Bandwidth and/or Data usage

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So i use Multiplicity when I'm out at work,  everything had been fine over this last week. We just recently today had our internet speed slow right down, the bandwidth and data is monitored, so when it hits a certain threshold it starts to bottleneck the speeds. Co-worker is blaming my multiplicity setup on it, so it made me curious. How much bandwidth and or data (if any) does this software use up in a day? 

Thanks for any and all replies to this,

Cheers. 

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
I have forward your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having trouble.

The bandwidth used by MP, especially in Seamless mode, is negligible.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

I have also experienced extremely high bandwidth usage (nearly 2 GB in a couple of days, using seemless mode) by a program called Multisrv.exe. I Googled this and it is attributed to Multiplicity - is it really a genuine part of the Multiplicity or could it be a virus/malware? If not, why is it using so much bandwidth? 

Rob D

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting robdowdeswell, reply 3

is it really a genuine part of the Multiplicity or could it be a virus/malware?
End of robdowdeswell's quote

Yes, it is a MP file.

Quoting robdowdeswell, reply 3

why is it using so much bandwidth?
End of robdowdeswell's quote

If you are copying files between the PCs, that could be one reason.  And to be clear, it is not using Internet bandwidth, just the local LAN.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

If you are using Audio Sharing in Multiplicity that could also use Bandwidth to transfer the audio to your other machine.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi Sean

Thanks for your prompt response - shows great commitment to your product and is much appreciated!

My first instinct was that the data traffic must be on the local LAN but the Googled article spooked me. I am using Multiplicity with Pilot2ATC-X-P 11 - it works very well and yes, I am using Audio Sharing as well.

Regards, Rob D