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Which firewall exceptions do I need to define to allow automatic updates?

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We use Firefox on a administrative workstation which must not have general access to the Internet. Which firewall exceptions do I need to define (IP addresses, ports), so that Firefox can automatically download updates?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Thomas

We use Firefox on a administrative workstation which must not have general access to the Internet. Which firewall exceptions do I need to define (IP addresses, ports), so that Firefox can automatically download updates? Thanks in advance for your help. Thomas

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The update URL is generated via the app.update.url pref that you can inspect on the about:config page.

If you want to see the exact URL then install the Live Http Headers extension and open its window. If you open "Help > About" then this will trigger an update check to retrieve an update.xml file and you should see the full URL in the LHH capture window.

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The update URL is generated via the app.update.url pref that you can inspect on the about:config page.

If you want to see the exact URL then install the Live Http Headers extension and open its window. If you open "Help > About" then this will trigger an update check to retrieve an update.xml file and you should see the full URL in the LHH capture window.