bandwidth thieves!!!

Cleric7x9 · 05-19-2008, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by g25racer

When did I say that it would tell why its going slow? ipconfig/all shows all the connections. So there should be two and if theres more then someone is robbing his bandwidth. Most likely he has a virus though.

what two connections are you talking about?

g25racer · 05-19-2008, 03:24 AM

Nevermind I confused myself. Just logon to your router and see what is connected. Its as simple as that.

hackapelite · 05-19-2008, 07:24 AM

I wonder why no-one suggested this...anyway, make sure that you (and your mate) have quality virus/spy-and-other-malware protection enabled and up to date. And scan both computers.

Erox1991 · 05-19-2008, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Tuffie

Yeah just add WEP to it, and only you and your friend can join.

Tuffie.

Kidding ?
WEP is old.. WPA2 maybe.

Usually wireless connection stealing more because it lose many packages(Normally 5-10%) in the air. So when he need to resend the data he will stealing bandwidth. The technique CSDM/CA helps to avoid that but not all. I got that problem in my house when three used wireless it was so slow. But I don't remember how I fixed it.

yohosuff · 05-19-2008, 09:46 AM

Hey guys, problem solved. He was using a faulty copy of uTorrent. Even when downloading nothing on uTorrent, as long as it was open and running, our bandwidth was being devoured by an unknown demonic entity. When we closed uTorrent, everything was fine. I use a different torrent downloader from him so that was probably why there didn't seem to be any problems coming from my end. He's now going to get a new client.

Thanks for all the help!

JlCollins005 · 05-19-2008, 10:14 AM

all thought talking about torrent is not allowed are u sure he just didnt have things uploading as when the downloads finish it will become a seed, or he downloaded something illegal that had some type malware or something..

g25racer · 05-19-2008, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by JlCollins005

all thought talking about torrent is not allowed are u sure he just didnt have things uploading as when the downloads finish it will become a seed, or he downloaded something illegal that had some type malware or something..

Utorrent is not illegal and neither is talk about downloading stuff so keep it to yourself!!! He did not state what he was downloading therefor you cant assume that he is downloading illegal stuff. Some of us actually download LEGAL stuff!!

jimkonow · 05-19-2008, 09:27 PM

yeah, like a sweet game called Anarchy Online

JlCollins005 · 05-20-2008, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by g25racer

Utorrent is not illegal and neither is talk about downloading stuff so keep it to yourself!!! He did not state what he was downloading therefor you cant assume that he is downloading illegal stuff. Some of us actually download LEGAL stuff!!

well dont get ur panties in a bunch, and keep what to myself a potential reason to why his bandwidth usage was ridiculous...

fortyways · 05-24-2008, 07:01 PM

In the future, disable DHT on uTorrent to prevent bandwidth leaks.

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hackapelite Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Solicitor's office Posts: 1,230	I wonder why no-one suggested this...anyway, make sure that you (and your mate) have quality virus/spy-and-other-malware protection enabled and up to date. And scan both computers. __________________ BY READING THE ABOVE POST, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING: "The above post is provided solely for entertainment purposes and is not to be taken as professional advice. Therefore, I shall not be held responsible for any damage or losses that are result from anything I have posted, to the extent applicable by law. In the unlikely event that I CAN be held responsible, I have never been here, I am not here, and I will never be here, and it will be highly questionable whether I even exist." Last edited by hackapelite; 05-19-2008 at 07:24 AM. Reason: dumb me

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05-19-2008, 09:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
yohosuff New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4	Hey guys, problem solved. He was using a faulty copy of uTorrent. Even when downloading nothing on uTorrent, as long as it was open and running, our bandwidth was being devoured by an unknown demonic entity. When we closed uTorrent, everything was fine. I use a different torrent downloader from him so that was probably why there didn't seem to be any problems coming from my end. He's now going to get a new client. Thanks for all the help!

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fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	In the future, disable DHT on uTorrent to prevent bandwidth leaks.

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