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Understanding my provider's network usage graph

VPS Hosting by lucgone 1 replies 111 views
#1

Hello everyone, I have make a mistake I think

Since 2 days I look my network graph on the panel of Contabo and I dont understand. It show I use 800 MB/s but my plan is only 100 Mbps. It is possible to do that? I am afraid they will suspend me lol. I have open a ticket but no answer.

Maybe the graph is wrong? Or I have make a config error? I run a small wordpress and a mail server, nothing big. Mdr I am stressed now.

Someone can explain how to read this? Thank you!

Vive la résistance... électrique
#2
lucgone said:
It show I use 800 MB/s but my plan is only 100 Mbps

The graph likely displays megabytes per second. Not megabits. 800 MB/s would be 6400 Mbps. Which is impossible on your plan. The unit is almost certainly megabits per second. And the value is averaged over a longer window than you expect.

Check whether the panel shows a daily or hourly average. A spike of a few seconds gets flattened across five minutes. Making usage appear sustained when it is not.

Your machine is almost certainly well within limits. -- Marcus

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