Thread: Constantly receiving data
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Old 06-11-2003, 15:17   #8
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Re: Constantly receiving data
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Originally Posted by gary_580
This must affect performance as the machine is reading data. I connect to the net via my STB so i dont have flashing lights. I can see data being read by viewing the network connection and the received data count increases. Might only be a small performance hit but if the data is being read and then its being rejected by the firewall this doesnt come for free.
bear in mind that your firewall (and the BB pipe) can handle a much higher bandwidth than the CM - so although it may be doing stuff, it can still keep up with the full CM bandwidth without a problem...
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