port numbers??

[webcat]

Hi,

I'm working with FMD6 - trying to share files over my local network. I'm using OS 10.2.3 and I usually have my firewall switched on by default.

I was trying to share files and getting nowhere until I realised that the OSX firewall was on and it was probably blocking the Filemaker port... I switched it off and it works !!

So, what I need to know, and I can't find this in Filemaker, is what port number should I allow in my firewall to allow Filemaker to share files locally?

I have looked in the prefs/application/plugins but I can't click the configure button on anything except the web sharing - which I have configured OK...

Is there something I am missing?

any help gratefully received.

[Anatoli]

It is port 5003. It is registered with IANA.

[webcat]

that's the bunny!

works fine now. ta.

[Anatoli]

Glad I helped

[Steve T.]

Hi, Webcat...

Anatoli may be one of the few to reverse SWITCH from Mac to Windows (Ha! Take that Apple!), but he knows his stuff. The Mac OS X Server firewall can block other unexpected things, too. We shut off PINGS (et. al.) and suddenly Mac OS 9 AppleTalk connections were lost. You were smart and checked the forums. We were dumb and spent weeks figuring out which port was to blame.