I have written a simple Java application that interacts with multiple instances of itself using sockets. The first instance automatically takes on the role of the server, listening on a specific port, and all subsequent instances connect to it.
The problem I'm faced with is that Windows Firewall pops up asking me if I want to unblock the program from "accepting incoming network connections". The thing is: it doesn't matter if you leave the application blocked, because the instances of the application are always on the same machine, so it will always work.
Can I inform Windows somehow that I don't even want incoming network connections to be accepted?