Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

Question

My Bandwidth keep getting full ! but its not me Wireless OFF

by Jun 24, 2015 9:43AM PDT

ok i am having this over a month

this happens every day on random times (4-5 time maybe)

i check my network bandwidth with SNPTrafficGrapher and my own computer usage with DU meter and win 8.1 Task manager

and randomly my ping on any site goes very high (over 1k) and my bandwidth gets fulled (280 KB/s) but when i check with du meter or task manager it shows nothing , and i also turned off my wireless and checked to see no other computer is connected

here is a picture :

http://i60.tinypic.com/2e1yutl.jpg


in this picture you can see that du meter does not show the usage on STG so it means its not my computer , also i turned off my wireless , SO WHY is this happening ?

Discussion is locked

3 Posts
- Collapse + Expand Details
- Collapse -
Answer
May take a lot of sleuthing.
by Forum moderator Jun 24, 2015 9:51AM PDT

Windows does that when it checks for updates. A lot of spy/mal/TLAware does it too.

Any chance of port numbers in there? Also, if you had a network share and it is offline, Windows does this about every 10 minutes. Fix? Disconnect from shares.

Sorry but I can't diagnose it for you but you need to get some port numbers and then block them in a firewall to see if the culprit reveals itself.

- Collapse -
.,
by omidelf Jun 24, 2015 10:16AM PDT

sorry im not very expert in networking , how should i get a port number ? how to know which port is causing this ?

also how to disconnect from shares ?!

and if this is because of windows checking for updates , why its not showing in DU meter OR task manager ?

- Collapse -
All good questions.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jun 24, 2015 10:36AM PDT

But I can't find what OS you are using. It might be Windows XP? OK, how to disconnect is on the web. Like this search:
https://www.google.com/#q=disconnect+network+share+in+windows+xp

For now it will remain a mystery as you learn more.

My advice is to install a firewall and block everything that you can't identify.
http://www.howtogeek.com/165203/why-you-dont-need-to-install-a-third-party-firewall-and-when-you-do/

But if you are very new, it will take time to understand it all. I can't do this for you.

Back to Networking & Wireless forum

CNET Forums

Operating Systems
Software
Electronics & Gadgets
Hardware
Tablets & Mobile Devices
General Help
Brand Forums
Roadshow Autos
Off Topic

Other Forums

Forum Info