Squee Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Is it normal that the firewall is turned off on new Macs? Apparantly, my firewall is turned off? Should I turn it on? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46466-a-simple-question-about-firewalls-on-macs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
goffer Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 if you are behind a router at home there is really no need for a software firewall. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide goffer's signature Hide all signatures PHOTOS Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46466-a-simple-question-about-firewalls-on-macs/#findComment-1063180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 yes turn it on. Even if you're behind a router. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures 백호야~~~항상에 사랑할거예요.나의 아들. Shout outs to the saracens, musulmen and celestials. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46466-a-simple-question-about-firewalls-on-macs/#findComment-1063809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I just read that it's off on default. That's weird. I guess the guys at Apple are pretty damn confident, huh? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46466-a-simple-question-about-firewalls-on-macs/#findComment-1063843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 They should change. At the moment however, OS X comes with very few ports open by default and you don't run as root. That combined with no known viruses (not trojans) in the wild has probably led to a little bit of complacency. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures 백호야~~~항상에 사랑할거예요.나의 아들. Shout outs to the saracens, musulmen and celestials. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46466-a-simple-question-about-firewalls-on-macs/#findComment-1063848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Alright, I've set it to block pretty much every single incoming thing. That oughta do it. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46466-a-simple-question-about-firewalls-on-macs/#findComment-1063849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Little Snitch is a great program to ensure/control installed apps don't "phone home" as well. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Follow WATMM on Twitter: @WATMMOfficial Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46466-a-simple-question-about-firewalls-on-macs/#findComment-1063851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velazquez Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Joyrex said: Little Snitch is a great program to ensure/control installed apps don't "phone home" as well. hmmm.... could you explain this more ? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide Velazquez's signature Hide all signatures Hugh Hefner's Nephew Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46466-a-simple-question-about-firewalls-on-macs/#findComment-1063853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Joyrex said: Little Snitch is a great program to ensure/control installed apps don't "phone home" as well. Really? Because I've been hearing a lot about this program but I've been kinda suspicious of it. Is it one of those applications that need to run in the background all the time? Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46466-a-simple-question-about-firewalls-on-macs/#findComment-1063854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Velazquez said: Joyrex said: Little Snitch is a great program to ensure/control installed apps don't "phone home" as well. hmmm.... could you explain this more ? It basically watches all your apps, and if one tries to make a connection, it alerts you, and gives you the option to allow or deny it access, on a one-time, temporary, or permanent basis. You can read more about it here: http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html Squee said: Joyrex said: Little Snitch is a great program to ensure/control installed apps don't "phone home" as well. Really? Because I've been hearing a lot about this program but I've been kinda suspicious of it. Is it one of those applications that need to run in the background all the time? Yes, it runs in the background, but takes up very little resources. Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Follow WATMM on Twitter: @WATMMOfficial Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46466-a-simple-question-about-firewalls-on-macs/#findComment-1063869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I find little snitch to be a big pain in the ass though. Even when you set it to the lowest level of invasiveness it's still kind of in your face about things... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures 백호야~~~항상에 사랑할거예요.나의 아들. Shout outs to the saracens, musulmen and celestials. Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46466-a-simple-question-about-firewalls-on-macs/#findComment-1063970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 chenGOD said: I find little snitch to be a big pain in the ass though. Even when you set it to the lowest level of invasiveness it's still kind of in your face about things... Really? Once it "learns" the apps on your system, I really don't get bothered by it... Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide all signatures Follow WATMM on Twitter: @WATMMOfficial Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46466-a-simple-question-about-firewalls-on-macs/#findComment-1063974 Share on other sites More sharing options...
megapussi Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 i can recommend little snitch annoying at times but well efficient Thanks Haha Confused Sad Facepalm Burger Farnsworth Big Brain Like × Quote Hide megapussi's signature Hide all signatures http://www.bassalva.com http://mikke.bandcamp.com http://soundcloud.com/mikke-tildekke s Link to comment https://forum.watmm.com/topic/46466-a-simple-question-about-firewalls-on-macs/#findComment-1063988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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