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gymno GuestExchange:Broadband ISP:Router:Sky TV:Monitor graph - is this normal?
Hi guys.
I've had a Think Broadband monitor running for a few days now.
All of the spikes make sense & do correlate with what i'm using the connection for at the time, apart from 2 blobs that always show up at around 1:30am & 6am.
Today
Yesterday
Day before yesterday
I only have a PS3 & sky+HD box connected by ethernet & wireless is disabled on the router.
These blobs occur while the PS3 is switched off & i'm in the land of nod.
Also, 'pushed on demand' is disabled on the sky box.
Just checking to see if it's normal or not.Last edited by gymno; 01-02-14 at 08:46 PM. Reason: Changed 1st graph from current/dynamic to static. (which didn't work - it's still dynamic)
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Re: Monitor graph - is this normal?
To me that looks perfectly fine.
The occasional peeks should coincide with times when the connection is busy.
My own connection this evening is quite busy:
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- 01-02-14, 08:08 PM #3 gymno GuestExchange:Broadband ISP:Router:Sky TV:
Re: Monitor graph - is this normal?
Wow that is busy!
Any idea why mine might be busy at 1 & 6am though?
- 01-02-14, 08:22 PM #4
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Re: Monitor graph - is this normal?
Purely guessing, but perhaps a phone or something is contacting the servers at the same time.
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- 01-02-14, 08:38 PM #5 gymno GuestExchange:Broadband ISP:Router:Sky TV:
Re: Monitor graph - is this normal?
Hi Scubbie.
Originally Posted by Scubbie 
Thanks for taking the time to investigate.
Could you elaborate please?
I don't own a smart phone & as stated, wireless is switched off on the router.
- 01-02-14, 08:42 PM #6
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Re: Monitor graph - is this normal?
Pass then. Originally Posted by gymno Hi Scubbie.
Thanks for taking the time to investigate.
Could you elaborate please?
I don't own a smart phone & as stated, wireless is switched off on the router.
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Re: Monitor graph - is this normal?
It is quite possibly DLM having a look at the line.
If you are a Samknows tester it could be that. Do you have a white/black Samknows box?
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Re: Monitor graph - is this normal?
If the Sky box is the only thing that is still powered up and connected then it must be that which is having a chat with Sky during the night for reason, perhaps it gets lonely ;-) lol. Unplug it see it the spikes disappear.
- 02-02-14, 08:45 PM #9 gymno GuestExchange:Broadband ISP:Router:Sky TV:
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Thanks guys.
I didn't consider that DLM activity might show up on the graph.
I don't use a samknows box but will be disconnecting the cat5 cable from the sky box tonight to see what happens.
- 03-02-14, 12:50 PM #10 gymno GuestExchange:Broadband ISP:Router:Sky TV:
Re: Monitor graph - is this normal?
Looks like it was the sky box all along:
Not only that, it wasn't just 1 & 6am that it was doing things either.
Top gear 8-9 & Dragons Den 9-10 were a must see for me last night & there's activity for that period as well.
That was with PS3 switched off & before i pulled the ethernet from the sky box.
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