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My dlink router seems to be using the internet for nothing,

even if this computer and my dad's laptop are off, the WAN keeps flashing and the activity light on my modem is flashing too..

when i connect it directly to this computer, it doesnt seem to flash anymore (or flashes every 10 seconds)

Go into your gateway, check network activity?

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Originally posted by SonicSam
Go into your gateway, check network activity?

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how do i do that?

i have a DI-524 (rev. E)

http://support.dlink.com/emulators/di524_revc/st_device.html

http://support.dlink.com/emulators/di524_revc/st_log.html

http://support.dlink.com/emulators/di524_revc/st_stats.html

http://support.dlink.com/emulators/di524_revc/st_wireless.html

Check for anything suspicious on those 4 pages .

nothing

the log shows some

Xmas port scan attack from [ip] detected

it doesn't come up often..

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no one is using the internet.. the connection is idle but WAN is blinking and sucking up my bandwidth


edit: hmm, i checked the statistics page and it seems to be receiving packets much more than sending them

It's probably just "internet background radiation" - unsolicited packets arriving at your network.

My cable modem and router activity lights flash constantly too, even when I'm sure nothing is using the internet. The router, acting as a firewall, simply drops that junk.

it drops my connection sometimes

How do you know that is to blame? There will always be activity. You might just have a crap line =p

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Originally posted by alex
How do you know that is to blame? There will always be activity. You might just have a crap line =p

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it doesn't do much activity when it's directly connected (pc to modem) plus no disconnection

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Originally posted by roflmao456

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Originally posted by alex
How do you know that is to blame? There will always be activity. You might just have a crap line =p

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it doesn't do much activity when it's directly connected (pc to modem) plus no disconnection

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is your router set to disconnect/drop at a certain ammount of inactivity