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June 5, 2007

TMUP81: Don’t mess with my Firewall

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Links Mentioned

Free Backup 3.1 for OS9

Ben from the MacMenia Podcast

Dialog Director

George Starcher from the In The Trenches Podcast

What is a Byte?

What is a Bit?

iPod Camera Connector compatiobility

Raw image format

OS X Firewalls

My recommendations

Turning on Firewall on OS X

Apple site discussion about firewall settings

Pauldotcom Security Weekly

Simple instructions to set up firewall rules for OS X

Recommendations:

Do not block all TCP or UDP traffic.
Enable “Stealth Mode” in “Advanced Options.”
Disable (uncheck) the following firewall ports:
o “Personal File Sharing”
o “Windows Sharing”
o “Personal Web Sharing”
o “Remote Login ‚Äì SSH”
o “FTP Access”
o “Apple Remote Desktop”
o “Remote Apple Events”
o “Printer Sharing”

Firewall tunning according to Wikipedia (very geeky)

FlyingButtress Firewall GUI

WaterRoof Firewall configuration (good program but use with care)

Using an External monnitor with a MacBook courtesy of Living Digitally

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