Re: Firewall on Mac OS X

[security () pablowe net]

OS X has a great built-in firewall (which you will recognize from freeBSD)
ipfw.  It is usable via command-line and the System Preferences | Sharing
GUI.

Ryan Lowe


> I'm looking for recommendations for a firewall to use on a Macintosh
> running OS X. I'm running a demo of Netbarrier X and have a router in
> front of the Mac. Nothing ever comes through the router so I have no
> idea if the firewall offers any extra protection.
>
> I also have a Sunblade 100 and need to install a firewall on it and
> thought sun's free firewall would be good.
>
> James Zuchelli
> SQA Engineer
>
>
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