Hi,
Thanks for the detailed answer. Exactly what I was looking for. I
followed the 6 steps you gave and brought up iTunes. Still didn't see
any pop-ups from LS after bringing up iTunes. I have static IP
addresses on my machines however, so should the IP address given in
step #3 be the static IP address of the machine I'm running LS on?
And if so, does that mean the IP range given in step #5 should be
a.b.c.d - a.b.255.240 in my case since my subnet mask is
255.255.255.240 and my block of 16 static IP addresses is a.b.c.d/28?
Again, many thanks! I agree, LS does indeed seem well worth the license fee.
Ed
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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Eikonal Research Institute
Bend, Oregon
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