Unnecessary connection?

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jesaniwoxe
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Unnecessary connection?

Post by jesaniwoxe »

Hello.

I had one app making so I started to monitor everything just to see what are all connection that my computer is doing. I have Transmission 2.94 (d8e60ee44f) on MacOS 10.14.4 and have noticed that app sometimes makes outgoing connection to:
gateway.home
vm4.transmissionbt.com
192.168.1.1

I have app updates disabled and had app opened without torrent added, so it was just "idling" for testing purposes. Transmission even wake up while my laptop lid is closed to make that connection. I do not suspect malice since Transmission is old and well known project, I used it on Linux long time ago. I ask for sake of learning, so of someone could inform me if would be great.

Thanks.
mike.dld
Transmission Developer
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Re: Unnecessary connection?

Post by mike.dld »

vm4.transmissionbt.com is an internal name for a server that does also serve dht.transmissionbt.com. I presume Transmission connects to the latter since you have DHT enabled in settings.
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