danpotter wrote:ok,now i have some doubt..,while browsing about blocking a program from using internet,i found this..
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From start menu, search for "Firewall" and select Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
Choose Outbound Rules from the tree at the left.
Choose New Rule... from the menu at the right.
New Outbound Rule Wizard opens. This is really easy now:
a. Select Program as rule type.
b. Select the program's EXE file.
c. Choose Block the connection.
Choose the profile this rule applies to. If in doubt, select all three.
Add the descriptive name (you may want to delete this rule later).
Yes, blocking Rainmeter in your firewall exactly that way will keep it from interacting with the internet. I must say however a couple of things.
First, Rainmeter only talks to the internet in any case if you run skins that need the internet. These are generally weather skins, RSS feeds, and things like that. Basically, any skin that has the word "WebParser" in the code is one that is using the internet. Just don't load them. Problem solved.
Second, if you do block Rainmeter in your firewall, and still run skins that try to access the internet with WebParser, be aware that not only will the skins not function correctly and display big empty spots or worse, but Rainmeter is going to pretty much constantly produce "Can't connect" error messages in the Rainmeter log. You will also be using system CPU time having Rainmeter try over and over to do something it can't. Not much mind you, but I would find this a very inefficient and annoying solution.
Here is your solution.
1) Don't load any skins that use the WebParser or Ping plugin measures.
2) In Manage / Settings from the context menu, uncheck the box "Check for updates".
Now Rainmeter will not touch the internet at all.
Final note: If you are running a skin that is using the NetIn/NetOut/NetTotal measures to show network activity, be aware that those measures DO NOT create any network traffic themselves. They are just watching data coming in and out of the NIC (network interface card) on your PC, and telling you how much traffic your PC is seeing / creating. They are in no way connecting to your network, they don't know you have an internet connection. They are simply talking to your hardware, to see how much information is coming in and out of it. Even in the most "network stingy" scenario, skins that use Net measures to monitor network activity are a good thing, not bad. They don't create ANY traffic themselves, but can alert you to something else that is.
