Oct 27, '03 10:55:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
Boom, just like that things work again.
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10.3: Resolve issues with 'other firewall software'
Oct 27, '03 10:55:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
OK, this isn't much of a hint, but ... after I upgraded my iMac to Panther, I received an error when I tried to change my firewall settings through the sharing control panel that stated "other firewall software running." I have seen this posted to other forums as well. To resolve this issue, just delete Library -> Preferences -> com.apple.sharing.firewall.plist and reboot.
Boom, just like that things work again.
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10.3: Resolve issues with 'other firewall software'
Or, in the Terminal:
10.3: Resolve issues with 'other firewall software'
That didn't work. Removing the plist did.
10.3: Resolve issues with 'other firewall software'
Sometimes it does. :D
10.3: Resolve issues with 'other firewall software'
This hint worked perfectly for me on 10.3 installed on a Desktop G4.
'other firewall software'
I have seen this message several times in the past (i.e. w/Jaguar), without actually running any additional firewire software. I eventually tracked it down to VirtualPC (6.0, Win2K, shared networking), whenever I start up VPC (and restart System Preferences) this message appears, and when I quit VPC (and restart SP), the message always dissappears.
10.3: Resolve issues with 'other firewall software'
I've seen this before, too, with Jaguar. When ever I use the CLI ipfw to change any firewall settings, the Sharing preference pane thinks some other firewall software is running. I first noticed it when experimenting with BrickHouse. I never looked at the com.apple.... file before. Could it be that the pref-pane compares it's settings from the com.apple.... file to what ipfw reports is active, then assumes any differences were done using some other software?
10.3: Resolve issues with 'other firewall software'
I think basically the PrefPane looks at the current IPFW list of rules and if it sees anything other than the standard default rule - then it assumes you are using another firewall.
Firewall pref pane is just a user interface
Just to clarify - the Firewall preference pane is just a user interface for configuring the ipfw firewall. That interface is not terribly sophisticated and so gets confused if you have used some other means of configuring the ipfw firewall.
10.3: Resolve issues with 'other firewall software'
thanks this has been bothering me for ages (even with jaguar, as I was using BrickHouse, but even when I disabled it, Apple Syst Pref/ sharing would still give me this message)
10.3: Resolve issues with 'other firewall software'
There is an issue here that needs a little more clearifying and that is whether Brickhouse was used under 10.2 before installing Panther over it. I was getting this issue and none of the Terminal commands or firewall.plist file removals seemed to correct the problem. After working a long time with support and facing a complete systems rebuild, I looked further into the problem. I never suspected that Brickhouse would be the problem because it is advertised as a Gui front end to the standard OSX firewall and not a third party firewall replacement. When I removed all references to Brickhouse, this problem disappeared. I asked 2nd level Apple to update their knowledge base, but I gather they have not. |
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