Network Utilization

[John Perry]

How can I tell which application is eating up my network throughput? Is XP
able to output this information? I can click Windows task Manager and
select networking and see whats happening, but what application is
generating the throughput.

John

[Default User]

On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:38:14 GMT, "John Perry" <johnfperry@earthlink.net>
wrote:

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>
>How can I tell which application is eating up my network throughput? Is XP
>able to output this information? I can click Windows task Manager and
>select networking and see whats happening, but what application is
>generating the throughput.
>
>John


Run Ethereal (http://www.ethereal.com/download.html) and take a look at
what packets are being sent/received on the interface in question. You can
usually reassemble the TCP sessions to determine what is being sent or
received (click on a TCP packet and choose analyze/follow TCP stream).
Other protocols can be more difficult, but with practice you can follow
them too.

Another useful tool is Microsloth's Port Reporter program, that runs as a
service and logs all port activity and which apps are being used.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
or
http://************/4hs72

[blah]

I would use tcpview as a first step

"John Perry" <johnfperry@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> How can I tell which application is eating up my network throughput? Is
> XP able to output this information? I can click Windows task Manager and
> select networking and see whats happening, but what application is
> generating the throughput.
>
> John
>

[John Perry]

Thank you all for the help, I'm grateful. Its great to have choices and I
will try them all.

John


"John Perry" <johnfperry@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> How can I tell which application is eating up my network throughput? Is
> XP able to output this information? I can click Windows task Manager and
> select networking and see whats happening, but what application is
> generating the throughput.
>
> John
>