How do you open specific ports

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How do you open specific ports

Hi all,

I'm trying to use connect360 with helps me stream files from a mac to an xbox 360. When I open it its says it needs to open ports. When I go to their support page, it says to:

If you have the Mac OS X firewall active on your Mac, Connect360 will remind you and help you configure it. If you are using other firewall software, you will need to open TCP port 9335 and UDP port 1900.

Well, it hasn't helped me do anything and when I try to use connect360 it says

"A required port appears to be in use, please free ports 1900 and/or 9335 if you wish to use Connect360"

Ok, great, how do I do this?

ps, before anyone tells me to add this to my firewall on leopard, it doesn't show up in the applications folder, I access it through system preferences....

I'm also using an airport extreme

Can anyone help?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.7), 2 GHz Intel Core Duo 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM

Posted on Jul 11, 2009 11:24 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 11, 2009 11:36 AM in response to Michael Overmier

Hi.
It can be your router that is causing the problem, on my bt home hub you can assign a action to a port it already has conect360 in its built in apps. Goto http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Apple/AirPortExtreme/XBCo nnect.htm this should help you with the problem, go back to http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Apple/AirPortExtreme/AirP ortExtremeindex.htm
if you need other things hope this helps.
Mitch

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Answer 2

Barney-15E

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Jul 11, 2009 11:37 AM in response to Michael Overmier

When you open it for the first time, the Mac should ask you if you want to allow it access. Clicking Allow should allow it to then open those ports. The error message you got seems to indicate something else has grabbed those ports and it cannot use them.

First off, try turning off the application firewall in the Security pref pane. See if it works with the firewall off.
Second, open Network Utility (Utilities folder) and run Netstat, display the state of all socket connections. Look for your IP address with .1900 and .9335 appended to the end. The foreign address should give you a clue as to what is grabbing control of that port.

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Answer 3

Jul 12, 2009 1:59 PM in response to Barney-15E

This is what it shows with the netstat. Hopefully posting this doesn't give away any personal details.... but I didn't see anything with with those ports. Why does this have to be so difficult?? Didn't tiger have a utility with the firewall where you could just add the port. This seems so much more difficult with leopard.

Active Internet connections (including servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state)
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57244 channel15.01.05..http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57233 www-11-03-ash1.f.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57231 a96-17-106-96.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57230 a72-246-31-66.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57229 a96-17-106-96.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57228 a96-17-106-96.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57227 a96-17-106-96.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57226 a96-17-159-41.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57225 a96-17-106-122.d.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57224 a72-246-31-66.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57223 a96-17-159-41.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57222 a96-17-159-41.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57221 216.246.87.11.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57220 216.246.87.11.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57219 216.246.87.11.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57218 www-11-03-ash1.f.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57215 216.246.87.11.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57214 a72-246-31-82.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57213 yx-in-f102.googl.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57210 a96-17-106-97.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57198 a72-246-31-26.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57197 a72-246-31-26.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57196 a72-246-31-26.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57195 a72-246-31-26.de.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57194 www.11.07.facebo.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57169 a96-17-106-136.d.http ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56715 gx-in-f127.googl.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56714 gx-in-f127.googl.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56709 a72-247-244-33.d.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56697 a72-247-244-33.d.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56615 gw-in-f138.googl.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56614 gw-in-f138.googl.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56357 a72-246-30-90.de.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56356 a72-246-30-80.de.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56355 a72-246-30-80.de.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56348 a72-246-30-35.de.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56343 a72-246-30-90.de.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56342 a72-247-243-17.d.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56341 a72-247-244-32.d.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.56340 a72-246-30-51.de.http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 localhost.10930 . LISTEN
tcp46 0 0 *.vnc-server . LISTEN
tcp4 0 0 *.54139 . LISTEN
tcp4 0 0 *.eyetv . LISTEN
tcp4 0 0 *.kerberos . LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 *.kerberos . LISTEN
tcp4 0 0 *.afpovertcp . LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 *.afpovert . LISTEN
tcp4 0 0 localhost.ipp . LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 localhost.ipp . LISTEN
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57241 gx-in-f118.googl.http TIME_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57239 gx-in-f118.googl.http TIME_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57240 gx-in-f118.googl.http TIME_WAIT
tcp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.57243 gx-in-f118.googl.http TIME_WAIT
udp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.ssdp .
udp4 0 0 . .
udp4 0 0 *.58916 .
udp4 0 0 *.56560 .
udp4 0 0 *.53185 .
udp4 0 0 *.53070 .
udp4 0 0 *.64993 .
udp4 0 0 *.50518 .
udp4 0 0 239.255.255.250.ssdp .
udp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.ntp .
udp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.kerberos .
udp6 0 0 2002:4b89:9703::.kerbe .
udp6 0 0 Macintosh-7.kerberos .
udp6 0 0 fdf1:a81b:5e34:f.kerbe .
udp6 0 0 localhost.kerberos .
udp6 0 0 localhost.ipsec-ms .
udp6 0 0 localhost.isakmp .
udp4 0 0 localhost.ipsec-msft .
udp4 0 0 localhost.isakmp .
udp6 0 0 localhost.ipsec-ms .
udp6 0 0 localhost.isakmp .
udp6 0 0 fdf1:a81b:5e34:f.ipsec .
udp6 0 0 fdf1:a81b:5e34:f.isakm .
udp6 0 0 Macintosh-7.ipsec-ms .
udp6 0 0 Macintosh-7.isakmp .
udp6 0 0 2002:4b89:9703::.ipsec .
udp6 0 0 2002:4b89:9703::.isakm .
udp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.ipsec-msft .
udp4 0 0 10.0.1.6.isakmp .
udp4 0 0 *.nat-pmp .
udp4 0 0 *.5350 .
udp4 0 0 *.59980 .
udp4 0 0 . .
udp6 0 0 2002:4b89:9703::.ntp .
udp6 0 0 Macintosh-7.ntp .
udp6 0 0 fdf1:a81b:5e34:f.ntp .
udp6 0 0 localhost.ntp .
udp4 0 0 localhost.ntp .
udp6 0 0 localhost.ntp .
udp6 0 0 *.ntp .
udp4 0 0 *.ntp .
udp4 0 0 . .
udp6 0 0 *.mdns .
udp4 0 0 *.mdns .
icm4 0 0 . .
icm6 0 0 . .
Active LOCAL (UNIX) domain sockets
Address Type Recv-Q Send-Q Inode Conn Refs Nextref Addr
456cbb0 stream 0 0 0 45b3908 0 0
45b3908 stream 0 0 0 456cbb0 0 0
456c660 stream 0 0 0 44bebb0 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
44bebb0 stream 0 0 0 456c660 0 0
44be5d8 stream 0 0 0 4586198 0 0 /var/run/usbmuxd
4586198 stream 0 0 0 44be5d8 0 0
44becc0 stream 0 0 0 44be7f8 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
44be7f8 stream 0 0 0 44becc0 0 0
44beb28 stream 0 0 0 456c110 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
456c110 stream 0 0 0 44beb28 0 0
45866e8 stream 0 0 0 44bec38 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
44bec38 stream 0 0 0 45866e8 0 0
44be6e8 stream 0 0 0 44be198 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
44be198 stream 0 0 0 44be6e8 0 0
456c990 stream 0 0 0 456c330 0 0
456c330 stream 0 0 0 456c990 0 0
4586000 stream 0 0 0 4586660 0 0
4586660 stream 0 0 0 4586000 0 0
4586550 stream 0 0 0 456ccc0 0 0
456ccc0 stream 0 0 0 4586550 0 0
4586220 stream 0 0 65b9520 0 0 0 /tmp/launch-LUaslW/:0
4586880 stream 0 0 65b9640 0 0 0 /tmp/launch-VMfqoP/Listeners
4586f68 stream 0 0 65b9760 0 0 0 /tmp/launch-PrRulR/Render
44be908 stream 0 0 65b9910 0 0 0 /private/tmp/com.hp.launchport
44bea18 stream 0 0 65b9be0 0 0 0 /tmp/launchd-174.wnxDab/sock
4586dd0 stream 0 0 0 4586330 0 0
4586330 stream 0 0 0 4586dd0 0 0
456cdd0 stream 0 0 0 44be770 0 0 /var/run/asl_input
44be770 stream 0 0 0 456cdd0 0 0
45865d8 stream 0 0 49dcac0 0 0 0 /etc/racoon/vpncontrol.sock
4586110 stream 0 0 49921b0 0 0 0 /etc/racoon/racoon.sock
44be088 stream 0 0 0 456c4c8 0 0
456c4c8 stream 0 0 0 44be088 0 0
44be660 stream 0 0 0 45867f8 0 0 /var/run/asl_input
45867f8 stream 0 0 0 44be660 0 0
456cc38 stream 0 0 0 45b3f68 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
45b3f68 stream 0 0 0 456cc38 0 0
456cb28 stream 0 0 0 456c5d8 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
456c5d8 stream 0 0 0 456cb28 0 0
4586d48 stream 0 0 0 456c7f8 0 0
456c7f8 stream 0 0 0 4586d48 0 0
45863b8 stream 0 0 0 4586440 0 0
4586440 stream 0 0 0 45863b8 0 0
4586b28 stream 0 0 0 4586bb0 0 0
4586bb0 stream 0 0 0 4586b28 0 0
456c198 stream 0 0 0 456c220 0 0
456c220 stream 0 0 0 456c198 0 0
456c3b8 stream 0 0 0 456c440 0 0
456c440 stream 0 0 0 456c3b8 0 0
456ca18 stream 0 0 0 456caa0 0 0
456caa0 stream 0 0 0 456ca18 0 0
44be3b8 stream 0 0 0 44be440 0 0
44be440 stream 0 0 0 44be3b8 0 0
44beaa0 stream 0 0 0 44be990 0 0
44be990 stream 0 0 0 44beaa0 0 0
44bed48 stream 0 0 0 3ee5000 0 0
3ee5000 stream 0 0 0 44bed48 0 0
44bedd0 stream 0 0 0 44bee58 0 0 /var/run/asl_input
44bee58 stream 0 0 0 44bedd0 0 0
44beee0 stream 0 0 44ad950 0 0 0 /var/run/pppconfd
3ee5110 stream 0 0 0 3ee5198 0 0
3ee5198 stream 0 0 0 3ee5110 0 0
3ee52a8 stream 0 0 0 3ee5220 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
3ee5220 stream 0 0 0 3ee52a8 0 0
3ee5330 stream 0 0 0 3ee5440 0 0
3ee5440 stream 0 0 0 3ee5330 0 0
3ee54c8 stream 0 0 0 3ee55d8 0 0
3ee55d8 stream 0 0 0 3ee54c8 0 0
3ee56e8 stream 0 0 0 3ee5660 0 0
3ee5660 stream 0 0 0 3ee56e8 0 0
3ee5770 stream 0 0 0 3ee5880 0 0
3ee5880 stream 0 0 0 3ee5770 0 0
3ee5990 stream 0 0 0 3ee5908 0 0
3ee5908 stream 0 0 0 3ee5990 0 0
3ee5a18 stream 0 0 0 3ee5aa0 0 0
3ee5aa0 stream 0 0 0 3ee5a18 0 0
3ee5c38 stream 0 0 404f950 0 0 0 /var/tmp/launchd/sock
3ee5cc0 stream 0 0 404fa70 0 0 0 /private/var/run/cupsd
3ee5d48 stream 0 0 404fb90 0 0 0 /var/run/usbmuxd
3ee5e58 stream 0 0 404fcb0 0 0 0 /var/run/asl_input
3ee5f68 stream 0 0 404fd40 0 0 0 /var/run/portmap.socket
3ee5ee0 stream 0 0 404fdd0 0 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
45b3bb0 dgram 0 0 0 45b3990 45b3990 0
45b3990 dgram 0 0 0 45b3bb0 45b3bb0 0
45b3aa0 dgram 0 0 0 45b3dd0 45b3dd0 0
45b3dd0 dgram 0 0 0 45b3aa0 45b3aa0 0
45b3cc0 dgram 0 0 0 456c550 456c550 0
456c550 dgram 0 0 0 45b3cc0 45b3cc0 0
456c000 dgram 0 0 0 456c880 456c880 0
456c880 dgram 0 0 0 456c000 456c000 0
44be550 dgram 0 0 0 45862a8 45862a8 0
45862a8 dgram 0 0 0 44be550 44be550 0
44be330 dgram 0 0 0 44be110 44be110 0
44be110 dgram 0 0 0 44be330 44be330 0
3ee5bb0 dgram 0 0 0 456c770 456c770 0
456c770 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5bb0 3ee5bb0 0
456cd48 dgram 0 0 0 4586ee0 4586ee0 0
4586ee0 dgram 0 0 0 456cd48 456cd48 0
3ee5b28 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 4586aa0
4586aa0 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 45864c8
45864c8 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 4586cc0
4586cc0 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 4586770
4586770 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 45b3ee0
45b3ee0 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 4586e58
4586e58 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 4586908
456ce58 dgram 0 0 0 456cf68 456cf68 0
456cf68 dgram 0 0 0 456ce58 456ce58 0
45b3e58 dgram 0 0 0 4586a18 4586a18 0
4586a18 dgram 0 0 0 45b3e58 45b3e58 0
456c2a8 dgram 0 0 0 44be2a8 44be2a8 0
44be2a8 dgram 0 0 0 456c2a8 456c2a8 0
4586908 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 44be4c8
4586990 dgram 0 0 0 4586088 4586088 0
4586088 dgram 0 0 0 4586990 4586990 0
44be4c8 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 4586c38
456c908 dgram 0 0 0 456c6e8 456c6e8 0
456c6e8 dgram 0 0 0 456c908 456c908 0
4586c38 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 456c088
456c088 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 44be880
44be880 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 3ee53b8
44bef68 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5088 3ee5088 0
3ee5088 dgram 0 0 0 44bef68 44bef68 0
3ee53b8 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 3ee5550
3ee5550 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 3ee57f8
3ee57f8 dgram 0 0 0 3ee5dd0 0 0
3ee5dd0 dgram 0 0 404fc20 0 3ee5b28 0 /var/run/syslog

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Answer 4

Barney-15E

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112,830 points

Jul 12, 2009 2:33 PM in response to Michael Overmier

I don't see anything using those ports, so I don't know why the error message you got was stated that way.

As their help file indicates, connect360 should start up and the Mac will ask if you want to allow it to connect.

Does it work with the Firewall set to allow all incoming connections?

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Answer 5

Tim Haigh

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24,198 points

Jul 13, 2009 1:55 AM in response to Michael Overmier

To narrow this issue down to your mac's firewall, turn it off, can you connect?

Also setting up port forwarding on your router would not make difference unless the connect360 requires your mac to be a server.

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