https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/Sky-q-box-pinging-connectivity-sky-com-every-second/m-p/4561538#M631000 <P>i am running Pi-hole on my network and was browsing my query log and my sky q box is pinging&nbsp;connectivity.sky.com every second and im not sure why it needs to do that as it slows my dns service down quite alot is there any reason why it pings&nbsp;connectivity.sky.com every second?</P> Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:23:47 GMT Jennifer15 2024-02-13T11:23:47Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/Sky-q-box-pinging-connectivity-sky-com-every-second/m-p/4561538#M631000 <P>i am running Pi-hole on my network and was browsing my query log and my sky q box is pinging&nbsp;connectivity.sky.com every second and im not sure why it needs to do that as it slows my dns service down quite alot is there any reason why it pings&nbsp;connectivity.sky.com every second?</P> Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:23:47 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/Sky-q-box-pinging-connectivity-sky-com-every-second/m-p/4561538#M631000 Jennifer15 2024-02-13T11:23:47Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/Sky-q-box-pinging-connectivity-sky-com-every-second/m-p/4934470#M690825 <P>Mine is exactly the same, I get a rate limit alarm which means the Sky Q box has pinged the internet more than 1000 times in 60 seconds.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Not quite sure what the Q box is doing that for, I assume some intrusive telemetry no doubt.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:08:04 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/Sky-q-box-pinging-connectivity-sky-com-every-second/m-p/4934470#M690825 Caesium 2025-03-11T14:08:04Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/Sky-q-box-pinging-connectivity-sky-com-every-second/m-p/4934738#M690845 <P>No doubt</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>although once a second shouldn't be an issue, and the DNS result should be cached.</P> Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:03:52 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Q/Sky-q-box-pinging-connectivity-sky-com-every-second/m-p/4934738#M690845 Chodley 2025-03-11T19:03:52Z