Yes, you can turn it off through GPO. I have it set to turn off when users are plugged into our network. When they roam (with laptops) it turns back on offering a layer of protection when using DSL or modem. Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA Network Administrator -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Avien Darbendy Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 4:47 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Firewall disable on windowsXP through GPO Hallo, Is it possible to disable firewall on windows XP with SP2 through Group policy? We want to deplyo SP2 on WindowsXP workstations without firewall. Any help appreciate. Avien