lowell Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 below is a screenshot of some activity i noticed through Little Snitch's network monitor. i've never seen any network activity associated with the kernel before. is this a cause for concern? i've had this install going continuously for about 5 or 6 months, with LS for most of it. 10.5.2 Kalyway Dell Inspiron 6400 i'm not going to upgrade or reinstall, so please don't suggest that. for the time being, i've blocked all network activity from the kernel. it doesn't seem to have affected my connections, as i'm still here on insanelymac.com and my irc's still up at #rubyonrails. is it possible that those who've modified the kernels we use incorporated a phone-home functionality to gauge their install base? those addresses appear to be those of individuals. thoughts anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dies Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 is it possible that those who've modified the kernels we use incorporated a phone-home functionality to gauge their install base? those addresses appear to be those of individuals. thoughts anyone? Very possible. Though "gauge their install base" is the nicest possible assumption to make, I can think of other not so nice reasons.... This type of concern is a very, very good reason to take the time and effort to install from a retail disc, of course you still might end up with a custom kernel but at least the new kernel project is open. BTW, other possible, maybe more likely? explanations are bittorrent traffic, or even that LS is "mis-labeling" these connections, meaning they belong to a different process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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