Network Activity when idle.

[Matt13]

Ok, I'm gonna ask this one more time.

I have a D-Link DI-614+ router with three computers attached to it wirelessly.

PC #1 connected via DWL-120+ USB adapter running Windows XP

PC #2 connected via DWL-120+ USB adapter running Win2k

Laptop connected via D-Link PCMCIA wireless adapter.

PC # 2 and the laptop function perfect.

PC #1 which is my main PC for gaming and just general usage ALWAYS has activity no matter what. It constantly uploads 53kbps according to the D-Link software.

This on top of being very annoying is breaking up my upload speed and slowing my overall connection.

I've upgraded the firmware on my router, formatted and reinstalled windows, disabled onboard LAN and firewire devices, manually configured IP addresses, reset the router to default, blah blah, switched channels, switched WEP encryption. NOTHING seems to do the trick.

There are no programs running like Kazaa or WinMX, no spyware because it happens even right after I format the drive.

Can someone help me?

[Greenstead]

Thats interesting. Should be zero activity normally after you have booted and allowed time for the PC to communicate its existence to the LAN. Give it 30 mins to settle down. I'm not sure it should slow your connection really, there is lots more room there for your internet connection. Still, it should not be there.

My thoughts:

Load Netstat from Analogx and monitor the LAN activity (maybe Dlinks utility is duff). I trust Analogx.

Load zonealarm (the free version). That allows you to identify what application is trying to communicate (in or out) and stop it. (Unless it is normal Netbios comms with Svchost). At least you should see what is doing the comms.