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Title: Peak times
Post by: Tricky on Jul 25, 2011, 22:08:50

Now, I know that bandwidth peak time starts at midnight, and applies to all the data that downloads after that time (rather than from the time the download starts); but the question is: Midnight GMT or local (= BST as it's now summer)?
My resource-hogging son is back from uni and although I tell him to wait until after midnight before kicking off large X-box DLs, I still seem to have fairly hefty peak-time figures. It could be that he's starting at midnight, but that's really 11pm in GMT, so he's sucking in >1Gb before the off-peak cuts in... ::)

Title: Re: Peak times
Post by: Steve on Jul 25, 2011, 22:12:13

:welc: :karma: Rick

I've always assumed that the times were local, we could probably give a definitive answer tomorrow

Title: Re: Peak times
Post by: Simon on Jul 25, 2011, 22:26:05

:welc: :karma:

As above. :)

Title: Re: Peak times
Post by: Rik on Jul 26, 2011, 08:52:47

And again, it is local time. :welc: :karma:

Title: Re: Peak times
Post by: Tricky on Jul 26, 2011, 10:02:52

Thanks guys! That makes sense.
I'll just have to stress to my lad that he's paying for any over-run on my allowance...

:no:

Title: Re: Peak times
Post by: Rik on Jul 26, 2011, 10:05:00

Good luck with that. ;D

Title: Re: Peak times
Post by: Bill on Jul 26, 2011, 10:30:26

Quote from: Tricky on Jul 26, 2011, 10:02:52
Thanks guys! That makes sense.
I'll just have to stress to my lad that he's paying for any over-run on my allowance...

:no:

Assuming you're running Windows and have an SNMP-capable router, you could use PRTG (http://www.paessler.com/prtg/?source=adwords&campaign=prtg_search_campaign_high_uk&adgroup=prtg_traffic_grapher&adnum=001&gclid=CKCf4c_YnqoCFQEa4QodTnW06A) to see what he's using and when.

The free version will handle 3 (5?- can't remember) connections.

Title: Re: Peak times
Post by: Ray on Jul 26, 2011, 12:01:31

:welc: :karma:

Title: Re: Peak times
Post by: Baz on Jul 26, 2011, 13:55:50

looking at Tricky's post about peak times, surely its OFF PEAK that starts at midnight, unless ive been getting it wrong all this time :dunno:

from the IDNet page

Peak times are 9:00am to midnight - Off-Peak times are midnight to 9:00am

Title: Re: Peak times
Post by: Rik on Jul 26, 2011, 15:23:47

Correct, Baz, we all assumed a slip of the keyboard. :)

Title: Re: Peak times
Post by: Tricky on Jul 26, 2011, 16:25:27

Quote from: Rik on Jul 26, 2011, 15:23:47
Correct, Baz, we all assumed a slip of the keyboard. :)

Doh!
:red:

Title: Re: Peak times
Post by: Baz on Jul 26, 2011, 17:52:54

Quote from: Rik on Jul 26, 2011, 15:23:47
Correct, Baz, we all assumed a slip of the keyboard. :)

indeed I slip on the keybord many a time.

fat finger syndrome :whistle:

Title: Re: Peak times
Post by: Rik on Jul 26, 2011, 18:07:21

Title: Re: Peak times
Post by: Tricky on Jul 26, 2011, 19:41:13

Quote from: Bill on Jul 26, 2011, 10:30:26
Assuming you're running Windows and have an SNMP-capable router, you could use PRTG (http://www.paessler.com/prtg/?source=adwords&campaign=prtg_search_campaign_high_uk&adgroup=prtg_traffic_grapher&adnum=001&gclid=CKCf4c_YnqoCFQEa4QodTnW06A) to see what he's using and when.

The free version will handle 3 (5?- can't remember) connections.

Now 10 connections!
I shall look into this...
Thanks for the link
:thumb:

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