OS X :: Apple's Firewall In Snow Leopard Is Off By Default?

Aug 8, 2010

just got my New iMac 27".

Just wondering why when I click on system prefs>security>firewall

it is turned off by default? Should I turn it on? If so why was it set on off when I turned on my imac for the first time?

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Streaming To Apple TV Without Turning Off Firewall?

Apr 9, 2012

I want to stream music and photos from my Macpro running 10.6.8 to my AppleTV, however, it seemed like the only way I could get it to work was to turn off my Firewall. Is there a way to give my AppleTV access to my Mac without having to turn off the Firewall?

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OS X :: Snow Leopard Firewall Info In Console?

Aug 29, 2009

In Snow Leopard, I'm noticing that I get a lot of these messages in Console now:

Quote:

Aug 29 09:49:07 MacPro Firewall[77]: Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 192.168.2.6:57065 from 68.87.73.242:53

That 68.87.73.242 address is my Comcast DNS server.

They show up as a Info type message in Console. No real problem, just curious if anyone else is seeing that.

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OS X :: Snow Leopard Blocks Incoming Connections - Firewall Is Off?

Dec 17, 2009

I got an iPod Touch today and I'm while I was testing out some apps I noticed that I cannot connect to my MacBook Pro.

If I try to ping it I get no response. Going to the Mac's address in a browser (web sharing is on) I don't get any response either. I cannot connect to for file sharing either. I have turned off the firewall in OS X and rebooted the computer with no change. All sharing options are enabled. If I run "sudo ipfw list" I get this: "65535 allow ip from any to any".

It appears however that Snow Leopard allows connection from outside the local network, as Internet, BitTorrent, Mail etc. works as usual.

I've tried turning the firewall off in the router but connections are still blocked.

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Applications :: ITunes 9 - Snow Leopard Firewall Ask To Allow / Deny Every Time.

Sep 9, 2009

Just upgraded to iTunes 9.0 and I'm running a clean install of Snow Leopard.

Every time I open up iTunes that stupid Firewall box asks if I want to allow/deny incoming connections.

Even if I allow, and verify it's in the list as allow, it asks everytime.

I've removed it from Firewall settings, no luck.

I've reinstalled iTunes, no luck.

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Turning On Firewall - Router Support 64 Bit WEP Encryption

Apr 23, 2012

My fios router only supports 64 bit wep encryption. Is my machine secure if I turn on firewall

Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

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OS X :: Snow Leopard Firewall In Stealth Mode But Responding To Ping Requests?

Apr 19, 2010

I've just tried running the security test on the Shields Up! site, and I note that even though my firewall is in stealth mode (and Shields Up! reported that all the ports it probed were stealthed), it failed the test because it replied to an ICMP ping request - and yet the Snow Leopard firewall specifically states that when it's in stealth mode, it won't respond to such requests.

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Firewall Stealth Mode Connection Attempts From AEBS To Computer

Feb 29, 2012

Console log is packed with Info messages realted to connection attempts from AEBS router. Is that normal? also, system profiler states:

Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7), assorted apple products

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MacBook Pro :: Enable Or Disable Firewall (default Setting)?

Sep 15, 2010

I purchased mine today and the firewall was off (guess that is the default setting) so i turned it on. Should i keep it on? And when clicked "on", i immediately got a window asking to allow or deny popups.app. and i clickd "deny".

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OS X V10.5 Leopard :: Changing Default Sig File In Apple Mail On Mac Pro

Feb 24, 2012

I have made about 10 sig files in apple mail. I'm running 10.5.8. How do I change the default sig file so that particular one is used till I want to change it?

Info:
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Firewall Message : The Service "(Common Internet File System (CIFS))" Is Starting On Your Mac

Mar 13, 2012

I am getting a Firewall message that reads: The service "(Common Internet File System (CIFS))" is starting on your Mac.

Application:  sbin > launchd
Port:   445 (Common Internet File System (CIFS)) 

It also says:  if you don't change firewall settings, the firewall wil block connections from other computers to this ervice on your Mac.  

Info:
Mac Pro 2.8 GHz, Mac OS X (10.6.6), NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512 MB, 10gigs Ram

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OS X :: Default In Snow Leopard / 32-bit Or 64-bit?

Sep 6, 2009

I'm a little confused with Snow Leopard, I have been reading and it looks like in order to enable the 64-bit you need to press key 4 and 6 when booting, I installed SL the next day it came out and since than my apps are running in 64-bit (looking at the Activity Monitor) without have to press 4 and 6 (it looks like 64-bit is the default on my macbook) which wasn't a problem until today that I wanted to run office 2004 and it didn't work, I was reading and it looks like rosetta wont run in 64-bit so, I don't know how to run my system in 32-bit.

1 - How can I turn the 64-bit off?
2 - Is it true that I need to run office in 32-bit?
If question number 2 is true, what if I want to run some apps in 64-bit do I need to reboot?

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OS X :: What's The Default Alert Sound In Snow Leopard?

Sep 24, 2010

What's the default alert sound in snow leopard?

I know it's a dumb question, but I've recently noticed that my mac has been making the most annoying sound quite frequently (i.e. basso). Just wondering what the default was as I'm fairly sure it hasn't always made this sound.

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OS X :: Changing Default Icons - Leopard Vs Snow?

Oct 25, 2009

I am currently running 10.5.8, and I have changed my default icons. I love this feature, and this web page will show you how to do it. [URL:...] I am about to upgrade to Snow Leopard soon, and I am wondering if anyone else knows if it will still work? I quite like my 'glass icons' as my defaults.

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Setting The Default Webcam?

May 31, 2012

I have an external webcam that I would like to use instead of the webcam built in to the iMac. For audio, I can go to System Preferences -> Sound -> Input and select a device for sound input.  With video though, there is no such option I can find. I can manually select the webcam when I use FaceTime or Skype, but I have to manually go into the preferences for each application every single time I open it. Neither application nor the operating system has a way of setting a default webcam that I can find.

Info:
iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X :: Safari Toolbar Reverts To Default In Snow Leopard

Sep 4, 2009

Just installed Snow Leopard (10.6) a few days ago, and most things are working as expected. However, I find that when I customize the Safari (4.03) toolbar, it will remain in that form until I quit. But when I open Safari again, the customized toolbar appears for a few seconds, and then reverts to the default. Very frustrating, as I have to customize it each time I open it in order to use buttons that have vanished. Firefox (ew) is fine, by the way.

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Mac Mini :: Should Hold Off On Getting Until Snow Leopard Comes As Its Default System - CS3?

Mar 13, 2009

I am currently the owner of an aging Dual 800 Quicksilver and running Tiger on it. Been working on this machine for almost 7 years and still runs like a champ. It is starting to show its age big time, especially in CS3. Just wondering if I should hold off on getting the Mac Mini until Snow Leopard comes as its default system? Do you think Apple will give the mini another boost in specs this year? I'll be getting the Mini this year at some point with the Dell e-IPS 22" monitor. I'm a little nervous since I have heard so many issues with CS3 and Leopard (at work, we tried it and it constantly crashes). I don't want to bother with CS4 (or CS5 for that matter).

How much faster would the new mini be compared to what I have now? And ONE last thing. I know the 2009 mini has only been out for a short time, has anyone attempted to put in more RAM than the 4 GB supported? Photoshop is a hog for RAM if working on multiple layers, etc.

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OS X :: How To Set Default Settings For All Files And Folders In Snow Leopard

Dec 11, 2009

I'm pretty new to Mac and I'm currently quite confused about how to set default settings for all my files and folders in Snow Leopard. Specifically, I would like for all the icons in Finder windows (and preferably also in the "Documents" stack in the Dock) to automatically be displayed as large icons and also for all my files and folders to be arranged by Kind - all of this in "List View". In "Icon View", all of these things do work (except for in the "Documents" stack in the Dock).

In "List View", when I select "Use as Defaults" in the "View Options" panel (View>Show View Options), it does not seem to apply my settings automatically to all my folders and files. Likewise, when I right-click in a Finder window and select "Arrange by > Kind", it only seems to arrange by Kind in that particular folder.

I have read several other threads, but none of the solutions seem to work for me. One thread suggested that I hold "alt" after I have right-clicked so that the option "KEEP arranged by" shows up, but this does not seem to happen in "List View".

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Cannot Reset Finder To Default Settings?

Mar 2, 2012

Over the years my finder windows have been set to different colors, font sizes and so on. When I make a change I select the make default box in the show view options, but they never default except for that one finder window. I have erased com.apple.finder.plist and just for fun the com.apple.sidebarlists.plist but can not get the finder to go to a true default. Is there another plist that I am missing?

Info:
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), I am not a blonde

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Change Default Email Program?

Mar 15, 2012

Like I presume everyone else, Mail is our default email program.

However I have recently been using Postbox and I rather like it, so I have sidelined Mail.

Problems arise when I schedule reminders and invitations from iCal - it immediately wants to start up the Mail program and not Postbox.

At the moment I am running the two email programs alongside each other which really isn't practical.

Info:
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Set Default Programs To Open Files?

Apr 2, 2012

I want to have OpenOffice as the default program to open .doc, .xls and .ppt files, but when I try to set that by chosing the check box that confirms, "Make this program the default program for opening these files?" my choice doesn't "stick" for the next time I open these files. Is there another way to make OpenOffice the default program for these files, or does OfficeMac not play nicely to allow that? 

Info:
Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: How To Restore Preview To Be Default Reader

Apr 18, 2012

I recently experienced a glitch in which my web browser locked during a shutdown operation. I had just changed a browser preference setting to "empty cookies and history" when I quit the browser. I restored the preference to its previous setting and the browser quit locking up. However, I now have a new problem: I can't download .pdf files (maybe others as well but I was able to download an application file successfully). This problem occurs with both Safari and Firefox browsers.I was recently checking the performance of 2 .pdf readers and I am sure I changed the default reader. I cannot remember how to restore Preview to be the default reader. Maybe this will get me back in business.

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Setting A Default Font For Textedit?

Apr 22, 2012

I'd like textedit to use a font that I choose everytime I open it.

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Default Email Reader Automatically Changes

Apr 24, 2012

Using Mail version 4.6  the default email reader doesn't stay with Mail 4.5.  It reverts to "Run a DLLas an app....."  

there is no add or delete... the + or - sign...  this is recent.  I am using   os 10.6.8 

Info:
Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: How To Reset A Computer To Its Default Settings

Jul 3, 2012

With the original installation cd missing, how do you reset a computer (with OSX 10.5 upgraded to OSX 10.6.8) to its default settings?

Info:
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: HP Printer Default Scale Settings Always Reset To 10%

Mar 16, 2012

Every time I hit the print button on my Mac (I have an HP PSC 1210 all-in-one printer) the document prints at 10%. I know, I have to go into page set up and when i do that, the scale is always at 10% so I have to change the scale to 100%.why is it not automatically set at 100% anymore? And how can I make the print scale default to 100% so I don't have to go into page set up everytime I want to print?

Info:
Mac OS X (10.6.4), Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Permanently Change Default Browser To Firefox?

Mar 17, 2012

Where do I set the preference to make Firefox the default browser. If I click on a link in mail the link opens in Safari and I prefer Firefox. 

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: How To Change ICal Default Event Time To All-Day

May 18, 2012

Whenever I make events in ical, it default creates an hour-long event. I find myself using ical's events more as a specific to-do list, so every day I would prefer these events to be "all-day." I'm getting tired having to tinker around so much whenever I make an event on a date, especially when there's multiple on every day. I've read online that apparently in 10.7(lion) that people are having the opposite problem and would prefer for events to be defaulted as a specific time frame.

I've read suggestions to open terminal and type in:
defaults write com.apple.iCal 'Default duration in minutes for new event' 15
Which brings me to my question: is there any way in the terminal to change it to automatically make events checked "all-day."

Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Change Your Default Email Application Or Web Browser?

Jun 5, 2012

I need to change my default email client to OutlookLive Web app.  It doesn't appear in the app list because it's web based.

Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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Jun 10, 2012

Is there a way to change the default setting on Time Machine so I can backup files when I want to rather than when it wants to?

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