Network traffic is saturated going outbound....

[NetOpsTech]

Network traffic is saturated going outbound....
I am trying to find the source or sources of why my network traffic is saturated going outbound.

I set up a syslog server and have my pix sending it type 6 info alerts. I found some obvious problems and patched the pc's but that did not solve my problem.

I have also been running a sniffer (sniffer4.5 & ethereal) but Ido not see anything obivous there either.

What should I be looking for specifically? Any one have any filters set up for ethereal that they would like to share?

 

[douge99]

We had a similar problem. It was a virus which flooded pings. We had to "disable" pings to the gateway's interface and clean up the "infected" PCs.

 

[bcastner]

nachia or welchia on even one workstation will do this. Forum member douge99 is absolutely correct that a virus scan with brand new definition files is needed. In the altenrative, access the internet and run both the Trend Micro and Panda online antivirus scans from this FAQ: faq760-3862