excessive network traffic

Hi all,
I have a Win2000 server with Exchange2003 and SQL
server2000 SP1.
The system seems to work OK, but after about 1 hour after
startup, the SQL server starts to generate networktraffic
that completely floods the network. It is now impossible
to log into the server, get on the network or access the
internet from any workstation that is connected to the
network. In about one hour more than 50.000.000 network
packets are sent into space. When I disconnect the
internet connection, it just continues to do so. When I
stop the SQL service in the service manager, traffic stops
and everything works again.
Any thoughts?
Piet Koenekoop
"Piet Koenekoop" <pietkoenekoop@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
> I have a Win2000 server with Exchange2003 and SQL
> server2000 SP1.
> The system seems to work OK, but after about 1 hour after
> startup, the SQL server starts to generate networktraffic
> that completely floods the network. It is now impossible
> to log into the server, get on the network or access the
> internet from any workstation that is connected to the
> network. In about one hour more than 50.000.000 network
> packets are sent into space. When I disconnect the
> internet connection, it just continues to do so. When I
> stop the SQL service in the service manager, traffic stops
> and everything works again.
> Any thoughts?
I'm no expert, but the symtoms looks like Slammer virus.
Steven Ung
"The source of all greatness lies within you" - Anonymous
|||Yep, looks like the slammer virus to me as well...
Update your SQL Server to SP3a, and reboot... and life gets good again...
"Piet Koenekoop" <pietkoenekoop@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1baf501c42130$42cc0430$a501280a@.phx.gbl...
> Hi all,
> I have a Win2000 server with Exchange2003 and SQL
> server2000 SP1.
> The system seems to work OK, but after about 1 hour after
> startup, the SQL server starts to generate networktraffic
> that completely floods the network. It is now impossible
> to log into the server, get on the network or access the
> internet from any workstation that is connected to the
> network. In about one hour more than 50.000.000 network
> packets are sent into space. When I disconnect the
> internet connection, it just continues to do so. When I
> stop the SQL service in the service manager, traffic stops
> and everything works again.
> Any thoughts?
> Piet Koenekoop
|||Thanks a lot for the two suggestions. The Slammer virus was not detected by the AV software, but the installation of SP3 has solved my problem.
Piet Koenekoop