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Alish
Asked: 2020-04-30 01:03:52 +0800 CST

why receiving rate is not zero when not browsing?

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When I have no browser opened and no updates, or any other files under downloading, System Monitor still shows non-zero Receiving rate as shown below. Why? enter image description here

networking internet 18.04

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  1. Best Answer

    Network activity comes from a variety of processes, and not just your web browser. On my machine right now I see activity from an email client, file sync, music streaming, and more. System updates, clock synchronisation, error reporting, and other background processes also use data.

    To track which application is sending or receiving network traffic, try the nethogs package.

    To install:

    sudo apt install nethogs

    To use:

    sudo nethogs

    To exit nethogs press q.

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