How much stuff? Could it be ntp/dhcp/other stuff? My only suggestion is to look at exactly what the traffic is. I am not a debian user so I can't help you with that side of it. Maybe post some of the tcpdump stuff?
Matt. Ken Foskey wrote: > My gateway is sending stuff to the cable modem even when the eth0 is > shut down. When I shut the whole thing down it stops. > tcpdump tells me I am currently walking the dns for optus, somehow. > > Is there a fast way to check the whole box from the mirror server > without starting from scratch. I need to try a quick fix before I go > away for a weekend, otherwise it will be switch time and no internet > for the family on the weekend. > > Any suggestions. > > KenF > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
