Continious D/S Activity? (DUNSTABLE/LUTON)

hatrick · 27-05-2004, 09:06

Hi Guys,

Just wondering if any one can help out? The last few days I have noticed the the D/S light on my cable modem (NTL HOME 100?) is contantly on. I have Linksys Router attached and the link light on there is also constantly flickering - a lot faster than it did do before. I have rebooted my modem but as soon as the SYNCH and RDY lights stabilise the D/S is on. In the past this used flicker occasionally and only when I was downloading or surfing the web. It is not affecting my ability to surf the web or download but it is having a major affect on my ability to sustain a connection whilst playing SOCOM II or any games via my PS2 Online.

Is this normal? or is someone/something trying to hack through? I have checked my incoming router logs and nothing appears, therefore I am assuming someone is trying to access a port and the router is blocking it.

Can any one shed some light, suggest anything I can do? any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Chris W · 27-05-2004, 10:34

if you unplug everything from the router apart from the modem connection do you still get the large amount of downsteam activity?

hatrick · 27-05-2004, 10:42

Yup, even if I disconnect the router and everything else from the router I still get the downstream activity. That is what got me thinking there was something iffy going on.......

Richard M · 27-05-2004, 12:02

Are you sure you're not confusing it with the Ethernet link signal?

Chris W · 27-05-2004, 12:40

Try connecting just one pc to the modem and doing some analysis using mrtg:

http://mrtg.hdl.com/mrtg.html

this thread: http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...highlight=MRTG discusses it.

hatrick · 27-05-2004, 12:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard M

Are you sure you're not confusing it with the Ethernet link signal?

nope as that is flashing away manically as well

AdeRickus · 27-05-2004, 13:07

There is a tool available on the linksys site which enaqbles you via the log options on the router setup to monitor where the external traffic requests are coming from.

Someone may just be playing silly buggers, or you may have someone with your IP logged as a server of some description,

The tool will tell you the IP of where the traffic is coming from and your can tracert to see who or what it is

hatrick · 27-05-2004, 14:17

Have had a look on the linksys site but cannot find anything. I have check the incoming logs on the router but there is nothing on them....... do you happen to have a link to the s/w?

AdeRickus · 27-05-2004, 14:26

Direct Link, I am told its not just the BEFSR41 it works with, rather all the routers that support logging,

ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pub/befsr41/logviewer.exe

hatrick · 27-05-2004, 15:28

cool thanks, I will try it when i get home..... finger crossed eh?

AdeRickus · 27-05-2004, 15:57

Trust me,

Im a software guy

Chris W · 27-05-2004, 17:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdeRickus

Direct Link, I am told its not just the BEFSR41 it works with, rather all the routers that support logging,

ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pub/befsr41/logviewer.exe

couldn't get it to work with a WRT54G... which AFAIK supports logging.

nufcfan123 · 27-05-2004, 17:21

i have been having problems with gaming as well in the Luton Area. Although its not PS2 but PC, my ping has been going crazy and very laggy, also the d/s light flickers alot while playing also, its becoming a annoying.

hatrick · 27-05-2004, 17:30

ok downloaded it, and launches ok, but what am i supposed to do with it? sorry if i am being a bit dumb

AdeRickus · 27-05-2004, 17:47

This damn forum keeps losing bloody messages,

Ill type the whole thing again !?!?!?

Open a browser on your machine, type in http://192.168.1.1 into the address bar, press go

this brings up a request for username & password

use ( if you have not changed it ) username:anything password:admin

click on 'LOG' on the menu along the top of the screen

Press 'start' - 'run' on your PC

type in 'cmd' and press enter

type in 'ipconfig' and press enter

this will give you the ip address of the machine

on the router config page, finish the ip address of your machine and press the enable radio button, then click apply

You then need to run the logviewer software and ip addresses should start to be listed on the screen, this can be logged to a file via menus on the logviewer.

Its not a wonderful program but serves a purpose.

Any other questions, dont hesitate to ask