OT: Apple *really* cares

Wed Aug 10, 2011 1:38 pm   

I see that Apple is maintaining four TCP connections through
my wireless router to my iPad, which has been doing
nothing but charge over the last 48 hours.

What could they possibly need those connections for?

--Winston

Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:41 pm   

"Winston" wrote in message news:j1u1ll0143t_at_news1.newsguy.com...

I see that Apple is maintaining four TCP connections through
my wireless router to my iPad, which has been doing
nothing but charge over the last 48 hours.

What could they possibly need those connections for?

Winston
Are you sure they are yours?

Tom

Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:46 pm   

Tom Biasi wrote:

The connections? Yup.

* The local IP address corresponds to that of the iPad.
* I turned the iPad off and the connections
disappeared.

Any idea why they would need that kind of bandwidth?

--Winston

Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:43 pm   

On Wed, 10 Aug 2011, Winston wrote:


computer related question to.

Michael

Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:03 pm   

"Winston" wrote in message news:j1u5kl012vs_at_news3.newsguy.com...

Tom Biasi wrote:

The connections? Yup.

* The local IP address corresponds to that of the iPad.
* I turned the iPad off and the connections
disappeared.

Any idea why they would need that kind of bandwidth?
Winston

I'm not an Apple fan, I have no idea.

Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:27 pm   

Tom Biasi wrote:


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Thanks anyway, Tom.

--Winston

Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:07 pm   

"Winston" wrote in message news:j1upjl1rj3_at_news2.newsguy.com...

Tom Biasi wrote:


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Thanks anyway, Tom.

Winston

There is no need to thank me, I did nothing for you.
Michael would rather we discussed this on a computer group.
Normally I would completely agree and have previously adhered to on topic
posts.
Since most of the groups that I use are nearly dead, I have allowed myself
some OT posts.

Regards,
Tom

Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:05 pm   

Tom Biasi wrote:

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You carefully considered my question and I am sure
you would have given me some insight if you could have.

That is valuable and I appreciate your time.


I am sure Michael has many requirements. :)

The group charter:
sci.electronics.basics Elementary questions about electronics.

"A forum for discussion of electronics where there is no such
thing as a stupid question. Beginners questions. Discussion of
electronics education. Requests for other sources of information."

I couldn't find a newsgroup like 'sci.computers.basics' or
'alt.apple.noob'. 'comp.mobile.apple.iPad' isn't available
from my USENET provider and 'comp.sys.apple' seemed too advanced for such
a simple question, so I figured 'sci.electronics.basics' was as close as
I was likely to get.


My apologies to you and the other polite sci.electronics.basics
participants if my 'beginner' question was too far off-topic.


I will not tempt you with my many opinions on guns, politics and
religion then. :)

--Winston

Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:14 am   

"Winston" wrote in message news:j1v2s80d5r_at_news6.newsguy.com...

Tom Biasi wrote:

(...)


You carefully considered my question and I am sure
you would have given me some insight if you could have.

That is valuable and I appreciate your time.


I am sure Michael has many requirements. :)

The group charter:
sci.electronics.basics Elementary questions about electronics.

"A forum for discussion of electronics where there is no such
thing as a stupid question. Beginners questions. Discussion of
electronics education. Requests for other sources of information."

I couldn't find a newsgroup like 'sci.computers.basics' or
'alt.apple.noob'. 'comp.mobile.apple.iPad' isn't available
from my USENET provider and 'comp.sys.apple' seemed too advanced for such
a simple question, so I figured 'sci.electronics.basics' was as close as
I was likely to get.


My apologies to you and the other polite sci.electronics.basics
participants if my 'beginner' question was too far off-topic.


I will not tempt you with my many opinions on guns, politics and
religion then. :)

Winston

You may temp me with those topics but I will not respond here.
alt.rec.guns or alt.guns for gun related topics. Politics and religion I
stay away usually.

Tom

Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:03 am   

Tom Biasi wrote:

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And that is as it should be.

--Winston

Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:06 am   

whit3rd wrote:

Certainly could be. I dunno.

All I know is that after eMailed abuse.apple.com
asking for an explanation, two connections became
four connections. Weird.

Thanks!

--Winston

Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:46 am   

whit3rd wrote:


Yes. You can run more than one browser, which is http, you
can open an ftp connection, as you've noted nntp, ping,
and so on - they're all called "connections;" kind of like
"ports."

Hope This Helps!
Rich

Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:06 am   

On Wednesday, August 10, 2011 9:38:59 AM UTC-4, Winston wrote:

It has to ping occasionally to keep its lease on the IP
address (it's a DHCP timeout thing); I don't know why
'four TCP connections' are involved, usually one IP address
means one connection. Could you be seeing e-mail
status updates, or NNTP time signals, as separate
connections?