How to check traffic

How to check traffic

The problem of "leakage" of traffic is not relevant in urban modern conditions with high-speed lines. However, when connecting to the mobile Internet, you need to know how traffic is consumed, it is necessary not to incur a unjustified loss.

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Before starting to use the Internet with limited traffic, it is worth installing the traffic control program in advance. On the network you can find a lot of free such applications, such as Netlimiter Monitor. With this program, it is easy to trace where the incoming and outgoing traffic.

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If this program is not able to install this program, you can use another way. It will be possible to use a special tester. They may become an indicator of the number of traffic of a mobile modem. Just need to follow the activity of this icon. If all programs are turned off and you do not enter the Internet, and the icon from time to time lights up the green point, it means that some kind of program "unauthorized" pumps traffic. Next, it should be found ...

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You can find a program that uses the Internet without your knowledge using a system task manager or its alternatives, for example, Process Hacker or Process Killer. With these utilities, you determine which programs are currently using the Internet connection.

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Often you consume messaging program traffic, such as Skype, ICQ, QIP and other similar. Therefore, if the volume of traffic is limited, disconnect these programs when you do not use them in active mode. As an option - you can suspend their work all the same Task Manager-Ohm.

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Also "consumers" of the Internet are various browsers: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Seamonkey, Opera, Google Chrome, Safari and others. Many sites on the pages of which you come from time to time update the screen. The amount of such information is often quite large. Therefore, it is better not to leave pages open after viewing, but to close them.

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Do not forget about torrents. By default, these programs are automatically loaded when the system is loaded. Therefore, for a while when you are in conditions of limited traffic, disconnect them and "disable" start automatically.

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Sometimes during the monitoring of the Task Manager system, it is possible to detect programs that swing traffic, however are not systemic or above. In this case, it is worth learn on the Internet, what kind of program it is. It is very likely that this is a virus, you will have to "treat" a computer.

Please note that system programs cannot be turned off, otherwise you risk disrupting your device. Therefore, if the name is unknown to you before turning off the program, find out on the Internet, for which it responds.

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