Thanks Ronni. I found it in Activity Monitor but was unsure if I should quit the process or not. I will take a look when my guests have left !
> On 4 Jan 2015, at 11:40 am, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Stephen, > > Here is how to stop your Mac from broadcasting to UDP port 8612 every few > seconds without using a Terminal WIndow: > Under Utilities (In Application Folder) launch the Activity Monitor, > then show "All Processes" and find the one named "CIJScannerRegister.app" and > hit the Stop Sign (Quit Process). > > Then go to Machintosh HD > Library > Image Capture > Support > > LegacyDeviceDiscoveryHelpers ->then drag "CIJScannerRegister.app" in the > trash and empty it. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > > On 4 Jan 2015, at 10:00 am, Stephen Chape <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> I have just noticed that something called CIJScannerRegister tries every few >> seconds to send data from my iMac. >> It became apparent when I re-activated Intego NetBarrier to have a bit of a >> “fiddle” with it. >> Poking around on Google I have discovered quite a number of users looking >> for ways to stop this. >> It appears to be something related to Canon Printer Drivers and is not >> necessary. >> In fact some users who have not used Canon for years still have it going on. >> I have tried some of the methods described (except for terminal methods) to >> stop this but it continues. >> >> Does anyone know if it is worth trying to stop or is it of no consequence ? >> If so how to get rid of it ? >> >> Regards, >> Stephen Chape >> >> Mac by choice >> Windows because my employer knew no better > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape Mac by choice Windows because my employer knew no better
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