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why does FF contact a large number of sites at startup

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When I use a sniffer looking at my network traffic, I noticed that when I start FF, a large number of sites appear. I am looking at the network traffic with Wireshark. Under statistics, the number of endpoints increase dramatically when I start FF.

When I use a sniffer looking at my network traffic, I noticed that when I start FF, a large number of sites appear. I am looking at the network traffic with Wireshark. Under statistics, the number of endpoints increase dramatically when I start FF.

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philipp said

hello, please refer to How to stop Firefox from making automatic connections

Turns out to be keep-alives to sites I visit.

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hello, please refer to How to stop Firefox from making automatic connections

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philipp said

hello, please refer to How to stop Firefox from making automatic connections

Turns out to be keep-alives to sites I visit.