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    Does Airport Extreme have a firewall?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by OneXero, Aug 29, 2007.

  1. OneXero

    OneXero Notebook Consultant

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    Does the Apple Airport Extreme have a firewall? And if it does, does anyone might know how to configure it?
     
    OneXero, Aug 29, 2007
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  2. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/security.html

    So yes, it does have a Firewall. And its configured by default :).
     
    Sam, Aug 30, 2007
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    A router is in effect a hardware firewall. It takes an incoming packet and distributes it to the correct computer on the network. If a packet is not requested it is dropped, hence a firewall.
     
    cashmonee, Aug 30, 2007
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