Why is Sigil trying to access the Web

mmat1 · 11-09-2013, 02:56 PM

Hello,

as the protocol of my firewall shows, sigil is trying every few seconds to access the web.

I don't see a reason why.

Can anyon tell me what's happening here ?

BTW: If firefox is running, Sigil cashes quite often. Maybe a bad constellation between Sigil, Firefox and the firewall ? (same behaviour with sigil 7.2 and 7.4)

theducks · 11-09-2013, 04:37 PM

On XP Sigil checks for an update, then goes away in just about a minute according to TCPview

DiapDealer · 11-09-2013, 06:51 PM

UDP 53 is a DNS query.
Sigil doesn't keep trying to resolve the name of the server it wants to check to see if there's a new version available if you allow it to do so. It seems to check once at startup for me. Perhaps by blocking it, you cause it to keep trying.

GMcG · 11-10-2013, 09:34 AM

@mmat1
In the preferences of your firewall you may opt for these alternatives for programs:
Allow - ask before - don't allow
connecting to the internet.
It is also possible, that, when installing the program (Sigil), an alert pops up like:
Program tries to connect to the internet
Allow - Don't allow
Safe this preference.
So this is a firewall issue.

George

mmat1 · 11-10-2013, 01:05 PM

OK, Thanks to all!

following your suggestions i gave Sigil access to the web for a minute once and then blocked it again. Those numerous DNS-Queries are gone !

The crashes are still there, see next thread...

11-09-2013, 02:56 PM	#1
mmat1 Berti Posts: 1,197 Karma: 4985964 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Zischebattem Device: Acer Lumiread	Why is Sigil trying to access the Web Hello, as the protocol of my firewall shows, sigil is trying every few seconds to access the web. I don't see a reason why. Can anyon tell me what's happening here ? BTW: If firefox is running, Sigil cashes quite often. Maybe a bad constellation between Sigil, Firefox and the firewall ? (same behaviour with sigil 7.2 and 7.4) Attached Thumbnails

11-09-2013, 06:51 PM	#3
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,358 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	UDP 53 is a DNS query. Sigil doesn't keep trying to resolve the name of the server it wants to check to see if there's a new version available if you allow it to do so. It seems to check once at startup for me. Perhaps by blocking it, you cause it to keep trying. Last edited by DiapDealer; 11-09-2013 at 06:59 PM.

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,908 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	On XP Sigil checks for an update, then goes away in just about a minute according to TCPview

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GMcG Writer Posts: 101 Karma: 590630 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Munich, Germany Device: none	@mmat1 In the preferences of your firewall you may opt for these alternatives for programs: Allow - ask before - don't allow connecting to the internet. It is also possible, that, when installing the program (Sigil), an alert pops up like: Program tries to connect to the internet Allow - Don't allow Safe this preference. So this is a firewall issue. George

11-10-2013, 01:05 PM	#5
mmat1 Berti Posts: 1,197 Karma: 4985964 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Zischebattem Device: Acer Lumiread	OK, Thanks to all! following your suggestions i gave Sigil access to the web for a minute once and then blocked it again. Those numerous DNS-Queries are gone ! The crashes are still there, see next thread...