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New User and Crazy Usage
03-12-2012 10:10 AM
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After midnight last night when we were all in bed I apparently used 1.2Gb! Any ideas how, because unless someone has hacked my router, and I doubt that as I have a passcode even I have to lookup I have no idea where the usage is coming from!
Cheers
John
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03-12-2012 10:51 AM
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You might want to take a look at some of the discussion and advice offered on this thread here as it could be an unauthorised user connecting over wireless: http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,109715.msg939132.html#msg939132
have a look at what's been recommended there and let me know if you need any further advice.
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03-12-2012 11:07 AM
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I'll look at the list of devices hooked up to the router when I get home, but to be honest I have a 26 digit alpha numeric code on the WPA security and not many neighbours!
Curiouser and Curiouser!
John
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03-12-2012 11:16 AM
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03-12-2012 11:30 AM
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This one has got me puzzled.
Does your router not log upload and download statistics? If so I should be able to check the number of hours up and correlate that with the usage the router shows? That would mean if there was a discrepancy it was probably plusnet end rather than mine...
I will get to the bottom of this!!! lol
John
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03-12-2012 1:54 PM
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03-12-2012 2:52 PM
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Could you do me a favour and find out what sort of traffic has been going through my router today it's just that since 8am I have allegedly downloaded 813.64MB of data while at work. My wife is in the house, but after speaking her she says that she has just checked her e-mail and that's one hell of an attachment!!
It's the gaming data that is causing me concern, and is eating my bandwidth!
Cheers
John
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03-12-2012 4:06 PM
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If you are only using PCs running windows install http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/ (the free download link is at the bottom of the left hand column). using that you can monitor exactly what is happening.
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04-12-2012 9:11 AM
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Instead of 1.2GB, last night I had downloads of 7MB so something seems to have worked.
Each night I'm now going to add one wireless thing to the network and see if the usage increases dramatically and then I'll have my answer.
At the moment it looks like it could either be:
1) My PS3
2) Sky+ HD box
3) Someone hacking in.
I'm quite enjoying this detective mularky and will let you know what I find out!
John
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04-12-2012 12:00 PM
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its nailed on its that if you have one of their obscure services.
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04-12-2012 1:06 PM
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MAC filtering is a bonus, also go into your router and make sure you name all of your kit with an easily recognisable name. This wont stop people but will make them easier to spot.
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04-12-2012 1:13 PM
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And the download link http://www.softperfect.com/download/freeware/netscan.zip
To argue with someone who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead - Thomas Paine
Re: New User and Crazy Usage
04-12-2012 7:27 PM
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I'm now starting to add things back on to my network one at a time. I've already named all my items on the router so that I can spot a rogue but thanks for that tip anyway.
As for the Sky+ box, the reason that it's attached to the router is that it allows me to use my ipad to control it rather than the remote. (But I suspect it does update Sky planner Anytime from time to time)
The PS3 is going back on tomorrow and we shall see how that fares.
Thanks for all the advice again, I will keep you informed of my progress.
J
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04-12-2012 8:08 PM
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