RE: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

[Richard Stovall]

Scheduled anti-malware scans?   Backups kicking off?

 

From: Murray Freeman [mailto:mfree...@alanet.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 6:02 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

 

We have an AWS (alternate work schedule) whereby if you choose you can
work longer days such that you get a Friday off every other week. So,
while our regular working hours are 8:30AM to 5:00PM, there are always a
small number of people left in the building and thus the network after
5PM. Of these people, a couple have complained that after 5PM thenetwork
really slows down, or at least they have delays printing and opening
documents. One individual has told me that precisely at 5:17PM each
evening, her workstation virtually comes to a standstill for about 20
minutes, and then goes back to normal. I've checked the event logs on
the servers, and snothing special is going on. I'm going to hang around
this evening and take a look at the task manager on the one workstation
to see if I can see if any process isusing up all the CPU resources.
I'll check the event logs on the workstation as well. We're running Win
XP and Windows Server 2003. I have suspicians about something "sinister"
like someone using our machines as bots, but it's more than likely an
internal issue. Any thouhgts would be appreciated.

 

Murray 

 

 

 

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~   ~

Re: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

[Kurt Buff]

Backups on your file or email servers?

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 15:01, Murray Freeman  wrote:
> We have an AWS (alternate work schedule) whereby if you choose you can work
> longer days such that you get a Friday off every other week. So, while our
> regular working hours are 8:30AM to 5:00PM, there are always a small number
> of people left in the building and thus the network after 5PM. Of these
> people, a couple have complained that after 5PM thenetwork really slows
> down, or at least they have delays printing and opening documents. One
> individual has told me that precisely at 5:17PM each evening, her
> workstation virtually comes to a standstill for about 20 minutes, and then
> goes back to normal. I've checked the event logs on the servers, and
> snothing special is going on. I'm going to hang around this evening and take
> a look at the task manager on the one workstation to see if I can see if any
> process isusing up all the CPU resources. I'll check the event logs on the
> workstation as well. We're running Win XP and Windows Server 2003. I have
> suspicians about something "sinister" like someone using our machines as
> bots, but it's more than likely an internal issue. Any thouhgts would be
> appreciated.
>
>
> Murray

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~

RE: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

[Murray Freeman]

Our backups start at 8:30PM. We do very few blast email internally.
There might be some anti virus updates and I'm checking those out. 


Murray 


-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 5:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

Backups on your file or email servers?

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 15:01, Murray Freeman 
wrote:
> We have an AWS (alternate work schedule) whereby if you choose you can

> work longer days such that you get a Friday off every other week. So, 
> while our regular working hours are 8:30AM to 5:00PM, there are always

> a small number of people left in the building and thus the network 
> after 5PM. Of these people, a couple have complained that after 5PM 
> thenetwork really slows down, or at least they have delays printing 
> and opening documents. One individual has told me that precisely at 
> 5:17PM each evening, her workstation virtually comes to a standstill 
> for about 20 minutes, and then goes back to normal. I've checked the 
> event logs on the servers, and snothing special is going on. I'm going

> to hang around this evening and take a look at the task manager on the

> one workstation to see if I can see if any process isusing up all the 
> CPU resources. I'll check the event logs on the workstation as well. 
> We're running Win XP and Windows Server 2003. I have suspicians about 
> something "sinister" like someone using our machines as bots, but it's

> more than likely an internal issue. Any thouhgts would be appreciated.
>
>
> Murray

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
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Re: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

[Eric Woodford]

Last guy out the door at 5PM, starts up his torrent client? :)

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Murray Freeman  wrote:

> Our backups start at 8:30PM. We do very few blast email internally.
> There might be some anti virus updates and I'm checking those out.
>
>
> Murray
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 5:12 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
>  Subject: Re: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM
>
> Backups on your file or email servers?
>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 15:01, Murray Freeman 
> wrote:
> > We have an AWS (alternate work schedule) whereby if you choose you can
>
> > work longer days such that you get a Friday off every other week. So,
> > while our regular working hours are 8:30AM to 5:00PM, there are always
>
> > a small number of people left in the building and thus the network
> > after 5PM. Of these people, a couple have complained that after 5PM
> > thenetwork really slows down, or at least they have delays printing
> > and opening documents. One individual has told me that precisely at
> > 5:17PM each evening, her workstation virtually comes to a standstill
> > for about 20 minutes, and then goes back to normal. I've checked the
> > event logs on the servers, and snothing special is going on. I'm going
>
> > to hang around this evening and take a look at the task manager on the
>
> > one workstation to see if I can see if any process isusing up all the
> > CPU resources. I'll check the event logs on the workstation as well.
> > We're running Win XP and Windows Server 2003. I have suspicians about
> > something "sinister" like someone using our machines as bots, but it's
>
> > more than likely an internal issue. Any thouhgts would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Murray
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~
>
> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~
>
>

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RE: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

[Erik Goldoff]

 
By any chance running Trend Micro ???  I've seen three small customer sites
where the updates brought the network to a crawl and killed VPN bandwidth to
make terminal server unusable ...turning the updates schedule to after hours
resolved the symptoms if not the cause.


Erik Goldoff
IT  Consultant
Systems, Networks, & Security 


-Original Message-
From: Murray Freeman [mailto:mfree...@alanet.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 6:31 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

Our backups start at 8:30PM. We do very few blast email internally.
There might be some anti virus updates and I'm checking those out. 


Murray 


-Original Message-
From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 5:12 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

Backups on your file or email servers?

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 15:01, Murray Freeman 
wrote:
> We have an AWS (alternate work schedule) whereby if you choose you can

> work longer days such that you get a Friday off every other week. So, 
> while our regular working hours are 8:30AM to 5:00PM, there are always

> a small number of people left in the building and thus the network 
> after 5PM. Of these people, a couple have complained that after 5PM 
> thenetwork really slows down, or at least they have delays printing 
> and opening documents. One individual has told me that precisely at 
> 5:17PM each evening, her workstation virtually comes to a standstill 
> for about 20 minutes, and then goes back to normal. I've checked the 
> event logs on the servers, and snothing special is going on. I'm going

> to hang around this evening and take a look at the task manager on the

> one workstation to see if I can see if any process isusing up all the 
> CPU resources. I'll check the event logs on the workstation as well.
> We're running Win XP and Windows Server 2003. I have suspicians about 
> something "sinister" like someone using our machines as bots, but it's

> more than likely an internal issue. Any thouhgts would be appreciated.
>
>
> Murray

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~
<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~


~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

RE: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

[Orland, Kathleen]

Antivirus scans on the desktops?

 

From: Murray Freeman [mailto:mfree...@alanet.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 6:02 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

 

We have an AWS (alternate work schedule) whereby if you choose you can work
longer days such that you get a Friday off every other week. So, while our
regular working hours are 8:30AM to 5:00PM, there are always a small number
of people left in the building and thus the network after 5PM. Of these
people, a couple have complained that after 5PM thenetwork really slows
down, or at least they have delays printing and opening documents. One
individual has told me that precisely at 5:17PM each evening, her
workstation virtually comes to a standstill for about 20 minutes, and then
goes back to normal. I've checked the event logs on the servers, and
snothing special is going on. I'm going to hang around this evening and take
a look at the task manager on the one workstation to see if I can see if any
process isusing up all the CPU resources. I'll check the event logs on the
workstation as well. We're running Win XP and Windows Server 2003. I have
suspicians about something "sinister" like someone using our machines as
bots, but it's more than likely an internal issue. Any thouhgts would be
appreciated.

 

Murray 

 

 

 

No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 9.0.698 / Virus Database: 270.14.34/2463 - Release Date: 10/27/09
11:50:00


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Re: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

[James Rankin]

I had a problem similar to this once and it eventually turned out to be an
SQL backup. One of those things you tend to forget about if you didn't set
it up yourself. I'd also check out all the scheduled tasks you have set up -
don't forget you can set these up on any client or server.

2009/10/27 Murray Freeman 

>  We have an AWS (alternate work schedule) whereby if you choose you can
> work longer days such that you get a Friday off every other week. So, while
> our regular working hours are 8:30AM to 5:00PM, there are always a small
> number of people left in the building and thus the network after 5PM. Of
> these people, a couple have complained that after 5PM thenetwork really
> slows down, or at least they have delays printing and opening documents. One
> individual has told me that precisely at 5:17PM each evening, her
> workstation virtually comes to a standstill for about 20 minutes, and then
> goes back to normal. I've checked the event logs on the servers, and
> snothing special is going on. I'm going to hang around this evening and take
> a look at the task manager on the one workstation to see if I can see if any
> process isusing up all the CPU resources. I'll check the event logs on the
> workstation as well. We're running Win XP and Windows Server 2003. I have
> suspicians about something "sinister" like someone using our machines as
> bots, but it's more than likely an internal issue. Any thouhgts would be
> appreciated.
>
>
> *Murray *
>
>
>
>
>
>
>


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RE: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

[John Aldrich]

That's my thought as well. Which is why I have my network set to scan after
midnight to ensure that everyone in the office is gone for the day.

 

John-AldrichTile-Tools

 

From: Orland, Kathleen [mailto:korl...@rogers.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:40 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

 

Antivirus scans on the desktops?

 

From: Murray Freeman [mailto:mfree...@alanet.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 6:02 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

 

We have an AWS (alternate work schedule) whereby if you choose you can work
longer days such that you get a Friday off every other week. So, while our
regular working hours are 8:30AM to 5:00PM, there are always a small number
of people left in the building and thus the network after 5PM. Of these
people, a couple have complained that after 5PM thenetwork really slows
down, or at least they have delays printing and opening documents. One
individual has told me that precisely at 5:17PM each evening, her
workstation virtually comes to a standstill for about 20 minutes, and then
goes back to normal. I've checked the event logs on the servers, and
snothing special is going on. I'm going to hang around this evening and take
a look at the task manager on the one workstation to see if I can see if any
process isusing up all the CPU resources. I'll check the event logs on the
workstation as well. We're running Win XP and Windows Server 2003. I have
suspicians about something "sinister" like someone using our machines as
bots, but it's more than likely an internal issue. Any thouhgts would be
appreciated.

 

Murray 

 

 

 

No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 9.0.698 / Virus Database: 270.14.34/2463 - Release Date: 10/27/09
11:50:00

 

 

No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.36/2465 - Release Date: 10/28/09
09:34:00


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RE: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

[Don Guyer]

Also, check the a/v solution to make sure it's not set to update virus
def or dat or whatever flavor your solution utilizes. If you can monitor
network traffic as well that may give an indication of what's causing
delays. If it's mainly printing/opening docs, sounds more network
congestion related, not local to the workstation.

 

Don Guyer

Systems Engineer - Information Services

Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group

431 W. Lancaster Avenue

Devon, PA 19333

Direct: (610) 993-3299

Fax: (610) 650-5306

don.gu...@prufoxroach.com <mailto:don.gu...@prufoxroach.com> 

 

From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:13 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

 

That's my thought as well. Which is why I have my network set to scan
after midnight to ensure that everyone in the office is gone for the
day.

 

  

 

From: Orland, Kathleen [mailto:korl...@rogers.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:40 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

 

Antivirus scans on the desktops?

 

From: Murray Freeman [mailto:mfree...@alanet.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 6:02 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: NETWORK RUNS SLOW AFTER 5PM

 

We have an AWS (alternate work schedule) whereby if you choose you can
work longer days such that you get a Friday off every other week. So,
while our regular working hours are 8:30AM to 5:00PM, there are always a
small number of people left in the building and thus the network after
5PM. Of these people, a couple have complained that after 5PM thenetwork
really slows down, or at least they have delays printing and opening
documents. One individual has told me that precisely at 5:17PM each
evening, her workstation virtually comes to a standstill for about 20
minutes, and then goes back to normal. I've checked the event logs on
the servers, and snothing special is going on. I'm going to hang around
this evening and take a look at the task manager on the one workstation
to see if I can see if any process isusing up all the CPU resources.
I'll check the event logs on the workstation as well. We're running Win
XP and Windows Server 2003. I have suspicians about something "sinister"
like someone using our machines as bots, but it's more than likely an
internal issue. Any thouhgts would be appreciated.

 

Murray 

 

 

 

No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 9.0.698 / Virus Database: 270.14.34/2463 - Release Date:
10/27/09 11:50:00

 

 

No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.36/2465 - Release Date:
10/28/09 09:34:00

 

 

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
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