Windows Firewall - rules presedence - problems connecting to SQL server on local network

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I was trying to allow SQL server traffic through the firewall of a Windows 10 computer. I ran the following in PS:New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "SQLServer default instance" -Direction Inbound -LocalPort 1433 -Protocol TCP -Action Allow The results showed in the detailed list of rules in the Firewall app.The settings of the Firewall for the "public" local network wereFirewall state: On inbound connections: Block outbound connections: Allow (default). My understanding is that specific rules take precedence over the general rules.With these settings, I could not connect to the SQL serve

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