I also don't run it all the time. Just use it for troubleshooting both internal and external servers.
Example: Had a server (not mail) that had a certain listening process that suddenly and mysteriously refused to start on bootup. I fired up TCPVview, and it instantly showed that another service (and which one) had anomalously started and already grabbed and opened that port. Total troubleshooting time: 35 seconds. :-D Dev Monday, June 6, 2005, 2:04:05 PM, you wrote: DB> I run a very small IMail server (2K DB> emails/day) and TcpView is certainly DB> "energetic" on it. I'd think on a busy server DB> it would be nearly unusable. DB> What's your trick? DB> Dan DB> -----Original Message----- DB> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] DB> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dev DB> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 4:20 PM DB> To: [email protected] DB> Subject: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] open connections DB> To quickly troubleshoot connection issues, I keep a DB> copy of this slick freeware program on the quick-launch DB> toolbar of all my servers: DB> http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/TcpView.html DB> It's basically a standalone real-time graphical netstat on DB> steroids. Includes info on which process opened the connection. DB> I also find this invaluable to reassure against DB> backdoors and other suspicious activity. DB> Dev DB> Monday, June 6, 2005, 11:10:56 AM, you wrote: MTS>> time_wait MTS>> Eric Shanbrom wrote: >>> and the state of these connections? Time_Wait, Close_Wait, etc? >>> >>> Eric S >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matrosity Tech Support" >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 1:56 PM >>> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] open connections >>> >>> >>>> yes >>>> >>>> Eric Shanbrom wrote: >>>> >>>>> and on the what about the other end of the >>>>> connection are these >>>>> all on 25? >>>>> >>>>> Eric S >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: >>>>> "Matrosity Tech Support" >>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 1:30 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] open connections >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> ranges between 45000 and 47000 >>>>>> >>>>>> Eric Shanbrom wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> on what port? Eric S >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: >>>>>>> "Matrosity Tech Support" >>>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 11:10 AM >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] open connections >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> bounced the service and the offending >>>>>>>> IP comes right back with >>>>>>>> open connections. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Eric Shanbrom wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> In order for the setting to take you >>>>>>>>> have to bounce the service. >>>>>>>>> this should disconnect any open >>>>>>>>> connections. Are you sure they >>>>>>>>> are connected to a port that you >>>>>>>>> have dis-allowed them access to? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Eric S >>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: >>>>>>>>> "Matrosity Tech Support" >>>>>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 9:49 AM >>>>>>>>> Subject: [IMail Forum] open connections >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> We're showing an IP in our open >>>>>>>>>> connections using netstat that >>>>>>>>>> we have denied access by adding >>>>>>>>>> them to the control access >>>>>>>>>> list. The problem is that they are >>>>>>>>>> still opening connections. I >>>>>>>>>> thought this would prevent them >>>>>>>>>> from even keeping a connection >>>>>>>>>> open but I guess not. Any idea how >>>>>>>>>> to prevent them from doing >>>>>>>>>> that? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe: >>>>>>>>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>>>>>>>>> List Archive: >>>>>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>>>>>>>>> Knowledge Base/FAQ: >>>>>>>>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe: >>>>>>>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>>>>>>>> List Archive: >>>>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>>>>>>>> Knowledge Base/FAQ: >>>>>>>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To Unsubscribe: >>>>>>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>>>>>>> List Archive: >>>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>>>>>>> Knowledge Base/FAQ: >>>>>>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> To Unsubscribe: >>>>>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>>>>>> List Archive: >>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>>>>>> Knowledge Base/FAQ: >>>>>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe: >>>>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>>>>> List Archive: >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>>>>> Knowledge Base/FAQ: >>>>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe: >>>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>>>> List Archive: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>>>> Knowledge Base/FAQ: >>>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe: >>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>>> List Archive: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>>> Knowledge Base/FAQ: >>>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> To Unsubscribe: >>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>> List Archive: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >>> Knowledge Base/FAQ: >>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >>> >>> MTS>> To Unsubscribe: MTS>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html MTS>> List Archive: MTS>> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ MTS>> Knowledge Base/FAQ: MTS>> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ DB> To Unsubscribe: DB> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html DB> List Archive: DB> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ DB> Knowledge Base/FAQ: DB> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ DB> To Unsubscribe: DB> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html DB> List Archive: DB> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ DB> Knowledge Base/FAQ: DB> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
