iTunes 10.1 for Mac breaks firewall?

I have the same issue.

Clicked on "Allow" as well on "Deny" the message appeared evertime iTunes was starting.

I've just disabled the firewall on OS X now, I'm sitting behind a Checkpoint one.

Best,
yasmin.k

I have the same problem. I do have access to my firewall settings, and I cleared iTunes out, clicked "Allow" next time I started it, and that still did not fix the problem. Not sure what's going on with it. iPhoto had been doing that, too, until 9.1 was released last week.

Same annoying message here. Tried various resets but to no avail.

I had this problem and an old solution resolved it:

Download the stand-alone installer from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

Trash the iTunes program in your /Applications folder

Run the manual 10.1 installer.

Problem (at least here) solved! I can quit/relaunch 10.1 without the Firewall notification.

I also had this problem, but ran 'repair disk permission' and it seemed to solve it for me....

Thanks for the suggestions, but neither fixed the problem.

This seems to have worked for me. Thanks!

Same problem here, repairing permissions did not fix it.

The only way I have permanently resolved this is by doing the following:

First, download the iTunes 10.1 installer instead of using Software Update. That way you have it for easy reinstalls later.

• Delete the iTunes app from the Applications folder
• Move the com.apple.alf.plist file out of /Library/Preferences (NOTE: This is the Library folder at the top level of your Macs’ HD, not the Library folder inside your Home folder.)
• Reboot the Mac
• Reinstall iTunes 10.1
• Open System Preferences and select Security
• Click the Firewall tab and click the “Start” button
• Click the “Advanced…” button and ensure that “Automatically allow signed software to receive incoming connections” is CHECKED.
• Click OK and close System Preferences
• Launch iTunes
• It should not ask again to Allow Incoming Connections. But if it does it should only ask once and never again.
• Bear in mind that other apps that must go through the firewall will ask once again to Allow Incoming Connections. But they should only ask once and never again.

Let us know if this resolves the issue for you. Cheers!

Same problem for me

Glenn Carter wrote:
The only way I have permanently resolved this is by doing the following:

First, download the iTunes 10.1 installer instead of using Software Update. That way you have it for easy reinstalls later.

• Delete the iTunes app from the Applications folder
• Move the com.apple.alf.plist file out of /Library/Preferences (NOTE: This is the Library folder at the top level of your Macs’ HD, not the Library folder inside your Home folder.)
• Reboot the Mac
• Reinstall iTunes 10.1
• Open System Preferences and select Security
• Click the Firewall tab and click the “Start” button
• Click the “Advanced…” button and ensure that “Automatically allow signed software to receive incoming connections” is CHECKED.
• Click OK and close System Preferences
• Launch iTunes
• It should not ask again to Allow Incoming Connections. But if it does it should only ask once and never again.
• Bear in mind that other apps that must go through the firewall will ask once again to Allow Incoming Connections. But they should only ask once and never again.

Let us know if this resolves the issue for you. Cheers!

This seems to have fixed the iTunes problem for me for the time being, but it's still happening with iPhoto '11. Do I need to uninstall and reinstall iPhoto also? I'm a bit nervous about doing that.

medgirl wrote:
...but it's still happening with iPhoto '11. Do I need to uninstall and reinstall iPhoto also? I'm a bit nervous about doing that.

You mean iPhoto is also asking whether you want to Allow Incoming Connections? I have never seen that before. But then, I have not yet installed iLife `11 so perhaps the new iPhoto needs a connection to the internet.

Glenn Carter wrote:

medgirl wrote:
...but it's still happening with iPhoto '11. Do I need to uninstall and reinstall iPhoto also? I'm a bit nervous about doing that.

You mean iPhoto is also asking whether you want to Allow Incoming Connections? I have never seen that before. But then, I have not yet installed iLife `11 so perhaps the new iPhoto needs a connection to the internet.

Yes, it's exactly the same situation. I have iLife '11 and can't remember if it started from when I first installed it or maybe only after the more recent update. It's annoying, but I don't use iPhoto nearly as frequently as I do iTunes, so I have been ignoring it. But with iTunes it's just a mess! I would have to turn the firewall off if it kept up. Actually, I'm not sure how necessary the firewall is if you have firewall protection with your router. Does anyone know? (I have an AirPort Extreme). Thankfully, though, your iTunes fix is working for me so far.

Hmm. Looks like the fix with iPhoto involves turning off picture sharing. Sorry to go off topic, but it's strange to me that both of these issues popped up in such close proximity and seem to be the same thing - the firewall isn't remembering that these apps should be let through no matter how many times it asks. And actually, usually it shouldn't have to ask about these programs if you've checked the box to allow signed apps through.

Interesting. Well, if you reinstall iPhoto `11 in the correct order, it shouldn't hurt.

Before you begin download the iPhoto 9.1 update from Apple's site:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1322

Next:

• Drag iPhoto from your Apps folder to the Trash (but don't empty it just yet).
• Reinstall iPhoto from the iLife `11 disc.
• DON"T launch iPhoto yet!
• Next, install the iPhoto 9.1 Update.
• Now launch iPhoto and allow it to import your photo library

NOTE: iPhoto may ask once more to allow incoming connections. Click "Allow". It should not ask again.

Let us know how it goes. Cheers!