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Broadcast Storm?


One thing that I've noticed while using the Fing Desktop is that it will generate a broadcast storm on my network knocking all devices on the network offline.
If I look at the traffic indicator lights on my Comcast cable modem they are just blinking incessantly.
I have my main desktop plugged into one of the two available ports with the rest of my network into the other side.
The only way I can get the network back up and functioning is to either shutdown my system that hosts the Fing Desktop or unplug it's network connection.
I will also notice that when I'm on Zoom video conference calls and leave my system that has Fing desktop running that all of a sudden my Audio will start to cut out and I'll get a warning from Zoom saying my internet connecting is unstable. This seems to happen at a set interval (20-30 minutes maybe) which would be I think how frequently the Fing Desktop app would go out and scan the network.
Again if I shutdown my system that has the Fing Desktop and or unplug it's hard wired connection things are just fine.
Anyone else experiencing this?
If I look at the traffic indicator lights on my Comcast cable modem they are just blinking incessantly.
I have my main desktop plugged into one of the two available ports with the rest of my network into the other side.
The only way I can get the network back up and functioning is to either shutdown my system that hosts the Fing Desktop or unplug it's network connection.
I will also notice that when I'm on Zoom video conference calls and leave my system that has Fing desktop running that all of a sudden my Audio will start to cut out and I'll get a warning from Zoom saying my internet connecting is unstable. This seems to happen at a set interval (20-30 minutes maybe) which would be I think how frequently the Fing Desktop app would go out and scan the network.
Again if I shutdown my system that has the Fing Desktop and or unplug it's hard wired connection things are just fine.
Anyone else experiencing this?
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@Robin or @Ciaran , any ideas what @Scaddenator should be looking for to aid troubleshooting this?
Are you using the latest version of Fing Desktop 1.4.1 or earlier version? This issue has already been resolved with new versions. I would like you to uninstall and re-install the Fing Desktop after downloading a fresh copy from the link: https://www.fing.com/products/fing-desktop
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