OS 10.4 - Mac OS X Firewall

shahvikram123 · shahvikram123 #1 (**permalink**)

03-06-2008, 03:48 PM

I've get a netgear router on my network which has a built in firewall; does this mean I do not need my mac os x firewall turned on?

Can i have two firewalls on, one on my netgear router and one on my mac, would that be ok?

lifeafter2am · lifeafter2am #2 (**permalink**)

03-06-2008, 04:34 PM

Yes you can have both, it is just double protection.

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Member Since: Aug 25, 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,395 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro Unibody	03-06-2008, 04:34 PM Yes you can have both, it is just double protection. masakatsu agatsu @lifeafter2am
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Member Since: Nov 16, 2006 Location: UK, London Posts: 632 Mac Specs: Macbook: 2GHZ Intel C2D, 2 Gig Ram, 80 GB HD. Mac Mini: Intel C2D 2GHZ, 2 gig ram, 120gb HD	03-06-2008, 03:48 PM I've get a netgear router on my network which has a built in firewall; does this mean I do not need my mac os x firewall turned on? Can i have two firewalls on, one on my netgear router and one on my mac, would that be ok?
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