Re: Excessive internet usage after installing Cisco 837 router

From: CRIS HANNA \(SBS-MVP\) (crishannanospam_at_computingpossibilities.net)
Date: 08/09/04 

Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 11:50:14 -0500

Well if the problem is present when CISCO is there and not when the old
router is in place, then obviously the problem is in the CISCO router
config. It must be broadcasting something or the other remote possibility
is that one of the workstations has spyware which is broadcasting but the
old router has that port blocked? 

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"Paul Burrows" <paul.burrows@nospam.co.nz> wrote in message
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> I installed a Cisco 837 router on a server running SBS2000 with ISA and
SQL
> installed and configured with the default settings
>
> After leaving the site Friday with everything apparently working OK I was
> contacted by the ISP to warn of excessive use over the weekend. 14,000 MB
> over the weekend on a site whose normal usage is 600 MB per month.  It
seems
> only about 20MB was inward with the balance going out.  How do I turn on
> logging so I can track what is happening?
>
> I must confess to not locking down the router securely believing
> (misguidedly?) that ISA would keep the site secure.
>
> I noticed the SQL icon on the server that was winking and showing a red
> knick on it I had not seen before.  Is this related to anything?
>
> The server and all clients have been checked today for viruses with
Symantec
> Corporate with up to date definitions and nothing has shown up.
>
> The problem is not there when running on the old Nokia router which I have
> put back in place until I find out what is wrong with the Cisco
> configuration (if that is the problem).
>
> Has anyone any thoughts on what is going on?  Any help would be much
> appreciated.
>
> Paul
>
>

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