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My workstations are presenting this message “No open ports for this device were found to be responding. This typically means that there is a firewall or permission issue preventing remote access. Please see the help section.”

If i disable the remote computers firewall it works just fine.

Having in mind this article:

http://community.spiceworks.com/help/Configuring_AV_Firewall_Domain

I’ve tryed to set up the port in order to enable the firewall on my worksations and the Spiceworks still working properly but without success.

Can someone give me a hint ?

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Are you getting the message from Spicework’s attempt to reach a workstation? Or… When do you see the error?

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The error is seen after Spiceworks try to accomplish the iventory.

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Here’s what I do on my workstations:

  1. Open the windows firewall to allow TCP 135 (wmi) incoming from the spiceworks server IP (or range/subnet).

  2. If still having trouble after loosening up the firewall, then go back to the workstation and enter the following command into a command prompt:
    netsh firewall set service REMOTEADMIN enable.

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The 2nd solution works just fine!! Thanks m8.

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I came across the following issue.

When Spiceworks scans the network it WOLs the computers that are shutdown.

Can it be due to the command netsh firewall set service REMOTEADMIN enable done in the computers ?

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Pedro, there is a Wake on LAN option under Settings, Network Scan, Scan Settings.

You can disable it if you like, but it’s not the firewall per se. You are allowing SW to get through the firewall and SW is sending the WOL command. So it wouldn’t happen if you didn’t run that command but them SW wouldn’t be able ti scan those computers.

A convoluted explanation but I hope you followed it.

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Limey,

I’ve already done that switch to disable and the problem is solve.

Unfortunately i haven’t update this question, now is closed.

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Sorry to jump on this. If you do the netsh firewall set service REMOTEADMIN enable, does this keep it once the machine is rebooted?

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Stuart3205 wrote:

Sorry to jump on this. If you do the netsh firewall set service REMOTEADMIN enable, does this keep it once the machine is rebooted?

Yes…

Substitute enable with disable to reverse it.

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What happens to the strength of data security when you loosen your firewall for pc remote access ? I understand it would be very difficult for hackers to climb into your network without specific IPs, but isn’t the point of a firewall to keep them out? Or are you safe because you are only enabling spiceworks into your network? Could someone potentially mimic spiceworks and gain access?