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WaterRoof

IPFW Firewall Frontend Created by hanynet.com

Free Open Source
Mac
Discontinued

IPFW Firewall Frontend

* uses Mac OS X built-in IPFW firewall. No kernel modules, no extensions, no pain. WaterRoof is free and open-source
* the most advanced Mac OS X free graphic frontend for ipfw now features a new, clean interface. WaterRoof lets you create, modify, delete, move ipfw ipv4 and ipv6 rules very quickly.
* build ipfw rules easily with the new simplified interface and the IPFW Rules Translator. Building ipfw rules now is easier than ever
* Backup and deploy firewall rules with WaterRoof Injectors
* Quick dns reverse and whois queries with copy/paste
* manage network bandwidth with dummynet pipes and queues
* check live dynamic rules created by stateful firewall rules
* watch and parse firewall logs, create raw and graphic statistics
* look at active network connections, block them or limit their bandwidth on-the-fly
* list all applications that make network connections
* manage Network Address Translation (NAT) daemon: create a dual-homed firewall/nat/router with port redirection and forwarding; deploy NAT settings using WaterRoof Injectors
* import rules from NoobProof Injectors
* keep your favourite firewall rules active at system boot; import/export rulesets
* explore and test ipfw with configuration wizard and ready rule sets
* compatible with Mac OS X Server 10.5 .
* requires Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6
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Discontinued firewall frontend firewall-rules ipfw

WaterRoof was added by 6432575487 in Oct 2010 and the latest update was made in Nov 2014. The list of alternatives was updated Dec 2017. It's possible to update the information on WaterRoof or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

WaterRoof is discontinued

WaterRoof is no longer working since IPFW has been removed from OS X 10.10. The default network firewall is now PF and WaterRoof does not support PF. The developer suggests to switch to

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