Topic: Bandwidth

[Dominic]

ello all .. just wondering if theres any type of program to monitor/watch whats using my bandwidth, reason being normally in onlone games i ping roughly 20-30 lately i been getting 200+ .. first i thought it might of been summon on my pc so i formatted, still no joy .. so i wanna know whats eating my upload. ty

[Dominic]

also note im on win XP pro. never installed nither sp1 or 2 .. never lagged in the past, couls that be a reason tho?

[Rodders]

Hiya Dom, welcome to the zoo!

The chances are, that you've been treated to a dose of unwanted software which may be using your box as a spam relay, or if not that, then something that might perhaps be busy replicating copies of itself to anyone you've ever met.

In addition to the usual virus precautions, I urge you to also install a Scumware Blocker such as SpywareBlaster.  It's FREE and just might help you to stay alive that little bit longer!

Oh...  and get those Service Packs like...  yesterday.  Ok!  

[Dominic]

i use a/v firewalls and search destroy got spyware, is there anyting else?

[Dominic]

as for the software i formatted since i had problem.

[Sandra]

You could try Hijack This, theres a few threads with details about it in this section.
That lists all the running processes and you can copy and paste the results here and someone will tell you if theres something iffy running that the spyware removal progs have missed  

[Sandra]

Just saw the last post you put as I was replying.
Its unlikely to be any nasty things on your pc then  
Has your ISP had any problems recently, how are you connected to the net ?

[Dominic]

if the spyware progs missed, then the format wouldn't of :/ will installing sp1 and 2 make a difference?

[Dominic]

Just saw the last post you put as I was replying.
Its unlikely to be any nasty things on your pc then  
Has your ISP had any problems recently, how are you connected to the net ?

No isp probs. theres another person i play online with on the same type, with ntl . 600k cable.

[Dominic]

i don't see no effect in my up / dl on windows tho :s installing updates now .. 46 to go, including sp1 lol.

[Sandra]

I am not a gamer so havent really any experience of your problem Dom, I have had a look around and everything seems to point to either something in your own network/modem/router settings or a server being down on your normal route.
Maybe your friend on your ISP is connecting on a different route or it may be a local problem nearer to you  
do you get the high pings on just the one game or on others too ?
If its on others then it sounds like your settings.
One thing I did see was trying altering your acceleration in graphics and sounds, that may have changed when you reinstalled after your format  

[Simon]

Have you checked for the MS Blaster Worm? If you haven't got the service packs, chances are you haven't got the patch for it.  It will infect unpatched machines within 2 seconds (literally) of going online, so you may well have caught it since formatting.  Just a thought.  

If you check your Task Manager and find 'msblast.exe' running, you'll need a removal tool, and there just happens to be one here.  Best to run it in Safe Mode, with System Restore temporarily deactived.  

[foot loose]

Net limiter, this program tells u who is using ur bandwidth and u can turn the program off

[Dominic]

Have you checked for the MS Blaster Worm? If you haven't got the service packs, chances are you haven't got the patch for it.  It will infect unpatched machines within 2 seconds (literally) of going online, so you may well have caught it since formatting.  Just a thought.  

If you check your Task Manager and find 'msblast.exe' running, you'll need a removal tool, and there just happens to be one here.  Best to run it in Safe Mode, with System Restore temporarily deactived.  

i always put the firewall up before installing my modem.

[Dominic]

Net limiter, this program tells u who is using ur bandwidth and u can turn the program off

Had a quick look, couldn't find it :/ got a link?