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Q: What is "CNSSelectorAgent.app" it is asking me to accept incoming network connections. This sound dangerous to me. Why would have this appeared? What should i do?

What is "CNSSelectorAgent.app" it is asking me to accept incoming network connections. This sound dangerous to me. Why would have this appeared? What should i do?

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Dec 16, 2014 2:59 AM

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  • by Barney-15E,Helpful

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Dec 16, 2014 3:39 AM in response to hirakatagrant
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    Dec 16, 2014 3:39 AM in response to hirakatagrant

    Do you have a Canon Network Scanner? It likely needs to allow network traffic so it can be selected.

  • by hirakatagrant,

    hirakatagrant hirakatagrant Dec 16, 2014 4:40 AM in response to Barney-15E
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    Dec 16, 2014 4:40 AM in response to Barney-15E

    I have a Canon printer with a scanner which I have been trying to connect to. So  the app is safe. Thanks

  • by DallasMomma,

    DallasMomma DallasMomma Apr 20, 2015 7:17 AM in response to hirakatagrant
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    Apr 20, 2015 7:17 AM in response to hirakatagrant

    It took 2 months of playing with my new Mac to get a reliable connection with a Cannon MX420. 

  • by melsons,

    melsons melsons Apr 21, 2015 3:52 PM in response to hirakatagrant
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    Apr 21, 2015 3:52 PM in response to hirakatagrant

    Anyone know how to make it just open with the computer going on instead of asking you every time??

  • by Drdul,

    Drdul Drdul May 10, 2015 10:20 AM in response to melsons
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    May 10, 2015 10:20 AM in response to melsons

    Canon hasn't code-signed the app so that OS X's Gatekeeper knows it's legit (and I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for them to). The thing is, I have other, old apps that aren't code-signed, and after I open them the first time Gatekeeper will let them open without prompting me after that, so I don't know why CNSSelectorAgent.app continues to be a problem. The app lives inside the Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector EX app in Applications/Canon Utilities. I've added both apps with "allow incoming connections" in the Firewall pane in System Prefs > Security, but the **** thing keeps popping up every time I log in. If anyone has any suggestions as to how to get the firewall settings to take effect, I would appreciate the help.

  • by Sloeberry,

    Sloeberry Sloeberry May 20, 2015 6:11 PM in response to Drdul
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    May 20, 2015 6:11 PM in response to Drdul

    OK, this has worked for me on Yosemite 10.10.3:

     

    Allow the connection request as usual.

    Check in the security/firewall settings that all is as you desire i.e. the list of allowed apps is correct.

    Close security settings.

    Navigate to Library/Preferences and locate the file com.apple.alf.plist

    Drag it to the desktop (which copies it only).

    Delete it from original location (it will ask for confirmation, don't worry).

    Reboot immediately, which forces a rebuild of the preference list file (feel free to check on reboot, it will be there).

     

    Hey presto, no further requests, well, so far...

     

    Bloody annoying!

  • by Sloeberry,

    Sloeberry Sloeberry Jun 2, 2015 8:52 AM in response to Sloeberry
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    Jun 2, 2015 8:52 AM in response to Sloeberry

    My apologies, that method only works because it turns the firewall off!

     

    Back to the drawing board...

  • by lindafromhouston,

    lindafromhouston lindafromhouston Sep 14, 2015 10:39 AM in response to melsons
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    Sep 14, 2015 10:39 AM in response to melsons

    Watching this topic. Flummoxed on what to do.

  • by Triumph Brewing,

    Triumph Brewing Triumph Brewing Jan 8, 2016 4:03 PM in response to DallasMomma
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    Jan 8, 2016 4:03 PM in response to DallasMomma

    It took me 2 years to finally get my mg6360 connected properly!!