Network Connections

Particulars makes the following network connections which may need to be allowed on your firewall for the described functions to work.

HostProtocol/PortPurposeFrequencySetting
checkip.amazonaws.comhttps (tcp/443)Discover the public IPv4 address of the MacOn start, and every refresh of the system information (1 minute interval), if the Network detail is enabled.detailLevel
networkDetailLevel
support-sp.apple.comhttps (tcp/443)Lookup the model name of the MacOnce for each serial number and locale, if the Model name detail is enabled (Intel only)detailLevel
itunes.apple.comhttps (tcp/443)Check for new versionWeeklyappStoreVersionCheck
submit.backtrace.iohttps (tcp/443)Crash reportingDuring the submission of a crash reportdisableCrashManager

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