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Enforcing firewall (native or 3rd-party)
We're currently doing PCI compliance, and one of the requirements is that mobile devices that have access to systems involved in processing card data have personal firewall software installed which ...
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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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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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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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Should I block incoming connections from “netbiosd”?
My (application) firewall settings are configured to block incoming connections from netbiosd. I don't recall setting this myself, and wonder what the consequences are.
What are the consequences of ...
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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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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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Little snitch and different network profiles
Is there any way to have different "little snitch" rules set for different networking profiles ?
like for HOME one rule list
for WORK another etc ...
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How do I allow a single IP to access everything on my Mac?
I tried IceFloor, but it's not working to white list all traffic from a single IP to bypass firewalls.
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“Accept incoming network connections” issue
Due to some graphic and/or code based changes, within programs like Dropbox, iTunes, jDownloader etc. (but mostly Java-based applications), the built-in firewall keeps asking for verification.
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How can I get the exact URLs/requests that a program is trying to connect to?
I currently use Little Snitch to control network traffic on my Macbook Pro, and see what my apps are connecting to.
Unfortunately, Little Snitch only shows you the hostname that an app is connecting ...
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Reasons to prefer Little Snitch over the built-in firewall
Every now and then I browse through software you must have on your mac type lists and more often than not somebody mentions Little Snitch as a must-have application.
Now what I think that many people ...
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How should I set up the firewall and DHCP with an AirPort Extreme and Lion Server?
I'm trying to set up a network using an AirPort Extreme as a router (connected to the WAN on one end and the LAN on the other). I understand that out of the box I will have a hardware firewall, and ...
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Questions about how Internet Sharing works
A simple checkbox and a menu allow you to share your internet connection (no matter which interface you get it on) with any other interface (theoretically).
But, the guts of this is a little ...
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Is there a way to use different network connections for different apps
At work we have a firewall that prevents certain outbound connections. But I also have a Clear wireless personal hotspot. I would like to use the work connection for normal requests but for certain ...
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Settings for Firewall and AirPort Extreme Router to Open a Port
I am trying to make ports on my OSX 10.6.5 mbp accessible to the open internet.
The only thing I could find in the system firewall was allowing (or disallowing) a particular.app file, but nothing ...
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How can I restrict Mac sharing services to a specific network/adapter?
I want is to set up a Mac to connect to multiple networks. So far, so good. However, I only want to grant AFP access to users on ONE of the networks, but not the other. How can I accomplish this on ...
