Troubleshooting PF and Firewall Compatibility

[ISamson]

Hello.
I have been experimenting with my firewall settings, and noticed that PF (not any other webpage in Chrome) was not working. I have restarted my Mac many times, with and without firewall on. @Greg Bernhardt , why could this be? Could this have to do with firewall?
Thanks.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

What settings prevented PF from loading?

 

[mfb]

How are we supposed to know what you did with your firewall settings? Every reasonable setting won't be an issue for web forums, but you can certainly block whatever you want if you really want to mess up the settings.
Don't change settings if you don't know what they are doing. The default settings are default for a good reason.

 

[ISamson]

What settings prevented PF from loading?

I have no idea and that's what I want to know.
Right now my firewall is totally disabled and everything works after 30 min.

How are we supposed to know what you did with your firewall settings?

Currently my firewall is off. I don't know, mfb.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I have no idea and that's what I want to know.

So it's a simple on/off switch? When it's on, PF is blocked? What software brand?

 

[ISamson]

So it's a simple on/off switch? When it's on, PF is blocked?

I don't know if PF did not work because of Firewall, but that's what I just noticed during the experimentation. PF crashed badly for me in the past 1hr with some work/not work times while I was playing with firewall. Yep there is an on/off switch.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

while I was playing with firewall. Yep there is an on/off switch.

What do you mean playing with the firewall? Were you changing settings or just turning it off and on?

 

[ISamson]

What do you mean playing with the firewall? Were you changing settings or just turning it off and on?

Yes, on and off.
As I said, I do not know if PF did not work because of the firewall, but this is just what I noticed.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Yes, on and off.
As I said, I do not know if PF did not work because of the firewall, but this is just what I noticed.

What firewall software?

 

[ISamson]

What firewall software?

My Mac Settings menu.
No software required. No internet required to change the setting.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Anyone else who has a mac can you confirm problems accessing PF with the firewall turned on?

 

[ISamson]

Anyone else who has a mac can you confirm problems accessing PF with the firewall turned on?

+ I use Google.

 

[DrClaude]

Anyone else who has a mac can you confirm problems accessing PF with the firewall turned on?

The firewall on my Mac is always turned on and I never had problems.

@ISamson, what options did you set?

 

[ISamson]

The firewall on my Mac is always turned on and I never had problems.

@ISamson, what options did you set?

Stealth mode - enabled,
Automatically allow signed software to receive encoming connections - enabled.
However all of these are on only when the firewall itself is enabled.