setting up OSX's firewall

jimdadjimdad
Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I've decided the time has come to set up OSX's firweall as I have a cable connection to the Internet. however, in the sharing tab I am faced with a selection of options for access which i can allow if I check the box. My question is this : can I safely leave them all unchecked? I really don't know what i am doing with ports etc. and am only concerned about still being able to access the internet and play online games.

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    chychchych Posts: 860member
    You can have them all unchecked; if you plan on sharing files, setting up an ftp server, or whatever is on that list, then you need to leave those ports open, otherwise the firewall blocks them.
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