NB: These steps don't work in Windows 8.
Some computer programs can use a large amount of your Internet connection. This becomes a problem when there isn't enough bandwidth left for other programs to use the Internet. For example, a computer running BitTorrent may be downloading or uploading so much data that normal web pages won't open in an Internet browser.
When 2 or more computers are using the same Internet connection, 1 computer may be using all of the bandwidth on the network, leaving none for the other computers.
If you use Windows and you're having troubles with your Internet connection, you can use the Netstat command to see if any programs are causing a problem.
1.Click
Start >
All Programs >
Accessories.
2.Right-click
Command Prompt and choose
Run as administrator.
3.In the Command Prompt, enter
netstat -o -n and then press
Enter.
4.Under Active Connections, look at the
PID (Process ID) column, and record any PID numbers that are repeated for many IP addresses. A PID with many connections may be using a lot of bandwidth.
In this example, 3944 and 3756 are PIDs with many connections:
5.Open the Windows Task Manager by pressing
CTRL-ALT-DELETE on your keyboard.
6.Click
Start Task Manager.
7.Click the
Processes tab.
8.From the top menu, click
View >
Select Columns...
9.Put a checkmark beside
PID (Process Identifier) and click
OK.
10.In the process list, look for the PID(s) you noted in step 4.
In this example, chrome.exe (3756) and thunderbird.exe (3944) are the processes with many connections:
11.Close or exit the processes (programs). Either:
- Highlight the process and then clickEnd Process within the Task Manager, or
- Close the Task Manager and then close the program (if you can tell which program is running from the Image Name column; for example, firefox.exe is Firefox)
Tip: If you don't know what the process is, see for a list of processes.
12.Test your Internet connection.
I do this whenever some program is eating up my data mercilessly.... This could be a real life saver....
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