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DaveTurton
Aspirant
May 10, 2022

Netgear R8000P Router Traffic Meter

Why am I not seeing any number in this field on my router? I'm trying to figure out which device is pulling the data spikes during the day.

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    May 10, 2022

    those fields are the actual bandwidth in use. Not the traffic monitor. 

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        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User
        May 10, 2022

        because they're not currently downloading/uploading? 

        Many programs download/upload in bursts. For example, if you're streaming video, usually it downloads as fast as it can until it buffers a set period, and the stops for a period and then downloads a burst again. Most devices are like this and aren't constantly downloading/uploading unless they're moving a massive file. Even a webpage isn't a whole lot of data and can be downloaded pretty quickly.