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A Mac firewall

I wonder if Mac has a firewall? Is it different from a Windows firewall?

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asked May 12 '10 at 04:06 AM

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Macs do have firewalls but they are by application. Windows firewalls work by ports. That's about the only difference.

Read more here:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=mac/10.4/en/mh1042.html

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answered May 12 '10 at 04:10 AM

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