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<blockquote data-quote="technologist" data-source="post: 1290489" data-attributes="member: 4134"><p>Bottom line, it's included for a reason, and that reason is that laptop owners (especially) often use public wi-fi networks. </p><p></p><p>For most things, the OS X application-based firewall is superior to the NAT function of a router.</p><p></p><p>The default configuration is pretty well thought out and won't cause any problems with common Mac software, including Apple's included services. (If you're running a server or a third-party remote access service, you might need to do some work to get it set up, but if so, you're probably up to the challenge.)</p><p></p><p>Unless you have a problem with it, leave it ON. You probably won't ever notice it's there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="technologist, post: 1290489, member: 4134"] Bottom line, it's included for a reason, and that reason is that laptop owners (especially) often use public wi-fi networks. For most things, the OS X application-based firewall is superior to the NAT function of a router. The default configuration is pretty well thought out and won't cause any problems with common Mac software, including Apple's included services. (If you're running a server or a third-party remote access service, you might need to do some work to get it set up, but if so, you're probably up to the challenge.) Unless you have a problem with it, leave it ON. You probably won't ever notice it's there. [/QUOTE]
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