My bandwith is being hogged by something or someone
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I have a 100 down/20 up connection, and I was downloading a game on Steam and noticed it wouldn't go past the 1mb/s speed, so I did a speedtest and it revealed that my download speed is only 6mb/s but still 20 up.
I checked the resource monitor, and I have no running processes taking up the bandwith. Then I checked on my ISP websites info page about eventual breakdowns or setbacks, but all operations are fine.
Then I Googled the problem, but that didn't help me.
I figured my problem might be that I'm not running any antivirus/malware software atm, so should I be doing that? If so, what's the best free software.
Maybe that's not the answer, but I don't really have a clue what's going on, as everything appears to be fine.
Does anyone have an idea what this could be?
Not that I know of. It's just blinking LED's
what router/modem do you have?
Software wise you should try scanning with Malwarebytes anti malware
[QUOTE=PandaJuggernaut;47469890]what router/modem do you have?[/QUOTE]
Netgear CG3000
open up a command prompt type ipconfig/all and hit enter find where it say default gateway then open up a browser and type in the ip it gives you (probably 192.168.0.1 but YMMV) that should bring up the modems admin page if you haven't changed the default user/pass (you really should) it should be user=admin password=password and see if you have some form of bandwidth monitor in the options
If possible, connect the cable directly to your pc, then check the speed
What provider ddo you have?
First check: [url]http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_network_watcher.html[/url]
You might even find the name of the sucker!
Thanks for the help and suggestions! The problem kindda fixed itself, but I'm not sure if it's just temporary or it will happen again.
[QUOTE=PandaJuggernaut;47469987]open up a command prompt type ipconfig/all and hit enter find where it say default gateway then open up a browser and type in the ip it gives you (probably 192.168.0.1 but YMMV) that should bring up the modems admin page if you haven't changed the default user/pass (you really should) it should be user=admin password=password and see if you have some form of bandwidth monitor in the options[/QUOTE]
I'll try that when I get on my computer again!
[QUOTE=damnatus;47469988]If possible, connect the cable directly to your pc, then check the speed[/QUOTE]
Well my computer already is connected by cable. My router just has a built in wifi module, but my desktop computer is connected by cable.
[QUOTE=mark6789;47470237]What provider ddo you have?[/QUOTE]
I'm from Denmark, so you might not know of it, but it's called "YouSee"
i have this same issue sometimes (i have the same router with 100 down 5 up) and when this happens all you need to usually do is reboot the router and it will usually fix itself. also this router has no network meter in the control panel for it.
I think it's also reasonable to consider that you won't actually ever see 100 down. In the states I pay for 100mb down and never get higher than 50 or so but theres nothing you can do thanks to the "best effort" caveat. As far as diagnosing your problem I'd say plug your computer directly into the router and do another speed test. There are too many variables with WiFi to use it as a good metric.
[QUOTE=Dr McNinja;47489237]I think it's also reasonable to consider that you won't actually ever see 100 down. In the states I pay for 100mb down and never get higher than 50 or so but theres nothing you can do thanks to the "best effort" caveat. As far as diagnosing your problem I'd say plug your computer directly into the router and do another speed test. There are too many variables with WiFi to use it as a good metric.[/QUOTE]
That may be the case in the states, but I pay for 100 down, and regularly get 5-10 over. If you manage to log into the router, you could change the WiFi password, and re add devices one by one until you determine the culprit.
Its the rats living in your walls. Little bastards.
[QUOTE=Dr McNinja;47489237]I think it's also reasonable to consider that you won't actually ever see 100 down. In the states I pay for 100mb down and never get higher than 50 or so but theres nothing you can do thanks to the "best effort" caveat. As far as diagnosing your problem I'd say plug your computer directly into the router and do another speed test. There are too many variables with WiFi to use it as a good metric.[/QUOTE] If you're on cable you shouldn't be getting half of the advertised speed unless if you're on WiFi. Comcast even throws in 15 extra megabits to my 150.
OP you should try turning off wifi and doing a direct speed test using at least 2 machines. If the issue continues you should check your DOCSIS stats.
[QUOTE=ghost901;47537211]If you're on cable you shouldn't be getting half of the advertised speed unless if you're on WiFi. Comcast even throws in 15 extra megabits to my 150.
OP you should try turning off wifi and doing a direct speed test using at least 2 machines. If the issue continues you should check your DOCSIS stats.[/QUOTE]
You shouldn't even be getting halved speed in wifi either.
[QUOTE=Levelog;47537232]You shouldn't even be getting halved speed in wifi either.[/QUOTE]In very noisy environments it's possible. There's tons of people around me that have their at&t gateways set to 100% transmit power. I don't need as much bandwidth when on wifi so it doesn't bother me as much.
[QUOTE=ghost901;47537300]In very noisy environments it's possible. There's tons of people around me that have their at&t gateways set to 100% transmit power. I don't need as much bandwidth when on wifi so it doesn't bother me as much.[/QUOTE]
Yes, but it's not inherent to wifi. Unfortunately in extremely crowded areas even changing bands won't help.
while you're poking around the router settings make sure you're using WPA2 security. WEP is almost as bad as no password at all
[QUOTE=Dr McNinja;47489237]I think it's also reasonable to consider that you won't actually ever see 100 down. In the states I pay for 100mb down and never get higher than 50 or so but theres nothing you can do thanks to the "best effort" caveat. As far as diagnosing your problem I'd say plug your computer directly into the router and do another speed test. There are too many variables with WiFi to use it as a good metric.[/QUOTE]
I know, but I usually max out at about 20 mb/s, and average downloads (Steam/Origin etc.), i get between 10 and 15 mb/s. - And as mentioned earlier, my computer IS connected by cable.
When I'm paying for 100 mb/s down, I'd expect a little more than >1 mb/s
I did change my WiFi password, and it seemed to help.
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