concerns about Steam client running

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On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:49:54 GMT, "Phil Schuman"
<pschuman_NO_SPAM_ME@interserv.com> wrote:

>It seems that Steam is constantly doing something
>and never stops - my LAN activity LED is flickering constantly
>until I stop and logout of Steam - hence, my concern -

Right click on your Steam icon and select Monitor. That will show you
what it is doing so you don't have to be so paranoid :-)
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Uzi wrote:
> Phil Schuman <pschuman_NO_SPAM_ME@interserv.com> wrote in message
> news:mB7ld.28294$Qv5.957@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...
>> After getting up and running on Steam,
>> I noticed that my LAN activity LED is constantly on -
>>
>> I know that the online gaming modules are getting updated,
>> but I'm starting to feel concern about having a "client"
>> running on my laptop that is constantly downloading stuff.
>> I don't really know about the integrity of the client software
>> modules, and what else it might be doing running around on my laptop.
>>
>> Sure there are other programs that do a "live update"
>> like Anti-virus sigs, and financial portfolio info, etc -
>> but they start, download, end -
>> It seems that Steam is constantly doing something
>> and never stops - my LAN activity LED is flickering constantly
>> until I stop and logout of Steam - hence, my concern -
>>
>>
>
> Welcome to the wonderfully inadequate world of Steam.
>
> Alternatively right click on the games you don't play and just click
> 'Do not auto update this game' for each.

....and/or just exit Steam when you're not using it.

I've done a leak test on mine and it doesn't appear to communicate with the
internet unless it's updating or I'm playing / refreshing etc.