.Echo "Port remote addresses: " & objPort.RemoteAddresses         Wscript.Echo "Port scope: " & objPort.Scope     Next     Wscript.Echo Next 	 

List ICMP Settings

Lists ICMP settings for the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objICMPSettings = objPolicy.ICMPSettings  Wscript.Echo "Allow inbound echo request: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowInboundEchoRequest Wscript.Echo "Allow inbound mask request: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowInboundMaskRequest Wscript.Echo "Allow inbound router request: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowInboundRouterRequest Wscript.Echo "Allow inbound timestamp request: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowInboundTimestampRequest Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound destination unreachable: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundDestinationUnreachable Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound packet too big: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundPacketTooBig Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound parameter problem: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundParameterProblem Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound source quench: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundSourceQuench Wscript.Echo "Allow outbound time exceeded: " & _     objICMPSettings.AllowOutboundTimeExceeded Wscript.Echo "Allow redirect: " & objICMPSettings.AllowRedirect 	 

List Remote Administration Settings

Lists remote administration settings for the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objAdminSettings = objPolicy.RemoteAdminSettings Wscript.Echo "Remote administration settings enabled: " & _     objAdminSettings.Enabled Wscript.Echo "Remote administration addresses: " & _     objAdminSettings.RemoteAddresses Wscript.Echo "Remote administration scope: " & objAdminSettings.Scope Wscript.Echo "Remote administration IP version: " & objAdminSettings.IPVersion 	 

List Standard Profile Properties

Demonstration script that connects to and returns information about the Windows Firewall standard profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy Set objProfile = objPolicy.GetProfileByType(1)  Wscript.Echo "Firewall enabled: " & objProfile.FirewallEnabled Wscript.Echo "Exceptions not allowed: " & objProfile.ExceptionsNotAllowed Wscript.Echo "Notifications disabled: " & objProfile.NotificationsDisabled Wscript.Echo "Unicast responses to multicast broadcast disabled: " & -     objProfile.UnicastResponsestoMulticastBroadcastDisabled 	 

Modify an ICMP Setting

Demonstration script that modifies a Windows Firewall ICMP setting for the current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  Set objICMPSettings = objPolicy.ICMPSettings objICMPSettings.AllowRedirect = TRUE 	 

Modify a Firewall Property

Demonstration script that modifies Windows Firewall properties for the current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile  objPolicy.ExceptionsNotAllowed = TRUE objPolicy.NotificationsDisabled = TRUE objPolicy.UnicastResponsestoMulticastBroadcastDisabled = TRUE 	 

Open a Closed Port

Opens closed port 9999 for the Windows Firewall current profile.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") Set objPolicy = objFirewall.LocalPolicy.CurrentProfile Set colPorts = objPolicy.GloballyOpenPorts  Set objPort = colPorts.Item(9999,6) objPort.Enabled = TRUE 	 

Restore the Default Settings

Restore the Windows Firewall default settings.

Set objFirewall = CreateObject("HNetCfg.FwMgr") objFirewall.RestoreDefaults()

 

Enjoy

Paddy

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These are the reports available in SCCM for Patch Management

These are the reports available in SCCM for Patch Management

 

Software Updates - A. Compliance

Software Updates - B. Deployment Management

Software Updates - C. Deployment States

Software Updates - D. Scan

Software Updates - E. Troubleshooting

Software Updates - F. Distribution Status

 

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Paddy

SCCM 2007 Software Updates Reports

Software Updates Reports

Software Updates - A. Compliance

The reports in the Software Updates - A. Compliance category provide the scan results for software update compliance on client computers. More specifically, these reports provide information about what software updates are required, installed, or not required on clients. The following software updates reports are in this category:

• Compliance 1 - Overall Compliance
  This report returns the overall compliance for the set of software updates in a specific update list and collection. The Collection ID and Update List ID are required parameters. You can drill into report "Compliance 8 - Computers in a specific compliance state for an update list <secondary>" to view the computers in the compliance state.
  
• Compliance 2 - Specific software update
  This report returns the overall compliance data for a specified software update. The Collection ID and Update Title, Bulletin ID, or Article ID are required parameters. You can drill into report "Compliance 7 - Specific software update states <secondary>" to view the count and percentage of computers in each state for the update.
  
• Compliance 3 - Update list (per update)
  This report returns the overall compliance data for software updates defined in an Update List. The Update List ID and Collection ID parameters are required. You can drill into report "Compliance 7 - Specific software update states <secondary>" to view the count and percentage of computers in each state for the update.
  
• Compliance 4 - Deployment (per update)
  This report returns the overall compliance data for software updates defined in a deployment. The Deployment ID and Collection ID parameters are required. You can drill into report "Compliance 7 - Specific software update states <secondary>" to view the count and percentage of computers in each state for the update.
  
• Compliance 5 -Updates by vendor/month/year
  This report returns the compliance data for software updates released by a vendor during a specific month and year. The Collection ID, Vendor, and Year parameters are required. To limit the amount of information returned, you can filter on the Update Class, Product, or Month parameters. You can drill into report "Compliance 7 - Specific software update states <secondary>" to view the count and percentage of computers in each state for the update.
  
• Compliance 6 - Specific computer
  This report returns the software update compliance data for a specific computer. The Computer Name parameter is required. To limit the amount of information returned, you can filter on the Vendor and Update Class parameters.
  
• Compliance 7 - Specific software update states <secondary>
  This report returns the count and percentage of computers in each compliance state for the specified software update. For best results, start with a compliance 2 - 5 report, and then drill into this report to return the count of computers in each compliance state. You can drill into report "Compliance 9 - Computers in a specific compliance state for an update <secondary>" to view the computers in the specific state for the update.
  
• Compliance 8 - Computers in a specific compliance state for an update list <secondary>
  This report returns all computers that have a specific compliance state for the set of software updates in an update list. For best results, start with "Compliance 1 - Overall Compliance" to return the count of computers in each compliance state, and then drill into this report to return the computers in the selected compliance state. You can drill into report "Compliance 6 - Specific computer" to view the compliance data for the computer.
  
• Compliance 9 - Computers in a specific compliance state for an update
  This report returns all computers in a specific compliance state for a software update. For best results, start with a compliance 2 - 5 report, drill into "Compliance 7 - Specific software update states <secondary>" to return the count of computers in each compliance state, and then drill into this report to return the computers in the selected compliance state. You can drill into report "Compliance 6 - Specific computer" to view the compliance data for the computer.
  

Software Updates - B. Deployment Management

The reports in the Software Updates - B. Deployment Management category provide information about the software update deployments. The following software updates reports are in this category:

• Management 1 - Updates required but not deployed
  This report returns all vendor-specific software updates that have been detected as required on clients but that have not been deployed to a specific collection. The Collection ID and Vendor parameters are required. To limit the amount of information returned, you can specify the software update class.
  
• Management 2 - Updates in a deployment
  This report returns the software updates that are contained in a specific deployment. The Deployment ID parameter is required. For each software update, you can drill down to report "States 5 - States for an update in a deployment <secondary>" to view the states for the specific software update.
  
• Management 3 - Deployments that target a collection
  This report returns the deployments that have targeted a specific collection. The Collection ID parameter is required. You can drill down to report "Management 2 - Updates in a deployment" to view the software updates in the selected deployment.
  
• Management 4 - Deployments that target a computer
  This report returns the deployments that have targeted a specific computer. The Computer Name parameter is required. You can drill down to report "Management 2 - Updates in a deployment" to view the software updates in the selected deployment.
  
• Management 5 - Deployments that contain a specific update
  This report returns the deployments that contain a specific software update. The Update parameter is required. You can drill down to report "Management 2 - Updates in a deployment" to view the software updates in the selected deployment.
  
• Management 6 - Deployments that contain an update list
  This report returns the deployments that were created using a specific update list. The Update List ID parameter is required. You can drill down to report "Management 2 - Updates in a deployment" to view the software updates in the selected deployment.
  
• Management 7 - Updates in a deployment missing content
  This report returns the software updates in a specified deployment that do not have all the associated content retrieved, preventing clients from installing the update and achieving 100% compliance for the deployment. The Deployment ID parameter is required. You can drill down to report "Management 8 - Computers missing content <secondary>" to view the computers that require the software update files.
  
• Management 8 - Computers missing content <secondary>
  This report returns all computers that require a specific software update contained in a specific deployment that is not provisioned on a distribution point. For best results, start with "Management 7 - Updates in a deployment missing content" to return all software updates in the deployment that do not have all the associated content retrieved, and then drill into this report to return all computers that require the software update.
  

Software Updates - C. Deployment States

The reports in the Software Updates - C. Deployment States category provide information about the evaluation and enforcement states on client computers for software update deployments. The following software updates reports are in this category:

• States 1 - Enforcement states for a deployment
  This report returns the enforcement states for a specific software update deployment, which is typically the second phase of a deployment assessment. For the overall progress of the software update installation, use this report in conjunction with "States 2 - Evaluation states for a deployment." The Deployment ID parameter is required. You can drill down to report "States 4 - Computers in a specific state for a deployment <secondary>" to view all computers in the state.
  
• States 2 - Evaluation states for a deployment
  This report returns the evaluation state for a specific software update deployment, which is typically the first phase of a deployment assessment. For the overall progress of the software update installation, use this report in conjunction with "States 1 - Enforcement states for a deployment." The Deployment ID parameter is required. You can drill down to report "States 4 - Computers in a specific state for a deployment <secondary>" to view all computers in the state.
  
• States 3 - States for a deployment and computer
  This report returns the states for all software updates in the specified deployment for a specified computer. The Deployment ID and Computer Name parameters are required. You can drill into the Status Message Details page for any software update that contains an Error Record ID value.
  
• States 4 - Computers in a specific state for a deployment <secondary>
  This report returns all computers in a specific state for a software update deployment. For best results, start with "States 1 - Enforcement states for a deployment " or "States 2 - Evaluation states for a deployment" to identify the states for the deployment, and then drill into this report to return all computers in the specific state. You can drill down to report "States 7 - Error status messages for a computer <secondary>" to view the status messages for the computer.
  
• States 5 - States for an update in a deployment <secondary>
  This report returns a summary of states for a specific software update targeted by a specific deployment. For best results, start with "Management 2 - Updates in a deployment" to return the software updates contained in a specific deployment, and then drill into this report to return the state for the selected software update. You can drill down to report "States 6 - Computers in a specific enforcement state for an update <secondary>" to list the computers in the state.
  
• States 6 - Computers in a specific enforcement state for an update <secondary>
  This report returns all computers in a specific enforcement state for a specific software update. For best results, start with " Management 2 - Updates in a deployment" to return the software updates contained in a specific deployment, drill into "States 5 - States for an update in a deployment <secondary>" to return the states for the selected software update, and then drill into this report to return all computers in the selected state.
  
• States 7 - Error status messages for a computer <secondary>
  This report returns all status messages for a given Update or Deployment on a specific computer for a given status message. For best results, start with "States 1 - Enforcement states for a deployment" or "States 2 - Evaluation states for a deployment" to identify the states for the deployment, drill into "States 4 - Computers in a specific state for a deployment <secondary>" to return all computers in the specific state, and then drill into this report.
  

Software Updates - D. Scan

The reports in the Software Updates - D. Scan category provide information about computers in a specific scan state.

Note
Scan reports do not contain any information from clients that have not submitted any scan status. To see client computers that have not submitted scan status, see the report States 2 - Evaluation states for a deployment.

Note

If an SMS 2003 client sends scan results through hardware inventory, the client will appear as an SMS 2003 client in a separate section of these reports. To see the detail information about scan status for these SMS 2003 clients, go to the Software Distribution - Advertisement report category and check run a report that will show the status of the advertisement you use for your Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates scanning.

The following software updates reports are in this category:

• Scan 1 - Last scan states by collection
  This report returns the count of computers in each of the compliance scan states returned by client computers in a specific collection during their last scan for software updates compliance. The Update Source ID and Collection ID parameters are required. You can drill down to report "Scan 3 - Clients of a collection reporting a specific state <secondary>" to view the computers in a specific state.
  
• Scan 2 - Last scan states by site
  This report returns the count of computers in each of the compliance scan states returned by client computers assigned to a specific site during their last scan for software updates compliance. The Update Source ID and Site Code parameters are required. You can drill down to report "Scan 4 - Clients of a site reporting a specific state <secondary>" to view the computers in a specific state.
  
• Scan 3 - Clients of a collection reporting a specific state <secondary>
  This report returns the computers in a specific collection that returned a specific state during their last scan for software updates compliance. For best results, start with "Scan 1 - Last scan states by collection" to return the count of computers in each scan state, and then drill into this report. You can drill down to report "States 7 - Error status messages for a computer <secondary>" to view the status messages for the computer.
  
• Scan 4 - Clients of a site reporting a specific state <secondary>
  This report returns the computers assigned to a specific site that returned a specific state during their last scan for software updates compliance. For best results, start with "Scan 2 - Last scan states by site" to return the count of computers in each scan state, and then drill into this report. You can drill down to report "States 7 - Error status messages for a computer <secondary>" to view the status messages for the computer.
  

Software Updates - E. Troubleshooting

The reports in the Software Updates - E. Troubleshooting category provide information about scan and deployment errors that occur on client computers. The following software updates reports are in this category:

• Troubleshooting 1 - Scan errors
  This report returns the count of computers for each error that occurred during the last scan for software update compliance on client computers. The Update Source ID and Collection ID parameters are required. You can drill down to report "Troubleshooting 3 - Computers failing with a specific scan error <secondary>" to view a list of computers that returned the specific scan error.
  
• Troubleshooting 2 - Deployment errors
  This report returns the count of computers for each deployment error that occurred on client computers. The Deployment ID parameter is required. You can drill down to report "Troubleshooting 4 - Computers failing with a specific deployment error <secondary>" to view a list of computers that returned the specific deployment error.
  
• Troubleshooting 3 - Computers failing with a specific scan error <secondary>
  This report returns all computers that have returned a specific scan error. For best results, start with "Troubleshooting 1 - Scan errors" to return the count of computers for each error that occurred during the last scan for software update compliance, and then drill into this report and then drill into this report.
  
• Troubleshooting 4 - Computers failing with a specific deployment error <secondary>
  This report returns all computers that have returned a specific deployment error. For best results, start with "Troubleshooting 2 - Deployment errors" to return the count of computers for each deployment, and then drill into this report.
  

Software Updates - F. Distribution Status

The reports in the Software Updates - F. Distribution Status category provide distribution status data for SMS 2003 clients that are targeted in a software updates deployment. The following software updates reports are in this category:

• Distribution 1 - Advertisement Status for SMS 2003 clients
  This report lists all software distribution advertisements for the selected update. For each advertisement, it also shows the advertisement state and count of machines in that state. This report also covers additional advertisement states available for software update advertisements. The Type and Update Title, Bulletin ID, or Article ID parameters are required. You can drill down to report "Distribution 2 - SMS 2003 clients with a specific update advertisement state" to view the computers in the state.
  
• Distribution 2 - SMS 2003 clients with a specific update advertisement state
  This report shows a list of computers that are in a specific state of an advertisement. This report also covers additional advertisement states available for software update advertisements. The Advertisement ID and Distribution Status parameters are required. You can limit the results by specifying a value for the Update Distribution Status parameter. You can drill down to report "Advertisement status messages for a particular client and advertisement" to shows the status messages reported for the computer and advertisement.Enjoy,
  
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SCCM 2007 Software Updates Reports

Software Updates Reports

Software Updates - A. Compliance

The reports in the Software Updates - A. Compliance category provide the scan results for software update compliance on client computers. More specifically, these reports provide information about what software updates are required, installed, or not required on clients. The following software updates reports are in this category:

• Compliance 1 - Overall Compliance
  This report returns the overall compliance for the set of software updates in a specific update list and collection. The Collection ID and Update List ID are required parameters. You can drill into report "Compliance 8 - Computers in a specific compliance state for an update list <secondary>" to view the computers in the compliance state.
  
• Compliance 2 - Specific software update
  This report returns the overall compliance data for a specified software update. The Collection ID and Update Title, Bulletin ID, or Article ID are required parameters. You can drill into report "Compliance 7 - Specific software update states <secondary>" to view the count and percentage of computers in each state for the update.
  
• Compliance 3 - Update list (per update)
  This report returns the overall compliance data for software updates defined in an Update List. The Update List ID and Collection ID parameters are required. You can drill into report "Compliance 7 - Specific software update states <secondary>" to view the count and percentage of computers in each state for the update.
  
• Compliance 4 - Deployment (per update)
  This report returns the overall compliance data for software updates defined in a deployment. The Deployment ID and Collection ID parameters are required. You can drill into report "Compliance 7 - Specific software update states <secondary>" to view the count and percentage of computers in each state for the update.
  
• Compliance 5 -Updates by vendor/month/year
  This report returns the compliance data for software updates released by a vendor during a specific month and year. The Collection ID, Vendor, and Year parameters are required. To limit the amount of information returned, you can filter on the Update Class, Product, or Month parameters. You can drill into report "Compliance 7 - Specific software update states <secondary>" to view the count and percentage of computers in each state for the update.
  
• Compliance 6 - Specific computer
  This report returns the software update compliance data for a specific computer. The Computer Name parameter is required. To limit the amount of information returned, you can filter on the Vendor and Update Class parameters.
  
• Compliance 7 - Specific software update states <secondary>
  This report returns the count and percentage of computers in each compliance state for the specified software update. For best results, start with a compliance 2 - 5 report, and then drill into this report to return the count of computers in each compliance state. You can drill into report "Compliance 9 - Computers in a specific compliance state for an update <secondary>" to view the computers in the specific state for the update.
  
• Compliance 8 - Computers in a specific compliance state for an update list <secondary>
  This report returns all computers that have a specific compliance state for the set of software updates in an update list. For best results, start with "Compliance 1 - Overall Compliance" to return the count of computers in each compliance state, and then drill into this report to return the computers in the selected compliance state. You can drill into report "Compliance 6 - Specific computer" to view the compliance data for the computer.
  
• Compliance 9 - Computers in a specific compliance state for an update
  This report returns all computers in a specific compliance state for a software update. For best results, start with a compliance 2 - 5 report, drill into "Compliance 7 - Specific software update states <secondary>" to return the count of computers in each compliance state, and then drill into this report to return the computers in the selected compliance state. You can drill into report "Compliance 6 - Specific computer" to view the compliance data for the computer.
  

Software Updates - B. Deployment Management

The reports in the Software Updates - B. Deployment Management category provide information about the software update deployments. The following software updates reports are in this category:

• Management 1 - Updates required but not deployed
  This report returns all vendor-specific software updates that have been detected as required on clients but that have not been deployed to a specific collection. The Collection ID and Vendor parameters are required. To limit the amount of information returned, you can specify the software update class.
  
• Management 2 - Updates in a deployment
  This report returns the software updates that are contained in a specific deployment. The Deployment ID parameter is required. For each software update, you can drill down to report "States 5 - States for an update in a deployment <secondary>" to view the states for the specific software update.
  
• Management 3 - Deployments that target a collection
  This report returns the deployments that have targeted a specific collection. The Collection ID parameter is required. You can drill down to report "Management 2 - Updates in a deployment" to view the software updates in the selected deployment.
  
• Management 4 - Deployments that target a computer
  This report returns the deployments that have targeted a specific computer. The Computer Name parameter is required. You can drill down to report "Management 2 - Updates in a deployment" to view the software updates in the selected deployment.
  
• Management 5 - Deployments that contain a specific update
  This report returns the deployments that contain a specific software update. The Update parameter is required. You can drill down to report "Management 2 - Updates in a deployment" to view the software updates in the selected deployment.
  
• Management 6 - Deployments that contain an update list
  This report returns the deployments that were created using a specific update list. The Update List ID parameter is required. You can drill down to report "Management 2 - Updates in a deployment" to view the software updates in the selected deployment.
  
• Management 7 - Updates in a deployment missing content
  This report returns the software updates in a specified deployment that do not have all the associated content retrieved, preventing clients from installing the update and achieving 100% compliance for the deployment. The Deployment ID parameter is required. You can drill down to report "Management 8 - Computers missing content <secondary>" to view the computers that require the software update files.
  
• Management 8 - Computers missing content <secondary>
  This report returns all computers that require a specific software update contained in a specific deployment that is not provisioned on a distribution point. For best results, start with "Management 7 - Updates in a deployment missing content" to return all software updates in the deployment that do not have all the associated content retrieved, and then drill into this report to return all computers that require the software update.
  

Software Updates - C. Deployment States

The reports in the Software Updates - C. Deployment States category provide information about the evaluation and enforcement states on client computers for software update deployments. The following software updates reports are in this category:

• States 1 - Enforcement states for a deployment
  This report returns the enforcement states for a specific software update deployment, which is typically the second phase of a deployment assessment. For the overall progress of the software update installation, use this report in conjunction with "States 2 - Evaluation states for a deployment." The Deployment ID parameter is required. You can drill down to report "States 4 - Computers in a specific state for a deployment <secondary>" to view all computers in the state.
  
• States 2 - Evaluation states for a deployment
  This report returns the evaluation state for a specific software update deployment, which is typically the first phase of a deployment assessment. For the overall progress of the software update installation, use this report in conjunction with "States 1 - Enforcement states for a deployment." The Deployment ID parameter is required. You can drill down to report "States 4 - Computers in a specific state for a deployment <secondary>" to view all computers in the state.
  
• States 3 - States for a deployment and computer
  This report returns the states for all software updates in the specified deployment for a specified computer. The Deployment ID and Computer Name parameters are required. You can drill into the Status Message Details page for any software update that contains an Error Record ID value.
  
• States 4 - Computers in a specific state for a deployment <secondary>
  This report returns all computers in a specific state for a software update deployment. For best results, start with "States 1 - Enforcement states for a deployment " or "States 2 - Evaluation states for a deployment" to identify the states for the deployment, and then drill into this report to return all computers in the specific state. You can drill down to report "States 7 - Error status messages for a computer <secondary>" to view the status messages for the computer.
  
• States 5 - States for an update in a deployment <secondary>
  This report returns a summary of states for a specific software update targeted by a specific deployment. For best results, start with "Management 2 - Updates in a deployment" to return the software updates contained in a specific deployment, and then drill into this report to return the state for the selected software update. You can drill down to report "States 6 - Computers in a specific enforcement state for an update <secondary>" to list the computers in the state.
  
• States 6 - Computers in a specific enforcement state for an update <secondary>
  This report returns all computers in a specific enforcement state for a specific software update. For best results, start with " Management 2 - Updates in a deployment" to return the software updates contained in a specific deployment, drill into "States 5 - States for an update in a deployment <secondary>" to return the states for the selected software update, and then drill into this report to return all computers in the selected state.
  
• States 7 - Error status messages for a computer <secondary>
  This report returns all status messages for a given Update or Deployment on a specific computer for a given status message. For best results, start with "States 1 - Enforcement states for a deployment" or "States 2 - Evaluation states for a deployment" to identify the states for the deployment, drill into "States 4 - Computers in a specific state for a deployment <secondary>" to return all computers in the specific state, and then drill into this report.
  

Software Updates - D. Scan

The reports in the Software Updates - D. Scan category provide information about computers in a specific scan state.

Note
Scan reports do not contain any information from clients that have not submitted any scan status. To see client computers that have not submitted scan status, see the report States 2 - Evaluation states for a deployment.

Note

If an SMS 2003 client sends scan results through hardware inventory, the client will appear as an SMS 2003 client in a separate section of these reports. To see the detail information about scan status for these SMS 2003 clients, go to the Software Distribution - Advertisement report category and check run a report that will show the status of the advertisement you use for your Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates scanning.

The following software updates reports are in this category:

• Scan 1 - Last scan states by collection
  This report returns the count of computers in each of the compliance scan states returned by client computers in a specific collection during their last scan for software updates compliance. The Update Source ID and Collection ID parameters are required. You can drill down to report "Scan 3 - Clients of a collection reporting a specific state <secondary>" to view the computers in a specific state.
  
• Scan 2 - Last scan states by site
  This report returns the count of computers in each of the compliance scan states returned by client computers assigned to a specific site during their last scan for software updates compliance. The Update Source ID and Site Code parameters are required. You can drill down to report "Scan 4 - Clients of a site reporting a specific state <secondary>" to view the computers in a specific state.
  
• Scan 3 - Clients of a collection reporting a specific state <secondary>
  This report returns the computers in a specific collection that returned a specific state during their last scan for software updates compliance. For best results, start with "Scan 1 - Last scan states by collection" to return the count of computers in each scan state, and then drill into this report. You can drill down to report "States 7 - Error status messages for a computer <secondary>" to view the status messages for the computer.
  
• Scan 4 - Clients of a site reporting a specific state <secondary>
  This report returns the computers assigned to a specific site that returned a specific state during their last scan for software updates compliance. For best results, start with "Scan 2 - Last scan states by site" to return the count of computers in each scan state, and then drill into this report. You can drill down to report "States 7 - Error status messages for a computer <secondary>" to view the status messages for the computer.
  

Software Updates - E. Troubleshooting

The reports in the Software Updates - E. Troubleshooting category provide information about scan and deployment errors that occur on client computers. The following software updates reports are in this category:

• Troubleshooting 1 - Scan errors
  This report returns the count of computers for each error that occurred during the last scan for software update compliance on client computers. The Update Source ID and Collection ID parameters are required. You can drill down to report "Troubleshooting 3 - Computers failing with a specific scan error <secondary>" to view a list of computers that returned the specific scan error.
  
• Troubleshooting 2 - Deployment errors
  This report returns the count of computers for each deployment error that occurred on client computers. The Deployment ID parameter is required. You can drill down to report "Troubleshooting 4 - Computers failing with a specific deployment error <secondary>" to view a list of computers that returned the specific deployment error.
  
• Troubleshooting 3 - Computers failing with a specific scan error <secondary>
  This report returns all computers that have returned a specific scan error. For best results, start with "Troubleshooting 1 - Scan errors" to return the count of computers for each error that occurred during the last scan for software update compliance, and then drill into this report and then drill into this report.
  
• Troubleshooting 4 - Computers failing with a specific deployment error <secondary>
  This report returns all computers that have returned a specific deployment error. For best results, start with "Troubleshooting 2 - Deployment errors" to return the count of computers for each deployment, and then drill into this report.
  

Software Updates - F. Distribution Status

The reports in the Software Updates - F. Distribution Status category provide distribution status data for SMS 2003 clients that are targeted in a software updates deployment. The following software updates reports are in this category:

• Distribution 1 - Advertisement Status for SMS 2003 clients
  This report lists all software distribution advertisements for the selected update. For each advertisement, it also shows the advertisement state and count of machines in that state. This report also covers additional advertisement states available for software update advertisements. The Type and Update Title, Bulletin ID, or Article ID parameters are required. You can drill down to report "Distribution 2 - SMS 2003 clients with a specific update advertisement state" to view the computers in the state.
  
• Distribution 2 - SMS 2003 clients with a specific update advertisement state
  This report shows a list of computers that are in a specific state of an advertisement. This report also covers additional advertisement states available for software update advertisements. The Advertisement ID and Distribution Status parameters are required. You can limit the results by specifying a value for the Update Distribution Status parameter. You can drill down to report "Advertisement status messages for a particular client and advertisement" to shows the status messages reported for the computer and advertisement.Enjoy,
  
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Clients Connecting over VPN Cannot Install Software Updates or Run Advertisements

Clients Connecting over VPN Cannot Install Software Updates or Run Advertisements

 

Solution

There are two possible solutions to this scenario. Select the solution that best meets your business requirements:

• If the VPN connection is fast and reliable enough that you want these clients to be considered as if they are connected directly to the intranet at their assigned site, configure a fast boundary. This will help ensure that they can always install advertisements and software update deployments available at their assigned site when they are connected over the VPN. Consult the VPN administrator to obtain a list of possible addresses for clients when they connect over the VPN, and use this information to create a fast network boundary with these addresses. Make sure that you are informed of any VPN scope changes so that you can modify the associated boundary information.
  
• If the VPN connection is not fast or reliable but selected software update deployments and advertisements are critical for VPN clients, reconfigure the software update deployments and advertisements. Configure them with the option to download content and run locally instead of the default option to not install when clients are connected within a slow network boundary. However, this can result in other clients also installing this content when they are roaming to another site if they fall back to asking their default management point for content.
  

 

If the VPN connection is not fast or reliable but selected software update deployments and advertisements are critical for VPN clients, reconfigure the software update deployments and advertisements. Configure them with the option to download content and run locally instead of the default option to not install when clients are connected within a slow network boundary. However, this can result in other clients also installing this content when they are roaming to another site if they fall back to asking their default management point for content.