Bonjour Sync - Firewall questions
I am attempting to sync OmniFocus between a MacBook and an iMac using Bonjour Sync. The Sync Database is on my iMac, and the MacBook is set to connect to that.
If I turn off the firewall on the iMac, everything works fine with the MacBook sync. But if I activate the firewall on my iMac, the sync fails on my MacBook. (The firewall on my MacBook does not seem to cause any problems since the iMac is hosting the sync database.) Is there a port number (or set of ports) that I need to open within the firewall to allow Bonjour syncing (as Apple has provided for iChat, iTunes, and iPhoto Bonjour Sharing)? Or another setting within OmniFocus that I am missing? Thank you for any help you can provide. |
It probably is a matter of opening a port number. Unfortunately, OmniFocus picks an available port each time it launches, which may or may not be the same one it picked last time.
Please send email to our support ninjas (omnifocus@omnigroup.com) to let them know that you need a consistent port number so you can set up firewall rules appropriately. |
Thanks. I'm surprised that this has not come up for anyone else yet.
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Are you using Leopard or Tiger? Leopard seems to deal with ports automatically.
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same problem for me .. if I turn off the firewall, it works.
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if you've got Leopard, have you tried the "Set access for specific services and applications" setting and added OmniFocus to the list?
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[QUOTE=Lizard;49971]if you've got Leopard, have you tried the "Set access for specific services and applications" setting and added OmniFocus to the list?[/QUOTE]
Yes I have, and this will resolve Omnifocus firewall issues and allow a sync. |
I am on Tiger (10.4.10) and have the same problem with the firewall.
When I turn off the firewall, everything works fine. After turning it on, OF cannot be synced. Any suggestions? |
Also on Tiger
Also on Tiger.
And sync also works when firewall is off. Not really a good solution in the long run.. Any ideas or other software that will do the trick? |
Can't sync on two different wireless nets.
[QUOTE=Chris Marth;49993]Yes I have, and this will resolve Omnifocus firewall issues and allow a sync.[/QUOTE]
OF (Mac) 1.5 r2/ 10.5.5 (9F33) OF (iPhone): 1.1 (v77.12.0.105742) The first time I sync'd via Bonjour was on my home network (without making any particular allowances for the firewall). At my office, I can't sync. I added OmniFocus to the list of apps for the firewall, but that didn't help. It would be nice if anytime my Mac and my iPhone were in close proximity I could sync them. I suppose this depends on the Bonjour definition of "close proximity"... Thinking I could erase the settings, I reset the database. Sadly, that did not. But it did erase the data. <sigh> I haven't had a chance to try again at home. Any suggestions on how to sort this out? (other than deleting the app on my iPhone)? |
jwn2, for now the Bonjour service is only available when both the server and the client (phone or a second computer) are on the same local network segment. So you should be able to sync fine by your home computer (I'm assuming that's the Bonjour master), but not by your work computer. That may change in the future.
If that's not what you're describing, I may be misinterpreting your question. |
[QUOTE=Andrew;50606]jwn2, for now the Bonjour service is only available when both the server and the client (phone or a second computer) are on the same local network segment. So you should be able to sync fine by your home computer (I'm assuming that's the Bonjour master), but not by your work computer. That may change in the future.
If that's not what you're describing, I may be misinterpreting your question.[/QUOTE] Perhaps because I wasn't particularly clear. :) We're talking about the same computer and iPhone, here. Only the network has changed. It looks like this story has a sad ending (at least for me). Your reply reminded me I hadn't checked the IP addresses. At the moment I have a Powerbook, my MPB, and my iPhone in the office simultaneously. <sigh> For our wireless lan, the netmask is 255.255.240.0. For the PB, MBP, and iPhone the router/addresses are: 10.72.64.1/10.72.77.113, 10.72.32.1/10.72.35.199; 10.72.16.1/10.72.25.44. So Bonjour is cooked. I tried hacking the address of the iPhone. I could get it to share the router with the MPB, but they were still on different subnets. I supposed this must make sense to our networking people. Perhaps they can explain it to me. <sigh> |
10.4 versus the firewall
Turned off the firewall in Tiger and got to sync but I agree this is not a long term solution. Still it beats no synch at all.
I don't want to update to Leopard just to resolve this issue either I use Air Sharing via Bonjour and don't have any problem. Andrew iphone 3G with OF 1.1 10.4.11 with OF 1.5 release |
I figured out a hack that works for me. Actually someone else suggested this, I think. I created a private network with my MacBook Pro and gave the iPhone an address in the network. This put them on the same subnet. Once both were in the same neighborhood they happily sync'd.
What I discovered at my office is that with my MBP and iPhone sitting within inches of each other, somehow the routers for our wireless LAN put them on different subnets. I still haven't figured that one out. |
I'm looking for this same hack -- sync the same iPhone OF database to the same MBP both via Bonjour both at home (working brilliantly) but also over my large office network (not working -- now I think I understand why).
For the non-network savvy, would you be willing to walk me through the steps needed to set up the VPN, or redirect me to such a resource? I believe this would be of great interest to many more out here.... Thx in advance. |
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