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gaines_wright
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7 years ago

iftop

  I'm still plugging away at my data usage problem. I'm now using a glasswire like Linux utility called iftop. Most addresses I'm seeing look like normal ip addresses For example: The biggest data us...
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    gaines_wright
    7 years ago

      A new first. I'm answering my own question before I get a single reply!

     

      It's an ipv6 address.   Doesn't match anything I can find on my system though  Doesn't use much data either.  I was wrong about the Hughes modem too, that's my ipaddr.   I'm going to mark this as solved, and keep digging

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gaines_wright
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Very efficient of you!

      LOL

 

    I've also figured out that it's also my computers ipv6 address.   The Linux terminal window defaults to a small size  As soon as I made the window full size I could see the whole address

 

  I should have made the subject of this  post "nevermind, I'm stupid".

 

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maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV
7 years ago

I know how you feel because often I feel like a complete eejit, but you're learning.  This is how one learns, step by step.  :)

 

gaines_wright wrote:

 

    I've also figured out that it's also my computers ipv6 address.   The Linux terminal window defaults to a small size  As soon as I made the window full size I could see the whole address

  I should have made the subject of this  post "nevermind, I'm stupid".