Typically software that runs to prevent network traffic from reaching a computer. Also a hardware device that works on a network level rather than running on a single computer.
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How can I enable DVD or CD Sharing with the Firewall on?
I'm trying to enable "DVD or CD Sharing" in the System Preferences. When I enable it, it says that the Firewall is blocking it. If I go into the Security > Firewall settings, I see that the first item ...
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Why does PF stop ipfw from forwarding in Mountain Lion?
Disclaimer: I know, ipfw is now deprecated. However, as I'm yet to find a functional way of forwarding packets using PF, I would like to keep using ipfw.
What I'm trying to do is forward all my ...
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How can I disable the firewall on OS X after forgetting how I set it?
I have enabled an option on my mac to ask for permission every time I open an network application, But I can't seem to find out how to turn it off.
Where would I disable the below dialog?
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Mac OS X Server ignores remote HTTP connections, but accepts local ones
I cannot get Mac OS X Server's web server to accept connections from other machines on the same LAN. This is on OS X 10.8.2, running on a Mac mini which originally shipped with Lion Server.
I can ...
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Mountain Lion firewall is randomly delaying DNS requests
I recently experienced some delays during DNS host resolution on OS X 10.8. To test it I started a simple script which tries to repeatedly resolve the same hostname 20 times:
#!/bin/sh
for i in `seq ...
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Configure ipfw to filter by ip range
I am a Linux user and very new to OSX. I have an OSX 10.7.5 "Lion" server that I am configuring as a webserver. I only have shell access.
I am tryin to configure the firewall, but ipfw is quite ...
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FTP: active vs. passive, command line vs. browser
Here's a weird one for everyone. I'll use AskDifferent because my test bed is on a Mac, but I don't know that the underlying issue is specifically Mac.
My Mac is behind a NAT wall. Let's call my ...
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Macbook Pro 10.7.5 I have internet connection but can't open any page
I need some help. My internet was working fine and all of a sudden I am not able to open a web page. I went through some of the steps you recommended to other users, such as adding DNS 208.67.222.222 ...
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How to open port 8080 on external interface?
I am running a server on port 8080, which I can access fine as localhost:8080 or 127.0.0.1:8080.
However, assuming my IP address is 192.168.1.15, how can I access the port using 192.168.1.15:8080?
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Ip blocked since I updated my Mac to Mountain Lion
Since I've upgraded my mac from lion to mountain lion, the ip 5.9.31.48 (api.shellycloud.com) appear to be down (ping said that "Host is down"). So I think that there is somewhere a firewall rule that ...
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How do I use pf/IceFloor to block an outgoing connection to an IP address?
I am running an application that regularly phones home and reports a little more information than I'm comfortable with. I would normally add the reporting server's hostname to /etc/hosts, but the app ...
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Why does my firewall block connections even when it's off?
This most notably happens with iChat. I don't use a firewall, never have on this computer. When I first started using iChat (when Skype 5 came out and sucked hardcore) I couldn't video chat with ...
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Can someone help me with errors in my pf.conf file? OS 10.7
I keep getting errors about the order of my rules and that there are syntax errors in my pf.conf file, and after troubleshooting for days, I thought I'd ask for some help. Please take a look and let ...
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Itunes shared music server doesn't appear until I disable firewall on lion 10.08
I'm using forked-daapd music server on my ubuntu server. Using avahi to advertise itself, it works fine on iphone.
Now on my mountain lion 10.08 it doesn't appear under itunes shared music. If I ...
