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Is emby talking to "ipv4bot.whatismyipaddress.com"?


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My emby runs on a dedicated box for emby so I was curious as to know if it is emby itself that is talking to whatismyipaddress.com:

 

08:51:57.974337 IP 10.4_._2.31.44462 > 10.4_._2.20.53: 37874+ A? ipv4bot.whatismyipaddress.com. (47)
08:51:58.020983 IP 10.4_._2.20.53 > 10.4_._2.31.44462: 37874 1/0/0 A 66.171.248.178 (63)

 

If so, for what reasons?

 

Additionally, within the same time frame it turns around and makes a connection to "connect.emby.media":

 

08:51:58.116411 IP 10.4_._2.31.42887 > 10.4_._2.20.53: 33092+ A? connect.emby.media. (36)
08:51:58.116741 IP 10.4_._2.20.53 > 10.4_._2.31.42887: 33092 1/0/0 A 173.230.139.54 (52)

 

What is this for?

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Hi.  It is to allow us to show you on the dashboard what your external IP is and also to allow the Emby Connect feature to work (which is basically a dynamic DNS service so you don't have to know your exact IP address).

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