iTunes can't authorize computer...

[David Bélanger]

If you are using the tun device for networking, Linux and OS X are on
there own private network.   Additionally, Linux is also part of the
Internet network.  But OS X is hidden behind.

Internet -------- eth Linux tun0 ---------- OS X

If the iTunes software opens a port on OS X and expect the server to
connect from the Internet to OS X, then in the default config it will
not work.  You will need to tell Linux to forward all incoming
connection to a specific port from the Internet to OS X.

I am not an iptable expert and I don't know how the iTunes does it or
if this is the reason behind the problem.
Just want to explain that OS X is by default unreachable from the
outside because of NAT and IP masquering.


David




On Wed, Nov 05, 2003 at 01:08:00PM +0100, softwatch wrote:
> 
> > Hi Greg.. I checked my linux setting with iptables -L and here's what I
> get:
> Yes the firewall has no rules then it won't stop anything. Does it work when
> you boot MacOS outside Linux?
> 
> Greg
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