[Pc_Support] Mac OS and firewalls.

[Bryan J. Smith]

George Laiacona <glaiacona at aikencountysc.gov> wrote:
> Looking for some knowledge on Mac OS, specifically the Safari
> browser, the Transfer program, FTP, and PIX firewalls.
> Are there any known issues? I've got an FTP rule created in the
> PIX, it works for IE, but not Safari. I'm getting connection
> timed out errors trying to log in to an FTP server outside my
> network. I can log into any FTP server inside my firewall,
> however, so I know the Mac is configured correctly. Browsing
> also works as it should through my Novell BorderManager proxy. 

It's most likely an active v. passive detail.

Find out what the Safari brower defaults to and check the firewall
for what is supports.

I have a feeling it's active and several PIX products default to not
allowing an active connection.


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