How do you turn off a firewall on a mac?

Question

How do you turn off a firewall on a mac?

Answer 1

To turn it on or off, from the Apple menu, select System Preferences... . When the System Preferences window appears, from the View menu, select Sharing. In the Sharing preference pane, click the Firewall tab. Click the Start or Stop button to, respectively, activate or deactivate the firewall.