SBS 2008 64 Bit causing excessive Internet traffic
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From: Russ SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] on 13 Apr 2010 17:05 I think Chris and Boon hit the nail on the head. My 2 cents (Forefront) Russ -- Russell Grover - SBITS.Biz [SBS-MVP] MCP, MCPS, MCNPS, SBSC Small Business Server/Computer Support - www.SBITS.Biz Question or Second Opinion - www.PersonalITConsultant.com BPOS - Microsoft Online Services - www.Microsoft-Online-Services.com http://www.twitter.com/SBITSdotBiz "Chris Puckett [MSFT]" <chris.puckett(a)online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OeoGNDl2KHA.1388(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > If you installed Forefront Security for Exchange, see if it is the reason. > > It is configured to download updates for each of the scan engines once an > hour every day. You can temporarily disable or modify that schedule in > the Task Scheduler to see if the usage decreases. > > You can also view the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Forefront > Security\Exchange Server\Data\ProgramLog.txt to see how often it's > downloading and if the times line up with the bandwidth usage. > > -- > Chris Puckett > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights. > > > > "mecerrato" <mecerrato(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:1003C547-0A62-4845-9024-4F05D94FCC29(a)microsoft.com... >> I have a Windows 2008 small business server 64 bit edition which comes >> bundled with exchange server 2007 64 bit. Everything is working fine as >> far >> as resources, shares, AD, and Exchange. The problem is that the server >> is >> causing a lot of internet activity and is slowing internet access for >> everyone on the network (5 users) what could be causing the activity? I >> have >> a 6gb adsl cap which is just being chewed up by the server. I know it is >> the >> server because while the internet activity light is going crazy on my dsl >> router I have systematically unplugged each PC to see if the traffic >> stops. >> After disconnecting each PC the traffic was still there, once in >> unplugged >> the server 2008 from the netowrok the activity ceases immediatly. I have >> a >> hardware firewall and my router is using NAT with most ports closed >> except >> for the necessary ones (25, 110, etc...). I only have 5 to 7 users at >> any >> one time, not sure what to check for - please help >> >> Here is what i have already done: checked for virsuses, installed all >> updates and checked exchange queues >> >> Here is what I am running on the server: exchange 2007, symantec endpoint >> antivirus client, ORF spam filter (by VAMSOFT), DNS server, DHCP server >> |