Hello, Thanks for the info. When I looked in the preferences I was only able to turn it on/off. Doesn't it feature any application filtering so that I can block certain applications from accessing the Internet? Also, if I set up some kind of server that requires some ports to be opened, can this be done or will they be opened as soon as the program use them? Many thanks, Christian
On 2006-09-07 at 10:07 Travis Siegel wrote: >The firewall that comes with tiger is built on ipchain. This is the >same exact tool used by unix admins all over the world to secure >their commercial boxes. If configured properly, there isn't anything >more secure than a properly configured ipchain box. Since it works >at the packet level, you can't get more fine grained control than >that. Of course, with this level of control, comes great >responsibility, and a good deal of complexity, though apple has done >their best to limit this complexity, and make it as easy to use as >possible. You need not worry that the apple firewall is anything >remotely like the windows xp one. If it's good enough for sysadmins >in fortune 500 companies, it should be good enough for a home pc.
