Matt, Thank you. Sounds like it could be what's going on here.
Appreciate the information greatly. Charles Nahm Sonic Networks Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:28 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: CF using up all available bandwidth?! > > > In Windows LANs you have what is called the master browser, which keeps > tracks of other Windows machines on the network. This is the machine > that is in fact polled for information when a user opens up network > neighborhood and starts looking at machines and their associated shares > and printers. In a properly setup Windows LAN, the master browser > should be the PDC. However, if for whatever reason the PDC is not > responding as the master browser than a new master browser must be > elected. When election is happening every Windows machine is > broadcasting to the entire LAN their capabilities to take over as a > master browser. Sometimes a master browser is elected that can't really > handle the responsibility so another election ensues. These can > continue for some time until a proper master browser is found or the > LAN administrator takes preventive measures. > > -Matt > > On Wednesday, August 27, 2003, at 10:23 AM, Charles Nahm wrote: > > > Matt, > > > > We are running a Windows LAN, what exactly is a "dreaded election"? > > > > Charles Nahm > > Sonic Networks Inc. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 10:11 AM > >> To: CF-Talk > >> Subject: Re: CF using up all available bandwidth?! > >> > >> > >> If you running a Windows LAN watch out for the dreaded elections, > >> which > >> will saturate a 10MB link in no time. Even better they often appear to > >> happen at random. > >> > >> -Matt > >> > >> On Wednesday, August 27, 2003, at 10:09 AM, Charles Nahm wrote: > >> > >>> Hello, I was wondering if anyone had experienced something like this > >>> before. > >>> We are connected to our CF 5 server by a 10 MB connection. The > >>> connection > >>> has tested out fine as far as all the techs are concerned. However, > >>> every > >>> once in a while all bandwidth will get choked up or bottlenecked to > >>> the > >>> point where no access of any kind is available (for up to 15 > >>> seconds). > >>> Then > >>> it will return to normal as if nothing happened. At first I was > >>> absolutely > >>> convinced it was a worm or virus, but now I'm not so sure. I have > >>> tried > >>> isolating each and every machine on the network and it doesn't seem > >>> to > >>> make > >>> a difference. The only thing that I can think of is that maybe CF is > >>> gobbling up all of the available bandwidth when multiple concurrent > >>> attempts > >>> are made to access the server and databases. > >>> > >>> Maybe I'm totally off base and it is not related to CF at all, but > >>> I'm > >>> reaching at this point trying to explain an event that is random and > >>> sporadic and unreproducible. Any thoughts or comments would be > >>> greatly > >>> appreciated. > >>> > >>> Charles Nahm > >>> Sonic Networks Inc. > >>> > >>> > >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
