Unrequested connection on startup (Firefox 33)
Since installing Firefox 33 (33, 33.0.1 and 33.0.2), even if you follow everything that is mentioned in this article: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-stop-firefox-automatically-making-connections Firefox still tries to connect on start-up to aus4.vips.phx1.mozilla.com (IP: 63.245.217.219)
I have no addons installed and I don't know why this is happening.
Until version 32, there was no such connection request on Firefox start-up.
Does anybody know what's this and how can be stopped?
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ok, what you are seeing is probably the download of the open h264 plugin. http://andreasgal.com/2014/10/14/openh264-now-in-firefox/ https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/WebRTC/OpenH264
in case you want to disable that too, please refer to the preferences in this bug comment: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044268#c10
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hello, AUS relates to the application update service, so this request seems to be a check for new available updates for the browser.
Hello philipp I have disabled everything that might connect without user's request as it is recommended in the mozilla article I mentioned in the first post (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-stop-firefox-automatically-making-connections ).
So, "Never check for updates" is selected in browser's options, so it should not be a check for new available updates for the browser...
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ok, what you are seeing is probably the download of the open h264 plugin. http://andreasgal.com/2014/10/14/openh264-now-in-firefox/ https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/WebRTC/OpenH264
in case you want to disable that too, please refer to the preferences in this bug comment: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1044268#c10