Changing network type from Unidentified network to Private network on an OpenVPN connection

Posted by Filip Ekberg on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Filip Ekberg
Published on 2010-03-15T08:04:47Z Indexed on 2010/03/15 8:10 UTC
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windows7

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openvpn

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networking

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firewall

Is it possible to change the connection type in Windows 7? I have a OpenVPN connection which is identified as "unidentified network" and I do not want to apply certain rules to all unidentified networks in the firewall.

How does one conquer this?

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