Re: Packets

[labelas@hotmail.com (Labelas Enoreth)]

Three elements of OS9 come to mind immediately.
Apple's new 'Update clock via Network Time Server' function in the
Date&Time control panel.
Apple's new 'Software Update' control panel, which periodically polls an
Apple server to see if your system software is in need of an update.
Sherlock 2, which I believe periodically checks to see if there are new
search engine upgrades available.

All of these functions can be disabled from within their respective
control panel/application programs, IIRC.


In article <39006AD4.703C4890@psychodad.com>, "Michael D. Kirkpatrick"
<wizard@psychodad.com> wrote:

> I am not quite sure is this is the place to post this question.  But
> here it goes...
> 
> I have a very secure network behind a firewall.  I started monitoring
> packets on the external side of the firewall before I purchased this
> G4.  Security thing...  Anyway, before adding the new G4 into the
> firewall settings to have internet access, I noticed the following
> packets sent out from the apple computer:
> 
> 192.168.1.169.49163 > littlebuddy.apple.com.https: S
> 3592580501:3592580501(0) win 32768 <mss 1460,wscale 0,nop>
> 192.168.1.169.49163 > littlebuddy.apple.com.https: S
> 3592580501:3592580501(0) win 32768 <mss 1460,wscale 0,nop>
> 192.168.1.169.49163 > littlebuddy.apple.com.https: S
> 3592580501:3592580501(0) win 32768 <mss 1460,wscale 0,nop>
> 192.168.1.169.49163 > littlebuddy.apple.com.https: R
> 3592580502:3592580527(25) win 0
> 
> After seeing this, I am afraid to give that Apple Computer internet
> access.  This is a new computer right out of the box.  Pre Installed
> OS9.  Very little amount of programs installed on it.  Why is this
> computer trying every 5 minutes to contact littlebuddy.apple.com?  I
> tried to hit that address with a browser and nothing comes up.  I tried
> port 80 and 443.  My browser can not connect.  What is the G4 computer
> trying to tell Apple?  The contents of my network?  Passwords?  Contents
> of it's hard drive?  Where it is so it can be accessed by remote by
> Apple?  What is the deal here?  I am very worried about the integrity of
> my network and the security of my programs and files as well.  I am
> pondering taking the computer back and purchasing a Hewlett Packard
> computer in its place.  I have raised these questions to the dealer and
> he had no clue of what I was talking about.  I called tech support, they
> were unable to tell me anything.  What is Apple trying to pull here?
> 
> Mike