Firewall - is iTunes (Apple TV) an "essential service"?

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Firewall - is iTunes (Apple TV) an "essential service"?

Help says "Essential services are a set of applications that allow your computer to find services provided by other computers on the network. This setting prevents connections to all other sharing and application services."

Okaaay...

Anyone know what this set of applications comprises?

iMac Core2Duo 20' 2.4, Mac OS X (10.5.3), PowerMac G4 Quicksilver; LaCie Edmini network drive

Posted on Aug 20, 2008 10:53 AM

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Aug 20, 2008 11:48 AM in response to Eden Sarfaty

These might include system applications, services, and processes. They can also include digitally signed programs that are opened automatically by other programs.

itunes is not part of these essential services and access through the firewall needs to be turned on by adding it to the list of specific applications.

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