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Help to ensure a port is open
RBR850 Firmware Version V4.6.9.11_2.3.5 Thanks for all you folks do. I've benefitted many times. I need help setting up my router to allow traffic to pass through port 9090. I have an app ru...
Thank you for this education! I learned a lot and have applied it to the challenge here.
With your information I focused on the MacBook Firewall, which I had turned off earlier and had no effect on the problem.
So then I thought ... reboot the Mac and try again. Maybe the Firewall isn't an instant update and requires its settings to be re-read at boot up to become in effect.
So again I learned a lot ... with the Firewall turned off and the MacBook rebooted -- the app now works.
Thank you. Even with the app's bin file allowed through the firewall it has to be off and the machine rebooted in order for the app to work. So there must be an additional file(s) that need to be allowed through to enable the app to work with the Firewall on.
Much appreciated!
Firewalls are a bit tricky. They often have separate rules for "in" and "out" and for "private" vs. "public" networks.
In general, I prefer to keep Firewalls active and specify which applications can be reached.