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we have a particular application under a virtual directory that is used for administatrive purposes. In order to protect the application, we have IP filtering enabled where we specify a list of allowed IPs that can connect.

Manually setting this up the first time is fine, however the way our deployment tools work; they always uninstall and then reinstall any programs that require updating. Which means I lose my settings each time and have to re-enter.

Since my list of IPs is easily 15-20, I woudl like to automate this via a script -- Powershell, VBScript, whatever.

I'm not sure there is an API or another way this can be set. Any help would be appreciated.

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IP filtering is done on the Operating System level and not on application server level. So put your IPs in the firewall where they belong to. – mailq Dec 29 '11 at 23:14
Why not just back up the metabase before the (incredibly strange) upgrade process, and restore it afterward? – Shane Madden Dec 29 '11 at 23:22
@mailq I believe because it's an IP access list for a specific virtual directory, rather than the entire web server. – Shane Madden Dec 29 '11 at 23:23
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Here's a way to at least minimize the effort you need to put into this: http://www.west-wind.com/weblog/posts/2007/Apr/28/Blocking-IIS-IP-Addresses-with-ASPNET

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This is what I need -- thanks! – user500741 Dec 30 '11 at 22:19
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