Re: [SLUG] slowdown

From: Steven Buehler (swbuehler@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Feb 15 2008 - 16:59:57 EST


Eben King wrote:
> OK. I killed all daemons with open ports (using /etc/init.d/* so they
> come up nicely), and there's still some network traffic, not much, but
> a little. It is inbound in bursts, around 700-750 bytes every ~10
> seconds (on gkrellm's strip chart they're always the same size and
> very regular; the uncertainty is mine). No idea what they're from --
> a SMB client looking for its server? Hang on, I'll go shut down the
> XP box... nope, still here, same size. Put the laptop to sleep?
> Nope, not it. Maybe the router?
Probably a broadcast packet to or from the router, just making sure
devices are still attached that claim to be. Could try etherreal/rape
to see what the source/dest addresses are on that packet.

SB

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