Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
⚛️ Your computer might be chatting with hundreds of servers right now, including sites you might not expect, without you knowing! I'll show you free tools that let you see exactly what your machine is up to online.
⚛️ Looking at network connections
Your computer is probably making hundreds of internet connections right now without telling you. You can see them using built-in Windows tools like Netstat and Resource Monitor, or the free download TCPView. Most connections are normal, but you can use these tools to see ’em.
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Chapters
0:00 Identify Your Computer's Network Connections
0:33 First, your IP address
1:00 Netstat
7:02 Netstat analysis
8:09 TCPView
11:30 Resource Monitor
12:56 So. Much. Data.
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⚛️ Your computer might be chatting with hundreds of servers right now, including sites you might not expect, without you knowing! I'll show you free tools that let you see exactly what your machine is up to online.
⚛️ Looking at network connections
Your computer is probably making hundreds of internet connections right now without telling you. You can see them using built-in Windows tools like Netstat and Resource Monitor, or the free download TCPView. Most connections are normal, but you can use these tools to see ’em.
Updates, related links, and more discussion: askleo.com/190089
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✅ Watch next ▶ Increasing The Odds That Windows Network Sharing Will Work ▶ youtu.be/4KMKXmPbQ4E
Chapters
0:00 Identify Your Computer's Network Connections
0:33 First, your IP address
1:00 Netstat
7:02 Netstat analysis
8:09 TCPView
11:30 Resource Monitor
12:56 So. Much. Data.
❤️ My best articles: go.askleo.com/best
❤️ My Most Important Article: go.askleo.com/number1
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