Software to monitor process running and network trafic

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mulchand12345

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Hi All,

I have two issues

#1. I have installed Windows vista 64bit installed on my laptop. Recently I noticed that even if my laptop is kept idle for many hours it doesn't enter into sleep mode. (Earlier it used to enter into sleep mode after 20 mins of idle time.)

I can see the hard disk light blinking continuously.

I suspect some activity is going on because of which laptop is not entering into sleep mode.

#2. Same case with my broadband. I have a broadband account and it requires a login to get connected to the internet. As a security feature, my ISP has set a idle time limit. If there is no network activity for 20 mins from my laptop, my broadband connect used to get disconnected automatically.
But recently I noticed that if my laptop is idle then even after couple of hours, my broadband is not getting disconnected. It shows some network activity is happening from my laptop.

To debug these issues, I need help from you. I need to know are there any softwares available to monitor what activity is going on on my laptop at any point which is stopping my laptop to enter into sleep mode when idle and to monitor which programming is currently using the internet connection and what data is being sent?

Thanks in advance

Regards,
MulC
 

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System One

Welcome
This excellent tutorial may help
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/63567-power-options-sleep-mode-problems.html?filter[11]=Power Management
You will want to take all the possiblities seriously, but pay particular attention to the mouse, keyboard or nic, waking the computer.
You can, also, try and determine the cause by using the event viewer. After the problem, go to search and type event viewer. Look at all errors at the time of the problem as a possible cause. With the cursor in the left hand panel, start with administrative.
A clean boot may, also, help determine if some software is keeping the computer awake.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ation-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
I use a program called tcpview to monitor processes which are establishing a connection to the outside world. search in google and try. you can stop suspicious process and check if your broadband connection stays active always.
 

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Thanks richc46 and bkswvf for the reply.

I will try tcpview.

richc46, actually I forgot to mention that my laptop screen goes off after 10min. So I don't think keyboard or mouse is the culprit as in that case my screen would have become active / on. So I think some application or a background process might be preventing the laptop from going to sleep mode. (I know some tools like uTorrent or DAP if they are downloading something, doesn't allow laptop to enter into sleep mode.)
And thanks for the links, those are helpful
 

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cports.exe is a good free program to monitor connections.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
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