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[filair 0]

How to see the programs that use the OpenVPN daemon in Windows 10 ?

With the task manager there are no details of these programs

I say this because when le PC is idle, I see upload spikes from time to time when no program seems active on the network

Thks

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[OpenSourcerer 1363]

On 7/22/2022 at 4:29 PM, filair said:

I say this because when le PC is idle, I see upload spikes from time to time when no program seems active on the network

Where do you see them? Which graphs/data are you comparing to arrive at that conclusion?

[Stalinium 44]

You can use any network monitor tool. OpenVPN, Wireguard and any other VPN are installed like a network card in your system (network adapter). From the point of view of monitoring, all traffic goes to the "VPN network adapter". Then OpenVPN also sends it to the real hardware adapter.
Because the same traffic goes through two adapters (VPN then real), it is counted twice.

I used NetLimiter 3/4 a long time ago, it's a decent traffic shaper (limit speed) and monitoring tool. Its downside: it was pretty CPU hungry. But it would show you per-app usage. There must be more alternatives that can only monitor activity.

[Flx 76]

On 7/22/2022 at 10:29 AM, filair said:

How to see the programs that use the OpenVPN daemon in Windows 10 ?

Run as admin(cmd.exe) netstat -anobq > %userprofile%/Desktop/output.active.connections.txt