WIFI Usage really high and I don't know why.

[fear]

Hey so I've been having problems with my wifi as to hit 600 million ms - https://imgur.com/a/cBJg6qn

And I may have found out the problem; https://imgur.com/a/1UJeNsx
( I checked last 24 hours and it has used 100 GB - https://imgur.com/a/E0YUtIE )

I used steam to download only 300GB worth of games since one month ago I got this new PC


Can someone please help me solve this since I can't access the browser without reaching 2K ms for a simple search and the browser being really slow / When I upload something; I get around 10k-15k ms.

[fear]

Also; I didn't download anything in the past 24 hours

[fear]

It affects every device in my house aswell not just my PC

[fear]

And no, this ain't https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/154643795213320330/ type of case since I don't have have Gmod installed in my system

[Muppet among Puppets]

Restart the router.
Restart the devices. Test every device one by one, which one causes the downloads.

Also make sure you know all devices connected to the wifi

[fear]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Muppet among Puppets:

Restart the router.
Restart the devices. Test every device one by one, which one causes the downloads.

Also make sure you know all devices connected to the wifi

I restarted it 3 times and I completely stopped downloading stuff 2 days ago

[N3tRunn3r]

Restarting alone wont do it ..

Shut off your router and unplug all cables / wires too as well as power source and TAE !!


Wait 5 minutes, then shut on the router again and while it is booting up plugin all cables / wires again, too.

Could be an ISP issue or an overloaded / overheated / old router problem ..

Additionally ::

Początkowo opublikowane przez N3tRunn3r:

Change your connection to use "5 GHz" only, set it up on your router "and" machine/PC/Laptop . . .

2.4 GHz tends to lag and provide just 50% and less of "bandwidth" after a specific time.
2.4 GHz also switches channels far more often and conflicts with other near-by WiFi stuff, which then tends to abort / cut your WiFi connection.

The only downside of 5 GHz is, it doesn't provide higher disctances as a 2.4 GHz would, also 5 GHz is absorbed faster by concrete walls around . . .

Also try to use WiFi 6, if your hardwares are capable of it.
Killer WiFi 6E is even better but not that widely spread yet.

Use WPA3-(Personal), as WPA2 and below can be hacked within 10 minutes or less . . .
Additionally setup your WiFi connection with a "hidden SSID" . . .

Also check this:

> check your dongle's latest drivers
> check router firmware if it is on latest
> check and re-check ALL and advanced router settings
> if in doubt, do a factory reset of your router
> are all cables to and from your router correctly wired and also stable
> do you gain enough bandwidth from your ISP

is it an old / ancient router? does it meet todays standards?

you can take a look at some high-end routers for about 150 bucks already..

Just look at a router something like:

Gigabit WLAN ~6.000 Mbit/s (2,4 GHz – 1.200 Mbit/s, 5 GHz – 4.800 Mbit/s)

WiFi 6.x, IEEE 802.11 ax/ac/n/g

Minimum 2000 MBit/s Ethernet

ADSL, VDSL, Vectoring, Supervectoring, Fiber-ready

So WiFi 7 (802.11 be) will be big in coming too.. yet too expensive for private useage.

Good Luck !

[Muppet among Puppets]

Also for a test it could be a good idea to change the password for the wifi.
Use at least wpa2 encryption.

If downloads stop, someone got access to your wifi before.

[fear]

Początkowo opublikowane przez Muppet among Puppets:

Also for a test it could be a good idea to change the password for the wifi.
Use at least wpa2 encryption.

If downloads stop, someone got access to your wifi before.

I mean I checked on the official website and my mom's phone seems to be slowing down the download speed but she's at work rn and it's still being like this

[Muppet among Puppets]

You need to try what i said. That way you exclude the possibility of someone being on the wifi who shouldnt,
or you can find the device that causes it.

You can also try another wifi channel. For example channel 1, 6 or 11.


Try out things, by talking about them you do not solve it.