Internet Usage software?

kh85 · 19 Jul 2013 at 22:50

Evenin' all.

is there such software to see what where the data is going to, in-case any programs are doing something in the back ground?

I notice i can see stuff in the windows "resource monitor", it this good, or is there any other better software?

cheers

anything I don't mind · 19 Jul 2013 at 23:28

You can use wireshark which is a packet sniffer.

A good way is to do a netstat -a or use a program like peerblock which shows all the active connections and loads blocks lists from http://www.iblocklist.com/lists.php

www.peerblock.com
www.wireshark.org

A program i use is proxifier which allows you to proxy specific applications and view all active connections.

KIA · 20 Jul 2013 at 11:39

Resource Monitor is good. Peerblock & wireshark probably aren't what you're looking for.

kh85 · 20 Jul 2013 at 18:32

KIA said:
Resource Monitor is good. Peerblock & wireshark probably aren't what you're looking for.

yea, bit different to what i wanted.

i'm sure something is going on in the Background... or another computer on the net is doing something (probably the old family PC downstairs which i can't check without being asked what im doing, it's fans are so loud and always revs up when something is happening, even when no one is sitting at the computer.)

when we first got fibre the ping was around 15. now it's hanging around 31.

MissChief · 20 Jul 2013 at 18:42

I've used Networx to track total usage, not sure if it goes down to individual usage per program though.

KIA · 20 Jul 2013 at 20:02

kh85 said:
when we first got fibre the ping was around 15. now it's hanging around 31.

Interleaving.

tribz · 21 Jul 2013 at 08:54

Do you get an interleaving option on fibre still?

KIA · 21 Jul 2013 at 09:55

tribz said:
Do you get an interleaving option on fibre still?

Yes. The mode is set to auto. The line will probably be fast path if it is stable enough.

kh85 · 21 Jul 2013 at 22:27

KIA said:
Yes. The mode is set to auto. The line will probably be fast path if it is stable enough.

Not sure what this is to be honest, is it an option in the router or something?

*edit. believe i have to ring BT to turn it off, shame it's not my phone line.
it's nothing major, but it does seem different from first use. i guess it's just bt trying to give a better / clearer connection i.e interlevaling.

thanks guys