Dear Mr. Mansky,
Both Word and iTunes use Rendezvous (previously known as 'Bonjour') to
access addresses on the local network.
Little Snitch has a default rule to permit any application to allow
connections to Rendezvous (ZeroConf) addresses. Because Word and iTunes
use Rendezvous for their local connections, you are not asked if you
want to permit or to deny them.
The solution is to either deny all local access for whichever programs
you find troublesome or, if that is not desirable, to specifically
forbid only Rendezvous addresses.
In the LS preference pane, type Command-n (or Apple-n, depending on
your keyboard) to make a new rule and
1. Choose the application
2. Set permission to 'deny'
3. Under 'Server,' enter 169.254.0.0.
4. Click on the large drop down triangle to the right of the 'IP Base'
entry field
5. Enter an IP Range of 169.254.0.0 - 169.254.255.255
6. Set both 'Port' and 'Protocol' to any.
Applications with individual 'Deny' rules such as this will override
the general 'Allow' rule.
My opinion, FWIW, is that a license for Little Snitch is one of the
great bargains for any and all Macintosh users.
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On Jul 13, 2006, at 18:25, Ed Mansky wrote:
<edited for brevity>
... In demo mode, I see no pop-up windows from LittleSnitch when I
open remote Word documents. I easily get pop-ups from LittleSnitch
when I use Firefox or Eudora, for example. TCP/IP traffic from these
apps are on the ports I'd expected. Likewise, when I bring up iTunes,
I see no pop-ups from LittleSnitch, even though I am sharing the
iTunes library and have configured iTunes to search for music upon
opening. Any ideas, or suggestions on how to get LittleSnitch to tell
me what Word and iTunes are up to would be greatly appreciated!
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