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PBlonde
Jan 19, 2023Aspirant
C3000 eating up my bandwidth
I just got an email from my internet provider that I am almost out of data for the month. 1.2TB. I typically only use about 200-300GB per month. I changed my wi-fi password and the password to ...
- Jan 19, 2023
Ya don't think this is a modem issue though this one is getting to be a bit old.
Any data seen thru the modem comes from connected devices. The modem doesn't use the data persae, rather passes data to and from the ISP to any connected devices.
You do any streaming or large downloads?
Any un-authorized users or devices connected to the modem?
Please post a copy and paste of the modems connection status and event log page.
https://kb.netgear.com/30007/How-do-I-obtain-the-cable-connection-information-from-a-NETGEAR-cable-modem-modem-router
https://kb.netgear.com/30008/How-do-I-view-or-clear-the-event-logs-on-my-NETGEAR-cable-modem-or-modem-router
FURRYe38
Jan 19, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Ya don't think this is a modem issue though this one is getting to be a bit old.
Any data seen thru the modem comes from connected devices. The modem doesn't use the data persae, rather passes data to and from the ISP to any connected devices.
You do any streaming or large downloads?
Any un-authorized users or devices connected to the modem?
Please post a copy and paste of the modems connection status and event log page.
https://kb.netgear.com/30007/How-do-I-obtain-the-cable-connection-information-from-a-NETGEAR-cable-modem-modem-router
https://kb.netgear.com/30008/How-do-I-view-or-clear-the-event-logs-on-my-NETGEAR-cable-modem-or-modem-router
PBlonde
Jan 19, 2023Aspirant
Yes, that was it. It turns out that my wife's company set her company laptop to back up everything online and it has just been chugging away. Once she turned off that feature the usage has stabalized.
Thanks!
- FURRYe38Jan 19, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Those sneaky people. LOL
Glad that was it.
Enjoy.