Topic: Bandwidth hogging

[Ashley Shaw]

Hi there everyone

I have an issue with an SME Server 5.6 U4 hogging bandwidth (to the extend that I can't even get out a ping. I set up this e-smith machine to do everything it was meant to; Server and Gateway, Mail, DHCP, DNS, etc. I also installed a number of contribs and extra tools. It was only after I had installed and setup most of the apps thats I had problems. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I could.......

I am going to start by looking at the log files.......... all of them ;-(

There must be a better method. Here is another question, is it possible to put Bandwidth shaping on an E-smith machine. Would it be possible for this bandwidth shaping to apply to what bandwidth the E-smith machine itself consumes?

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!!

Thanks all
Ashley

[hanscees]

just posted on the experienced list the wondershaper script. That can do shaping and you can set limits there.

You can use tcpdump to see what is going on.

tcpdump -nlpi eth0 for instance. That will show quickly what is going on.

also
netstat -a will show what connections are up.

netstat -i eth0 will give some info

netstat -see tcp | more is nice

vmstat is cute

and so n.