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Why is Firefox v36.0.1, trying to establish an incoming connection on UDP port 1900 ?

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rsblanchard
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My Little Snitch has blocked the following activity: Why is Firefox v36.0.1, trying to establish an incoming connection on UDP port 1900 ?

My Little Snitch has blocked the following activity: Why is Firefox v36.0.1, trying to establish an incoming connection on UDP port 1900 ?

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Kevin
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To find Roku or Chromecast devices on the network.

rsblanchard
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rsblanchard said

My Little Snitch has blocked the following activity: Why is Firefox v36.0.1, trying to establish an incoming connection on UDP port 1900 ?

Really not O.K. ! -- Incoming connections, on this low-a-port-number, is a no-no, and a possible security problem !

Kevin
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This is the port defined by Simple Service Discovery Protocol.