Hey,
I've recently installed ArchLinux on junk pc for thrills. So i've been playing around with it and I noticed that about every 10 seconds my computer is transmitting and recieving data. Sending ~370 Bytes and Recieving ~300 Bytes.
Ive thought about a few thing this might be;
The computer constantly communicating between the router and itself.
The computer communicating with a time server to constantly update the system time.
Conspiracy NSA backdoor probing for information. HURP DERP
Anyother ideas or explinations?
>>52178032
I've got a good idea, go to a tech support forum, because we aren't your tech support, if only you were smart enough to read the sticky
>>52178032watch netstat -t
If you are on wifi then that will happen. It happens to me on debian as well. Plug in an ethernet cord and you'll see that the activity stops.
Now fuck off and everyone sage the thread.
>>52178032
NIC send some packets to Internet users.
>>52178032
Nobody on /g/ knows about computer networks. If you're lucky you'll get bad advise, sure thing kiddo, and a bunch of other ad hominems.
>>52178032
# /etc/rc.local
iptables -P OUTPUT drop
What is ARP?
What is NDP?
What is ICMPv6? Protip: You HAVE to send them even when not connected to anything.
>>52178435
># /etc/rc.local
# /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/drop-output-chain.service@
but just simply use firewallctl drop-chain output
>>52178513
this
>>52178513
This
>>52178513
interesting, I'm going to read on all of these.
Thank you.
>>52178032
Sounds like router discovery protocol. It's nothing to worry about.
>>52178513
>What is ARP?
You can have static ARP tables and disable it.
>>52178032
How would a wifi router know if connection is lost?
