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what the hell is using my bandwidth!

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jcutner

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hey

noticed this recently on my win7 box
i have DU meter installed

and i'll be downloading something from newsgroups using something like GrabIt, and my speeds will be maxed, 1000kbps/10mbit which is great, and DU meter shows that too.

Then my speeds drop to about 250kbps, yet DU meter is still showing 10mbit.

I *close* GrabIt, and STILL, it's at 10mbit. Something is constantly hoarding my bandwidth on the computer, and I don't know what it is.

I've tried msconfig and disabled all start up items, done a full scan in MSE and it still happens.

Virus? Is there a program I can use to tell me what programs are using x amount of bandwidth?

Thanks!
 
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Have you tried at different times of the day?

Is windows update set to auto download/install?
 
when you close GrabIt, have you checked the processes to see if the process has actually been killed or if it's still running?

GrabIt is way old and no longer supported. It's possibly an issue with the software.
 
+1 just because you close a programs GUI and it disappears from the screen doesnt necessarily mean the process was killed. task manager would be the first thing i would open if i was in your situation.
 
what the hell is using my bandwidth!
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hey, that would be me, sorry about that. I live next door and use your connection for downloading porn. Next time i'll try to stick more to off hours... :D :D :D


btw:
run a dos session as administrator and issue the following command:
netstat -abno

this will list all the current connections on your computer, the PIDs and the application names
no throughput stats though, but maybe you can figure out the rest

Active Connections

Proto Local Address Foreign Address State PID
TCP 0.0.0.0:135 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 772
RpcSs
[svchost.exe]
TCP 0.0.0.0:445 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 4
Can not obtain ownership information
TCP 0.0.0.0:2967 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 284
[Rtvscan.exe]
TCP 0.0.0.0:3389 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 1352
CryptSvc
[svchost.exe]
TCP 0.0.0.0:5357 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 4
Can not obtain ownership information
TCP 0.0.0.0:49152 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 468
[wininit.exe]
TCP 0.0.0.0:49153 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING 852
eventlog
 
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