I was just checking out what was out there connecting to my computer while logged into Clearwire. I noticed a strange machine I didn't recognize had restricted access to my computer. I blocked all access. Then another machine poppoed up. I blocked that one. And so on and so on until I blocked 7 different IP addresses. When I looked them up they all belonged to Clearwire, the network I happen to be connected to at the moment.
So my question is, why does a clearwire machine need access to my computer while connected to their network? After blocking these machines my network still seems to work, so I don't think this is required for network connectivity. In my opinion these machines should not be connecting to my machine. I should connect to their machines when I choose, not vice versa. Is this intentional for some type of network optimization, or is something more devious going on here?
The IPs in question which are aparently a variety of Microsoft, Apple and other adaptors are:
96.26.200.234
75.92.204.151
75.92.167.167
96.26.197.19
75.92.248.37
74.61.30.136
74.60.6.73