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    A firewall application to control both incoming and outgoing traffic?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by tenderidol, Aug 18, 2009.

  1. tenderidol

    tenderidol Notebook Evangelist

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    Just wanted to know if anyone can recommend a firewall application that controls both the incoming and the outgoing traffic. The built in firewall protects from incoming request, but I'd like to control the outgoing connections as well. I did a search and found 1 thread, but it's more than a year old.

    Little Snitch and WaterRoof (and its simpler version NoobProof) seem to fit the bill. Any recommendation besides these?

    Thanks in advance for your time.
     
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  2. AirSinner

    AirSinner Notebook Evangelist

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    FYI. Little snitch has been known to interfere with Time Machine backup when using a Time Capsule. I have been seeing a lot of problems regarding that application and Time Machine. FYI
     
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  3. tenderidol

    tenderidol Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for the heads up!
     
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  4. Brain191

    Brain191 Notebook Consultant

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    I am wondering this too. I also don't know how important it is to have a two way firewall on a Mac. Before we get to register for classes here, we have to take a little quiz about internet security and made me think about putting a third party firewall on my Mac but I am just not sure if it is needed or which one...
     
    Brain191, Aug 19, 2009
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  5. tenderidol

    tenderidol Notebook Evangelist

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    I just need something simple. I would like to know which programs are accessing internet and when, and of course to have the final word on whether they can or not. That's all... I am not too much concerned about incoming threats, because 99% of the time, I am behind "hardware" firewalls.
     
    tenderidol, Aug 19, 2009
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