INetFwV6Mgr::IsPortGloballyOpen method

[The IPv6 Internet Connection Firewall is available for use in the operating systems specified in the Requirements section. Instead, use the Windows Firewall API.]

The IsPortGloballyOpen method returns VARIANT_TRUE if inbound connection attempts are allowed for the specified port and protocol (except on those connections that ignore the specified global port and protocol).

Syntax

HRESULT IsPortGloballyOpen(
  [in]  USHORT        usPort,
  [in]  PORT_PROTOCOL Protocol,
  [out] VARIANT_BOOL  *pvbPortIsOpen
);

Parameters

usPort [in]

Defines port ID, in host byte order. Must be in the range 1 65535.

Protocol [in]

Defines protocol type.

pvbPortIsOpen [out]

Port status.

Return value

If the method succeeds the return value is S_OK.

If the method fails, the return value is one of the following error codes.

Return code Description
E_ABORT
The operation was aborted.
E_FAIL
An unspecified error occurred.
E_INVALIDARG
The parameter is invalid.
E_NOINTERFACE
A specified interface is not supported.
E_NOTIMPL
A specified method is not implemented.
E_OUTOFMEMORY
The method is unable to allocate required memory.
E_UNEXPECTED
The method failed for unknown reasons.

Requirements

Minimum supported client
Windows XP with SP1 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server
None supported
End of client support
Windows XP with SP1
Redistributable
Advanced Networking Pack for Windows XP
Header
Netfwv6.h
DLL
Netfwv6.dll

See also

INetFwV6Mgr