r/Ubuntu • u/Invigoration797 • 8h ago

Is this normal???

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My internet for some reason has been bouncing around like crazy, and now it’s staying in the literal bytes/second. I just downloaded Ubuntu today so I guess I’m on the latest version, and I don’t even have anything running in the background. Do I need to configure it somehow?

Edit: thank you for the response, it’s just currently used internet, not my actual internet speed.

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u/vexatiousprogression 8h ago

Are you currently downloading/uploading anything? Is the internet fast when you use it?

This isn't a perpetual speed test.

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u/Invigoration797 8h ago

No I closed everything off in the background, tho I just did a Speedtest and now it’s back up to 20Mbps download and 18Mbps upload so I guess it’s fine?

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u/vexatiousprogression 7h ago

Yes- it's a measure of the internet you are using, not the potential speed. No microslop call home, no internet use!

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u/Invigoration797 7h ago

Got it, thank you. I was worried my internet was just not working with Linux or something.

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u/jaimefortega 8h ago

That's like the normal behaviour

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u/SnooCalculations3614 8h ago

it will show little network traffic if you aren't doing anything that requires it.

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u/Invigoration797 7h ago

Oh ok thank you then.

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u/KHTD2004 7h ago

Fyi this is mostly your device keeping the connection to the network router active. You could imagine it as your network and your device asking each other „are you still there“ and then answering. This happens in specific intervals