Braceman
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SBS 2008 is chewing the bandwidth - HELP!
We upgraded to SBS 2008 about a couple of months ago and all went fairly well.
The problem I am having now though is that the SBS server seems to be downloading around 3gb per day everyday for no apparent reason? Having a quick search around the interent, it seems that a few people have encountered this same issue but there has been no real solutions to the problem. Can anybody help with some suggestions?
We are running forefront and WSUS but I don't think these are the culprits.
Regards
Brett
The problem I am having now though is that the SBS server seems to be downloading around 3gb per day everyday for no apparent reason? Having a quick search around the interent, it seems that a few people have encountered this same issue but there has been no real solutions to the problem. Can anybody help with some suggestions?
We are running forefront and WSUS but I don't think these are the culprits.
Regards
Brett
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What are your Windows desktop OSs? XP
How many versions of Office installed? 1
How many versions of SQL installed (besides the many on SBS itself)? None
I suppose should explain a little more.......
This server is my own and I only have one laptop connected to it.
I have disabled WSUS and FF and it is still downloading. The problem is something else, as I have seen a few people on the internet with the same issue i.e. a constant 1-3gb per day of downloading.
Any other ideas?
How many versions of Office installed? 1
How many versions of SQL installed (besides the many on SBS itself)? None
I suppose should explain a little more.......
This server is my own and I only have one laptop connected to it.
I have disabled WSUS and FF and it is still downloading. The problem is something else, as I have seen a few people on the internet with the same issue i.e. a constant 1-3gb per day of downloading.
Any other ideas?
Use the tools mentioned to isolate the service doing the downloading and from where.
What are you using for a gateway? Does it have any reporting?
Philip
What are you using for a gateway? Does it have any reporting?
Philip
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What are your Windows desktop OSs? - XP
How many versions of Office installed? - 1
How many versions of SQL installed (besides the many on SBS itself)? None
I have disabled WSUS and Forefront and it is still downloading.
Its not WSUS.
Any other ideas?
How many versions of Office installed? - 1
How many versions of SQL installed (besides the many on SBS itself)? None
I have disabled WSUS and Forefront and it is still downloading.
Its not WSUS.
Any other ideas?
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How many versions of Office installed?
How many versions of SQL installed (besides the many on SBS itself)?
WSUS will require anywhere from 30-50GB of downloads. FF, depending on the day does download multiple definition updates per day especially if you have your WSUS synchronizing more than a couple of times a day.
They will add up after the initial install.
Once things settle down a bit, then your bandwidth usage should go down. Also, you can use netmon from Sysinternals along with ProcessExplorer to pinpoint the processes using up the bandwidth.
Philip