Should I be concerned at what Skype is doing?

[dogbone]

I recently installed little snitch. When I started skype little snitch informed me that it wanted to connect to a server. I clicked on 'deny' and the next one popped up. After a few minutes it became apparent that this was going to continue indefinitely.

What is it all about and should I be concerned. Is there any possible danger to my computer. I'm using the standard mac firewall and an adsl router/modem.

Here is the list of connections that I could be bothered to copy I don't know when or if it was ever going to stop.

tph1abb143.tky.mesh.ad.jp on TCP port 17278
85.204.208.212 on TCP port 2316 (sent-lm)
84-74-16-51.dclient.hispeed.ch on TCP port 1175
85.8.1.126 on TCP port 1039
c-68-34-60-56.hsd1.dc.comcast.net on TCP port 10411
sa-84-52-4-126.saturn.infonet.ee on TCP port 20876
207.158-205-66.ftth.swbr.surewest.net on TCP port 2157
hoas-fe1ddd00-2.dhcp.inet.fi on TCP port 15506
84-121-14-92.onocable.ono.com on TCP port 1135
61.36.49.33 on TCP port 4358 (qsnet-nucl)
cablep-219-54-141.cablep.bezeqint.net on TCP port 61541
host2.118.atlantic.net on TCP port 13243
dattadeskt01.rnw.umit.at on TCP port 15702
71.228.17.250 on TCP port 60449
chello084112087205.3.11.vie.surfer.at on TCP port 32776
se-pc1.u-aizu.ac.jp on TCP port 8035
user-85-201-96-2.tvcablenet.be on TCP port 44738
71.196.37.202 on TCP port 51189
fr-ssy-c3-04-084119107144.chello.fr on TCP port 6430
eastgate-four-eighty-one.mit.edu on TCP port 57553
host184167.burgasnet.com on TCP port 31820
85-64-91-111.barak-online.net on TCP port 8994
81.166.56.219 on TCP port 14285
ua-85-226-181-150.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se on TCP port 2177
ip68-228-39-243.tc.ph.cox.net on TCP port 17977
host001.vimpeln20.se on TCP port 2976 (cns-srv-port)
spc2-ward2-3-0-cust10.bagu.broadband.ntl.com on TCP port 4968
12-202-13-238.client.insightbb.com on TCP port 59429
084202027234.customer.alfanett.no on TCP port 3915
85.217.32.71 on TCP port 24774
adsl-85-217-32-71.kotinet.com on TCP port 24774

 

[MacFan26]

Sounds a little weird, I've never been asked this when using Skype. Maybe make sure you have the latest version, or maybe just reinstall it. I don't think Skype is supposed to ask you to connect to a server.

 

[dogbone]

I've recently installed the latest version.

I should be clear that it is not Skype that is doing the asking it is LittleSnitch. If it was up to Skype it would just connect without me knowing.

 

[Chappers]

Skype is a peer to peer network so its quite normal - go to little snitch in system prefs and make a user rule to allow any connection for Skype.

 

[dogbone]

Should I set the prefs for Skype to allow *any* network connection.

And also should I set the port and protocol to *any*?

 

[Chappers]

Yes

However i do think you should read the instruction manual for littlesnitch