Odd stealth connection attempts

Dear community,
Looking for advice on security.
I'm looking at my Console's appfirewall.log, and I'm getting relentless connection attempts like these on my laptop:
Dec 29 20:31:43 *********MacBook-Pro Firewall[85]: Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 10.200.1.89:51413 from 186.105.225.249:41018
Dec 29 20:31:45 *********MacBook-Pro Firewall[85]: Stealth Mode connection attempt to TCP 10.200.1.89:51413 from 24.93.125.238:60554
Dec 29 20:31:46 *********MacBook-Pro Firewall[85]: Stealth Mode connection attempt to TCP 10.200.1.89:51413 from 186.105.225.249:48229
Dec 29 20:31:48 *********MacBook-Pro Firewall[85]: Stealth Mode connection attempt to TCP 10.200.1.89:51413 from 24.93.125.238:60554
Dec 29 20:31:52 *********MacBook-Pro Firewall[85]: Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP 10.200.1.89:51413 from 66.41.205.203:52839
Dec 29 20:31:54 *********MacBook-Pro Firewall[85]: Stealth Mode connection attempt to TCP 10.200.1.89:51413 from 24.93.125.238:60554
Dec 29 20:31:59 *********MacBook-Pro Firewall[85]: Stealth Mode connection attempt to TCP 10.200.1.89:51413 from 117.254.218.104:65083
...on and on for hours at a time.
What is going on here?
Thank you!

Hi,
I looked up the 24.93.125.238 number and this belongs to Road Runner who are an ISP.
The other numbers that start 24.xxx... also look like they are in the range owned by Road Runner.
66.41.205.203 is Comcast (another ISP)
186.105.225.249 covers an area for Latin America and Caribbean.
I have not checked the others.
Note.
The iChat and Messages app sends Pings when trying to connect in Video or Audio Only or Screen Sharing
If the Stealth option in the Mac Firewall is On it blocks these and you cannot connect these types of chats.
This may give you some clues as to why you are getting these attempts.
9:15 pm Sunday; December 29, 2013
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These connection attempts have been going on for over a week. Below is a small example of what is in my appfirewall.log:
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Hi Rick,
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Do you have a network printer? (make, model, please)
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PC :o
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AK

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Dear Administrator,
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FYI:
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Hi msahed,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like there is an issue with your PC establishing a secure connection to the iTunes Store and the firmware update server. Try following along with the articles below, as they should resolve the issues that you described.
iTunes: About the "A secure network connection could not be established" alert
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1470
iTunes for Windows: iTunes can't contact the iPhone, iPad, or iPod software update server
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1814
I hope this helps.
-Jason

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8. Switched my laptop over from my Wi-Fi/ADSL network to my phone hotspot network with the same result
9. There are one or two other things I have tried as well that I can't remember
I have spent about 4 hours searching the internet, changing settings, restarting etc etc etc and I am about to punch a hole in my iPad and go get an Android device
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE can somebody tell me why this is happening and how I can fix it

I have found a solution to the iOS5 upgrade that was being stopped by the above connection problem.
1. Unplug your iPad from your computer and plug it back in again
2. A message box will come up that asks if you want to download and install or just download the new iPad firmware.
3. Use the DOWNLOAD only option.
4. Once it has downloaded, click on your Device in iTunes and it should start to install automatically

A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time

Prior to the Increase Capacity for Outbound Network Calls update, my Azure websites running in
Standard mode experienced occasional connection attempt failed errors. Since this update the errors stopped but starting on 12/30/14, these errors started up again on both
South Central and East regions:
"A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond [IP]:80"
It occurs when attempting to consume an external web service over HTTP. This issue is not reproducible on our local environments nor did it occur with our previous shared hosting provider.
On Azure, the same web service call can result in this error or will return a response successfully.
There doesn't appear to be any pattern as to why the same call would work one time but not another.
How can this be resolved again? Any feedback is appreciated. Thanks.

Hi,
Please have a look at this article:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/narahari/archive/2011/12/21/azure-a-connection-attempt-failed-because-the-connected-party-did-not-properly-respond-after-a-period-of-time-or-established-connection-failed-because-connected-host-has-failed-to-respond-x-x-x-x-x-quot.aspx,
it gives us several ways to solve this issue, hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Jambor
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I can't seem to connect to my lion vpn, all web services I set up work well like wikis and what not. I get a security error 792 Connection attempt failed because security negotiation times out. Please help

I get error 792 Connection attempt failed because security negotiation time out. I am trying to connect a xp machine to my vpn.

I get error 792 Connection attempt failed because security negotiation time out. I am trying to connect a xp machine to my vpn.

Trying to restore iPhone 4s, and receive "Connection attempt to firmware update server was unsuccessful. The network connection timed out."

I've tried updating on both my desktop and laptop, neither work. I have the newest version of iTunes as well, so that can't be the problem. When I run diagnostics:
Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC
iTunes 11.3.1.2
QuickTime not available
FairPlay 2.6.15
Apple Application Support 3.0.6
iPod Updater Library 11.1f5
CD Driver 2.2.3.0
CD Driver DLL 2.1.3.1
Apple Mobile Device 7.1.2.6
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.64.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 1.9.6.502
Gracenote MusicID 1.9.6.115
Gracenote Submit 1.9.6.143
Gracenote DSP 1.9.6.45
iTunes Serial Number 0038BB880CE6FDE0
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2014-09-04 12:48:09.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is not supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
Plug-in Name: Last.fm AudioScrobbler
Plug-in Loaded: Yes
Plug-in Version: 4.0.5
Plug-in File Version: 6.0.5.4
Plug-in Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\Plug-ins\itw_scrobbler.dll
iPodService 11.3.1.2 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper is currently not running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
**** Network Connectivity Tests ****
Network Adapter Information
Adapter Name: {CE989488-FC81-488B-A970-91D722749820}
Description: Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter
IP Address: 192.168.254.3
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.254.254
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server: 192.168.254.254
Lease Obtained: Thu Sep 04 12:18:22 2014
Lease Expires: Fri Feb 25 02:18:22 2022
DNS Servers: 192.168.254.254
Adapter Name: {5E3757D2-481F-4D48-B535-A6A6ACF48517}
Description: Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Subnet Mask: 0.0.0.0
Default Gateway: 0.0.0.0
DHCP Enabled: Yes
DHCP Server:
Lease Obtained: Wed Dec 31 17:00:00 1969
Lease Expires: Wed Dec 31 17:00:00 1969
DNS Servers:
Active Connection: LAN Connection
Connected: Yes
Online: Yes
Using Modem: No
Using LAN: Yes
Using Proxy: No
Firewall Information
Windows Firewall is on.
iTunes is NOT enabled in Windows Firewall.
Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful.
Connection attempt to browsing iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to purchasing from iTunes Store was successful.
Connection attempt to iPhone activation server was successful.
Connection attempt to firmware update server was unsuccessful.
The network connection timed out.
Connection attempt to Gracenote server was successful.
Last successful iTunes Store access was 2014-09-04 12:47:39

Hi christeag,
The only thing I can identify as an issue is that your Windows Firewall is running and iTunes is not enabled in it, so this may be the source of your issue. Here is an article for you that will help you rectify this situation:
How to enable iTunes in Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8 firewall
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2553
Thanks for coming to the Apple Support Communities!
Regards,
Braden

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