Incoming connections and firewall

I have about a ten apps that have internet connections for their operation. Each time a particular app starts up after a boot/reboot of OS, I get the message "Do you want the application XYZ to accept incoming network connections. Settings can be changed in the Firewall pane of Security Preferences."
Every time I click ALLOW and the next time it happens again. The apps are listed in the Firewall as allowing incoming connections. The set access for specific services and applications button is active.
Of the ten apps only Fetch, BBEdit, CDpedia, and DVDpedia seem to behave this way?
How can I get those apps to stop asking if ok to allow? This seems to have begun a few OS versions ago.

I gave up on the build in firewall and went with the free NoobProof because it uses stronger firewall settings built into the underlining BSD core in OS x ad is much stronger and the program is very easy to configured via the GUI process.

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Most likely not, but since you haven't provided any proper system info and other technical details like what internet connection you actually use we can't advise specifically. Start by reading this:
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If you had services done which you had to pay or are covered by the APP at the Apple store, you should have received a receipt at the time you got your mac back. If you are not happy with the service... look at the bottom of the page, it says how many days you have to make a claim (either 30 or 90 days).
You can take your mac and your receipt back to the Apple store and have them fix your problem for free as long as the problem you have now is derived from the old problem...
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Canon MP560 Scanner Problems - Allow Incoming Connections and Sharing

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Oh, and I've also allowed incoming connections for the DVD/CD sharing but according to the Sharing menu, it's blocked by the firewall. I don't understand. =S

I'm not sure what you mean by prompted every time you want to scan, but if you have the scanner driver and not the Canon Scan utility in the permitted list, then this could be the issue.
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3. Click the + icon
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I just installed the CS6/CC applications I use without any issue. I then was prompted to install various updates. All the updates failed and the message says the downloads failed. I checked my internet and firewall settings and they are fine. I the was able to install a different CC application I hadn't installed before. That process worked fine so I retried all the updates. They all failed again and for the same reason. I have even tried a cold system reboot. Nothing works. I am really baffled.
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Cpress1 please see Error downloading Creative Cloud applications - http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/error-downloading-cc-apps.html for several possible solutions for your current download error. I would also recommend looking at any software firewall or security software which you have installed that could be interfering with the download process.

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I have my firewall (Leopard) set to ask about incoming connections for each application. I always say no, and my apps all work fine. These are apps like MS Office, etc. Is there any reason I should allow incoming connections, and how do I know when to answer yes? Generally, I like to restrict all network communications unless there is a good reason to allow it, even for known applications. What do these apps use incoming connections for?

+"What do these apps use incoming connections for? "+
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EyeTV 3.1.2 on my MBP insists on asking on each and every launch whether I want "to accept incoming network connections." I do, I tell it so and have to authenticate. But the next time I launch the dialogue is back.
I went into the Firewall in my Admin account and manually set EyeTV to Always Accept Incoming Connections. This only partly worked: the dialogue would appear, but I didn't have to authenticate. Now I have to authenticate again.
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Try what this guy did, report back if it helped you.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10899517&#10899517

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I am quite befuddled by the 10.5 firewall. Maybe I'm thinking too much, but I've read all the documents I could get a hold of, and I still find it confusing and often conflicting in the specifics.
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after having updated Remote Desktop Client from 3.8 to 3.8.2, users have to allow (or deny) incoming connections within the Firewall settings
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I was fighting with this 'till now.
This is what I did:
Remove ARDagent.app from /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement
Remove it from the list in Firewall preferences.
Disable Firewall.
Reboot.
Install OSX 10.10.2 combo-update.
Reboot.
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Enable Firewall.
Update to ARD Client v3.8.2 v1.1 from the App Store.
Reboot.
Here, the annoying firewall message has gone. I hope it will work for you too.
I know it's a bit raw and it can be done in a more sophisticated way... But I have no time to deal with this kind of sh*t!
Cheers.

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Is there a better software firewall to use with Leopard on my Mac Pro? I have a hardware firewall, a D-Link DIR-655 router, which seems to do quite well. BTW, I have the Mac firewall set to allow specific apps.
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I found the answer in another thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6748694
Basically all you have to do is delete iTunes and iPhoto from your firewall access list. OSX already knows how to selectively open the ports for these bundled apps. When you put them onto the firewall access list, something goes wrong and it has to ask for permission every time.
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Mac does not appear to be accepting any incoming connections (firewall off)

Hi, all.
I've been desperately trying to get my PS3 to talk to my Mac with zero success. I've tried a large range of software, from Twonky to MediaTomb to PS3MediaServer to EyeConnect and to MediaLink. All fail to recognise the PS3, and vice-versa.
Firewall is turned off, router appears fine (seems to work with other computers on network), but the problem persists.
The apps listed above are not the only ones which will not receive incoming connections from the LAN: VNC does not appear to work, and Transmission bittorrent client is telling me that my ports are on 'stealth' (though this could be a router issue).
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tbotn wrote:
nerowolfe wrote:
William Kucharski wrote:
You must have a third party application or some startup files in place that specifically enable ipfw on your system, as the firewall in Mac OS X Leopard no longer uses ipfw. (ipfw still exists, but you must configure and start it manually.)
Could you have set up ipfw in a non-standard way on Tiger and those scripts are still being run now that you're using Leopard? Have you set up ipfw using a third-party app
Good catch. I suspect that this is the problem.
Not being extremely familiar with ipfw, would the command
sudo ipfw disable firewall
do the trick?
Or at least verify that it is or is not the issue?
Hurray! My faith has been restored in all things networked! The command "sudo ipfw disable firewall" seemed to do the trick.
I've just tested Twonky and VNC, and for the first time ever, they're working! Next is to try streaming to the PS3....
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Actually the real credit goes to William who discovered the problem from your log report. I merely followed up on his surmise and posted the firewall off command for you to try. However, the important thing is that your system is now working properly, which, after all, is the primary purpose of these forums.
Enjoy

Firewall Block incoming connections fails

Whenever I'm on the road or at clients loactions I set my firewall to block all incoming connections.
The explanation of Mac OS X is:
So it shouldn't matter if at the Sharing preferences you have enabled Screen or file sharing, which I have turned on, to be able to transfer files at home.
If "Block all incoming connections" is enabled, nobody should see you have any sharing options enabled. I always understood this is a sort of override.
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Kind regards,
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PAHU wrote:
Roerei wrote:
Mac OS X explicitely states that "all sharing services" will be blocked.
And they are blocked. With this setting enabled, you cannot connect to the Mac from a remote computer.
What it does not say is that enabling this setting will stop the Mac from being advertised. If you want this then you will need to turn off File Sharing. This will stop the Mac from being seen on the local network.
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So you might be right, but it is just wrong.
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