[bcapps]

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.

[Lizard]

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.

[bcapps]

Thanks. I'm surprised that this has not come up for anyone else yet.

[abh19]

Are you using Leopard or Tiger? Leopard seems to deal with ports automatically.

[MacSparky]

same problem for me .. if I turn off the firewall, it works.

[Lizard]

if you've got Leopard, have you tried the "Set access for specific services and applications" setting and added OmniFocus to the list?

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