Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

App firewall blocks ssh but tells me remote login is allowed

I have a strange problem in that the app firewall blocks incoming ssh connect requests. That would be ok under normal circumstances but I have explicitly enabled remote login and I can see in the advanced firewall panel that remote login is set to allow incoming connections. The console log however tells me:

07.04.10 08:23:03 Firewall[1112] Deny sshd-keygen-wrapper connecting from 192.168.84.241:59264 to port 22 proto=6

As soon as I deactivate the app firewall I can login. All was OK with Leopard, but started acting weird with Snow Leopard. I only realized this now because I had to login from remote to kill a hanging window server on my MacBook Pro. I had to finally force a reboot.

Any idea what this could be and how to fix it?

Oh, and don't tell me to run without firewall because I connect my MBP to various networks, often in schools where the kids love to try the teacher's computer.

Thanks a lot
---markus---

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.3)

Posted on Apr 6, 2010 11:36 PM

Reply
3 replies

Apr 21, 2010 4:21 AM in response to direwolf8

Yes, I know what I want - and what is supposed to be.

In System Preferences/Sharing I activate Remote Login. On the right hand side of the panel it reads: use ssh ... to log into your computer
In the Firewall Pane / Advanced it tells me at the top Remote Login (SSH) allow all incoming connections. Toggling remote login in the sharing pane toggles this setting as well. So it really looks to me that ssh port 22 should be open, but in console log it clearly tells me that the app firewall has blocked access to port 22, Weird, isn't it? Deactivating the firewall allows ssh connections, re-activating blocks again (and still shows that incoming connection are allowed...).
Oh, and a reboot did not help. Problems started after applying combo updater 10.6.3
Thoroughly confused, yours ---markus---

App firewall blocks ssh but tells me remote login is allowed

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple ID.