How can i check whats using my bandwidth?

oasismark · 02-06-2006, 16:27

My connection is sending and recieving data even when i'm not doing anything.

How can i check whats using bandwidth?

Viper_GTSR · 02-06-2006, 17:17

If your running a firewall, they usually have a traffic monitor. That should let you know. It might just be something you have running in the background thats updating or something like that.

oasismark · 02-06-2006, 18:46

I only have the xpfirewall running.

sccsux · 02-06-2006, 18:54

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Originally Posted by oasismark

I only have the xpfirewall running.

neeeeeeeeeek · 02-06-2006, 18:59

Download a program called netlimiter, it's reet good. You can get it from download.com or bittorrent sites such as isohunt.com
You can limit the amount of data from each application that has internet access and it tells you whats going in and out.

Savannah2 · 02-06-2006, 19:06

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I only have the xpfirewall running.

You cant be serious...just xp inbuilt firewall

oasismark · 02-06-2006, 19:09

Right turned zonealarm back on, turned it of for summat a while about and forgot.

It shows 2 progs running:

Application Layer Gateway Service
Generic host process for Win 32 Processes

And firefox.

Should those 2 progs be running?

Savannah2 · 02-06-2006, 19:52

Nice little download for the task manager ....enjoy

emperor_ming · 02-06-2006, 22:09

Do you have an unsecured wireless network?

Could be your neighbours downloading porn

demoniac · 02-06-2006, 22:29

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Originally Posted by neeeeeeeeeek

Download a program called netlimiter, it's reet good. You can get it from download.com or bittorrent sites such as isohunt.com
You can limit the amount of data from each application that has internet access and it tells you whats going in and out.

tried that my self pretty good piece of software

neeeeeeeeeek · 02-06-2006, 22:48

It's ace. It's excellent if you and other people in your house are using torrent or other file sharing programs as each user can limit the bandwith they are taking. It's worth doing, especially if you are getting a poor download speed as you can set it somewhere close and it means other users will get better results.

Nazo · 03-06-2006, 01:09

By sending and receiving do you mean the lights flash on your modem / router occasionally? Cos that's normal behaviour.

oasismark · 03-06-2006, 09:04

I don't have wireless so it's not that. and i'm watching the sent and recived bit on the status window.

kenthack · 07-05-2012, 10:44

Why are all the old posts showing up ????????