The stealth setting is in system pref>security>firewall and then click the advanced button on the lower right.
No too sure about port forwarding still, but if under the firewall you have selected the third option to manually set which items are allowed, whenever you open a program a pop-up comes up and asks if you want to allow it or block it. Click allow several times for it, and it should allow all connections to it.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/380481/
I asked the same thing.
I'm using Azureus Bittorent client and even if I add Azureus to the list. I can't connect to anyone.
Will allowing Azureus to connect to all, compromise security?
Yup, set which items are allowed, but when those items are used I do not get asked anything
like do you want to allow this through![]()
Just had a thought, in Tiger I had a firewall setting to allow stuff through from the router, that setting is no longer there since Leopard, maybe turning OFF the firewall in the router and just using the one in Leopard will do the trick. Will try that in while, Getting an update for WOW at the moment which is real SLOOWWWWW as it sees me as being behind a firewall DOH!
Why did Apple mess with all this, if it ain't broke don't fix it.....................
Erase everything you put in manually and let Leopard do it for you when you reopen the programs.
Also, you have to reset/select your NAT port in Azureus to match the port you have forwarded on your router- most likely that's why it's getting blocked and saying you're firewalled.
Erase everything you put in manually and let Leopard do it for you when you reopen the programs.
Also, you have to reset/select your NAT port in Azureus to match the port you have forwarded on your router- most likely that's why it's getting blocked and saying you're firewalled.
Also will try as you suggest letting Leopard add the apps to the firewall...
It's even more weird for me: My Mac has a static IP address, the Azureus port is forwarded to my Mac, and still Azureus doesn't get connection. I tried to allow all incoming connections in Leopard firewall or to allow incoming connections specifically for Azureus - nothing worked. NAT / port testing answers always: connection refused. Everything worked fine with Tiger. Postings in other forums suggest many people have problems like that. There must be something awfully wrong with Leopard working with BitTorrent apps.![]()
It's even more weird for me: My Mac has a static IP address, the Azureus port is forwarded to my Mac, and still Azureus doesn't get connection. I tried to allow all incoming connections in Leopard firewall or to allow incoming connections specifically for Azureus - nothing worked. NAT / port testing answers always: connection refused. Everything worked fine with Tiger. Postings in other forums suggest many people have problems like that. There must be something awfully wrong with Leopard working with BitTorrent apps.![]()
i have the exact same issue. i'm pretty firewall/NAT savvy and have set up port forwarding on a zillion (technical term) computers. i haven't had much time to play around with it, but i did make my MAC the DMZ on my router, so my router firewall is certainly not the issue (nor has it ever been). using a couple of different methods to check port availability i have had no luck in using my old standby port which worked perfectly well in 10.4.
if anyone figures this out, please reply![]()