[mythtv-users] Why is MythTV sending data out to some servers out there?

[Jay Foster]

On 4/4/20 2:28 PM, A. F. Cano wrote:
> I'm noticing that the network interface is sending and receiving data in the
> range of 15 to 40 KiB/s while I'm doing nothing internet related.  So I
> install ntopng, learn how to use it and it tells me that MythTV is in contact
> with some web sites:
>
> L4 Proto	Client				Server
> UDP		MythTV on <my host name>	178.62.234.39:21873
> UDP		51.255.171.145:18746		MythTV on <my host name>:17759
>
> There are many other lines like this where MythTV is mentioned, mostly UDP
> but also some TCP, but these two are the ones with the most data throughput.
>
> The application column says "Unknown" in all cases.
>
> What is going on here?  How can I stop this behavior?  I am only using EIT
> for programming info.
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whois reports:

inetnum:        178.62.128.0 - 178.62.255.255
netname:        DIGITALOCEAN-AMS-5
descr:          DigitalOcean Amsterdam
country:        NL

Does that provide you with any clues?