Solved Network activity when idle


jajk

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Need help identifying a constant network throughput as shown in the pic below. No apps are running that use the network yet there is always this background receive only activity. My laptop is connected to a mobile phone hotspot for its internet connection.
Most of the Microsoft telemetry has been disabled, Firewall is set to ask if apps want network access but doesn't notify anything is trying to make a connection so I am assuming it is a Microsoft service chewing up my data allowance. It was once quiet as a mouse when idle. Not sure what has changed and when.
What I am after is a way of identifying what service is causing the activity, no need for advice on basic stuff thanks.
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* Thanks Ghot for pointing out that I had left the IP address exposed
 
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@jajk

Your IP address was showing.
Block it out then re-post your pic.
 

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Thanks @neemobeer @dacrone I have solved the mystery. It was my TCL Smart TV on the same hotspot talking to my Laptop. Heaven know what they were talking about but TV got its WiFi turned off now and all is quiet. The TV is Chinese and a Google TV so not too surprising it wanted to make connections to upload my viewing habits, microphone audio etc.
I used Wireshark to identify the TV device causing the traffic, TCPView is much simpler to spot traffic but not so good at identifying the source of the traffic. Both are handy tools which I will add to my toolbox.
 

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    Win11 Home 25H2 26200.8328
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus E1504FA
    CPU
    Ryzen 5 7520U
    Memory
    16GB DDR5
    Graphics Card(s)
    Integrated graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1920
    Hard Drives
    1TB Crucial P3+ PCIE 4.0 (in a PCIE 3.0 slot)
    Browser
    Vivaldi
    Antivirus
    Nil
  • Operating System
    Linux Manjaro KDE
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Asus A53E
    CPU
    2nd gen I5
    Memory
    8GB DDR3
    Graphics card(s)
    Integrated graphics
    Hard Drives
    256GB SATA SSD
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Nil

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