How big was the 'spike' overnight? Is it small enough that it's just masked by normal usage? On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 11:32 AM o1bigtenor <o1bigtenor at gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 10:24 AM Bret Baptist <bbaptist at iexposure.com> > wrote: > > > > On 2/10/20 9:24 AM, o1bigtenor wrote: > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 9:14 AM Jeff Chapin <chapinjeff at gmail.com> > wrote: > > >> > > >> Is this just a curiosity thing? or is there a concern that some > devices are acting improperly? I know that many devices check for updates > overnight -- and this is not limited to just application updates -- but > includes some config file updates. Many ONT/cable modems/etc and even cell > phones will periodically pull down a new config for things like > routes/towers/limits/etc -- but these should be a relatively small 'spike'. > In the case of these sorts of connections, your *best* case is that when > you come back from airplane mode these updates are fetched quietly -- or in > a worse case, not at all. > > >> > > >> > > > This is not so much a curiosity thing as a way to reduce the data > > > slurp by whomever. > > > > > > If I am working on my computer I expect a certain amount of IP back > > > and forth at the time. > > > I do NOT want any outside IP to be connecting when I am NOT active on > > > my equipment. > > > > You are more than likely just pushing this usage to a more active time > > by trying to stop it in off hours. > > > > Possibly - - - - I just am tired of all the male bovine excrement that I'm > expected to swallow so other people get rich! and I'm trying to trim the > beastie's tail feathers! > > At present by putting the wireless devices on pause for overnight the > usage patterns are not showing any increased usage in 'open' hours. > > That's why the wired such are next. > > Regards > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -- Jeff Chapin President, CedarLug, retired President, UNIPC, "I'll get around to it" President, UNI Scuba Club Senator, NISG, retired -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20200210/b8febf8a/attachment.htm>