Re: Excessive internet usage after installing Cisco 837 router

From: Paul Burrows (paul.burrows_at_nospam.co.nz)
Date: 08/09/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 10:37:02 +1200

When you say router configuration, do you mean I simply haven't blocked the
required ports or do you mean that something deep in the configuration is
wrong and the router itself is broadcasting data?

"CRIS HANNA (SBS-MVP)" <crishannanospam@computingpossibilities.net> wrote in
message news:uCoU9CjfEHA.3476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> 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?
>
> --
> Cris Hanna (SBS-MVP)
> _____________________
> Please only respond in the Newsgroup and not directly to me, so that
> everyone can share the information
> "Paul Burrows" <paul.burrows@nospam.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:uUZM9KcfEHA.1764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > 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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