why does cmdagent connect when I click "create volume" in truecrypt?

When I open truecrypt 7.1 and click on “Create Volume”, cmdagent.exe tries to connect to various ip addresses:
213.248.112.211
213.248.112.155
23.59.190.106
23.59.190.131
63.168.61.19
96.7.48.83
107.14.47.57
107.14.47.10
107.14.47.26
107.14.47.49

what’s going on?

i’m using comodo firewall version 5.5.195786.1383
I have defense+ deactivated

Thanks for looking!