[wplug] Weird network traffic..

[Bill Moran]

techmike wrote:
> I've been noticing on our MRTG page that I have about 5 kbs of network 
> traffic every 2 hours coming from one of my boxes.  This is only noticable 
> at night when traffic is normally non-existant.
> 
> Nothing in cron running at anything even close to those intervals.
> 
> The box is running Redhat 9.  I'm using Ximian Red-Carpet to install 
> updates to the box.  Ever since the last update this has started.
> 
> Any ideas?

Install tethereal on the box and capture the traffic when it's happening, then
analyze it with ethereal to see what it actually is.  Or use the app of your
choosing for the chore, I just prefer the ethereal suite.

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Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
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