Is there any way within a batch file to open up specific ports on Windows through a batch file? How to open ports on Windows firewall through batch file. The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Your Firewall / Network. The File Transfer Protocol has held. The client program then locks up waiting for the server.

I am having problems accessing a website for File Transfer Protocol (FTP on my computer. This is a network used to transfer files from one host to another. I desperately need to use it for the edits on my textbook to send them to my publisher. It was working fine until about a month ago, when all of a sudden I was getting a strange message when I logged in Coincidentally, an icon for a Windows Firewall showed up on my computer and I am wondering if that is causing the problem. I have Norton Anti-virus and everyone I have talked to said that I don't need the Windows Firewall. I am hoping that if I uninstall it, the problem will go away but when I go to the list of programs in my computer it's not there! (Isn't that odd???) The message that I get when I attempt to log on to my FTP is an FTP Root with the number.

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Type 'services.msc' into the search bar and press Enter (the Windows Services panel will pop up). Scroll down until you find the 'Application Layer Gateway Service'.

Look at the 'Status' column, it should say 'Started'. If not started, double click the service name to get into its Options panel.

Change the 'Statup Type' drop down to say 'Automatic'. Click on the button that says 'Start'. Click on 'Apply'. Besides, you cannot uninstall Windows Firewall as it is embedded with Windows 7. Minitool Power Data Recovery 6.8 Serial Key. You can only turn off Windows Firewall.

Note: You should not turn off Windows Firewall unless you have another firewall enabled. Turning off Windows Firewall might make your computer (and your network, if you have one) more vulnerable to damage from worms or hackers.