What is Accessing the Internet?

Roguedoc · Roguedoc #1 (**permalink**)

11-11-2010, 10:55 PM

How can I find out what application is accessing the internet? I can see a big spike on the data received in the network tab, but can't figure out what application is causing it. Thanks

MacDude121 · MacDude121 #2 (**permalink**)

11-11-2010, 11:04 PM

How often does this happen? Like once a week? If so, it could just be software update checking for updates. You can disable this by going into software updates and un-checking the little box.

McYukon · McYukon #3 (**permalink**)

11-11-2010, 11:09 PM

The next time it happens you could open Terminal and paste in this code bit. It will list all applications using the internet.

Code:

lsof -P -i -n | cut -f 1 -d " " | uniq

chscag · chscag #4 (**permalink**)

11-12-2010, 12:43 AM

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How can I find out what application is accessing the internet?

Download "Little Snitch" free from here.

Roguedoc · Roguedoc #5 (**permalink**)

11-15-2010, 12:24 AM

McDude, you're right, it was the automatic updates, thanks.
McYukon, thanks for the Terminal code. I will definitely try it next time I suspect an unknown application accessing the net.

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What is Accessing the Internet?

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Roguedoc #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2009 Posts: 4	11-11-2010, 10:55 PM How can I find out what application is accessing the internet? I can see a big spike on the data received in the network tab, but can't figure out what application is causing it. Thanks
	QUOTE Thanks

MacDude121 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 22, 2010 Posts: 1,385 Mac Specs: Black MacBook 2.2GHz C2D, 4GB Ram - iMac G4 700MHz, 512MB Ram	11-11-2010, 11:04 PM How often does this happen? Like once a week? If so, it could just be software update checking for updates. You can disable this by going into software updates and un-checking the little box.
	QUOTE Thanks

Roguedoc #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 28, 2009 Posts: 4	11-15-2010, 12:24 AM McDude, you're right, it was the automatic updates, thanks. McYukon, thanks for the Terminal code. I will definitely try it next time I suspect an unknown application accessing the net.
	QUOTE Thanks

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