Network usage for online gaming.
Network usage for online gaming.
Hi everyone, I’d love to clarify these concerns. My brother and sister often point the finger at me for making the internet slow, especially when I play DOTA2. They claim I use most of the bandwidth, which they measure with speed tests. They’re all connected through Wi-Fi on their devices—iPad, tablet, phone—while my PC is linked via LAN cable. We tend to use the internet mainly at night, often when we’re out during the day. Are they right about my usage? Also, I live in a country where internet speeds are quite poor.
Generally, gaming online will barely put a ding in your bandwidth (heck, Final Fantasy XI only takes a measly 10 megabytes an hour), but games that stream in new/missing content (like Guild Wars) or games that have a lot of user-made content (Counter-Strike, TeamFortress2, etc) will certainly put a number on your bandwidth usage over time depending on your game and server selection. For WoW, you'll be fine, though it'd be safe to do any of the major patches on a home network, just to keep your bandwidth usage low. Just don't plan to YouTube much also as that can use a fair amount of bandwidth in a short time. I'd recommend looking for a software that tracks active applications and network usage and logs it all to get a real idea of your net-usage habits so you know what's using what amount for the duration it's up. AnalogX NetStat (google it) is half-decent, tracking your monthly usage, as well as usage since last reboot.
Acknowledged. The system can monitor connected devices and their activities, including websites accessed. It also identifies applications in use, such as torrent clients. However, it does not provide detailed information about other users' actions or activities.