You can use Workgroup Manager on a v10.6 server to manage Mac OS X clients running the latest Mac OS X v10.5. However, after you edit a user record using Workgroup Manager on v10.6, you can only access it using Workgroup Manager on v10.6.
Ports Used for Administration
For Apple’s administration applications to function, the following ports must be enabled.
Port number and type | Tool used |
22 TCP | SSH |
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311 TCP | Server Admin (with SSL) |
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625 TCP | Workgroup Manager |
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389, 686 TCP | Directory |
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80 TCP | QuickTime Streaming Management |
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4111 TCP | Xgrid Admin |
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In addition, other ports must be enabled for each service you want to run on your server. For a port reference guide, see the online help and Mac OS X Server Resources website at www.apple.com/server/macosx/resources/.
Ports Open By Default
After setup, the firewall is off by default in Advanced Server mode, and therefore all ports are open. When the firewall is on, all ports are blocked except the following for all originating IP addresses:
Port number and type | Service |
22 TCP | SSH |
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311 TCP | Server Admin (with SSL) |
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626 UDP | Serial number support |
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625 TCP | Remote Directory Access |
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ICMP incoming and outgoing | standard ping |
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53 UDP | DNS name resolution |
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