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DDar

macrumors 6502
Original poster
Dec 9, 2007
293
0
Hey, I just got Little Snitch and was wondering if it would slow down my computer and/or internet speed since it constantly monitors what's going on. =)
 

vandozza

macrumors 6502a
Jun 14, 2006
612
0
Australia
i've used littlesnitch for at lease 12 months, and never really noticed a speed decrease. (and certainly no more than any other software based firewall that i've tried.)
 

JG271

macrumors 6502a
Dec 17, 2007
784
1
UK
It doesn't slow down your internet, but if you don't buy the full version the pop up message saying the 3 hour trial period has expired gets a bit annoying.
 

Ivan José

macrumors newbie
Aug 9, 2008
8
0
Have used it for almost one year and noticed no issue about performance or decrease in Internet speed. It seems to be the other way round, since it avoids useless connections.

It sucks a bit in the beginning, when you need to create rules for every application willing to establish a connection, but that's not a big deal.

Ivan
 
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