Bonjour Security

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Bonjour Security

I keep getting a security notification from a 169.254 IP Port 5353. This address is trying to connect to the bonjour service on my machine. Is anyone else getting this? Is there a security issue with bonjour?

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Windows XP Pro

Posted on Sep 11, 2009 1:38 PM

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Sep 11, 2009 3:29 PM in response to jv59

It's looking for shared iTunes playlists. Have you disabled this option in iTunes?

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Sep 12, 2009 10:36 AM in response to DJ Omega Rush

I am using ITunes 9 and home sharing is turned off. My library is unshared also. The only options I have enabled is remote control using the IPOD remote application.

From what I've been reading bonjour uses multicast connections, but this looks like someone is using a private IP in the Internet. I blocked it with my firewall.

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