I have been looking at this issue since my DNN 6 upgrades. I did some research that pointed me to capture the network traffic using Microsoft Network Monitor 3.4
I noticed that on my webhost is communicating heavily with another internal IP on mynetwork. Using both TCP and TDS protocols… I am not accusing DNN6 (although it might be the issue... not sure)
Below are the details I captured… you will notice that the process w3wp.exe is the culprit and there are 18 instances of it running:
3126 4:54:56 PM 2/15/2012 2.1671876 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=63149, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=1, Seq=3886024385 - 3886024386, Ack=3766684642, Win=63914 {TCP:133, IPv4:11}
3127 4:54:56 PM 2/15/2012 2.1672758 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=62963, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=1, Seq=1444766245 - 1444766246, Ack=1965770833, Win=64781 {TCP:134, IPv4:11}
3129 4:54:56 PM 2/15/2012 2.1675016 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=62963, PayloadLen=0, Seq=1965770833, Ack=1444766246, Win=64759 {TCP:134, IPv4:11}
3130 4:54:56 PM 2/15/2012 2.1675031 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=63149, PayloadLen=0, Seq=3766684642, Ack=3886024386, Win=64315 {TCP:133, IPv4:11}
3307 4:54:57 PM 2/15/2012 2.2700442 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=62963, PayloadLen=1, Seq=1965770832 - 1965770833, Ack=1444766246, Win=64759 {TCP:134, IPv4:11}
3308 4:54:57 PM 2/15/2012 2.2700454 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=63149, PayloadLen=1, Seq=3766684641 - 3766684642, Ack=3886024386, Win=64315 {TCP:133, IPv4:11}
3309 4:54:57 PM 2/15/2012 2.2700619 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=62963, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=0, Seq=1444766246, Ack=1965770833, Win=64781 {TCP:134, IPv4:11}
3310 4:54:57 PM 2/15/2012 2.2700677 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=63149, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=0, Seq=3886024386, Ack=3766684642, Win=63914 {TCP:133, IPv4:11}
3553 4:54:57 PM 2/15/2012 2.4167691 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=62750, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=1, Seq=2308437906 - 2308437907, Ack=1189649423, Win=63589 {TCP:139, IPv4:11}
3554 4:54:57 PM 2/15/2012 2.4169791 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=62750, PayloadLen=0, Seq=1189649423, Ack=2308437907, Win=65535 {TCP:139, IPv4:11}
3588 4:54:57 PM 2/15/2012 2.5717851 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=62750, PayloadLen=1, Seq=1189649422 - 1189649423, Ack=2308437907, Win=65535 {TCP:139, IPv4:11}
3589 4:54:57 PM 2/15/2012 2.5718045 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=62750, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=0, Seq=2308437907, Ack=1189649423, Win=63589 {TCP:139, IPv4:11}
25373 4:55:26 PM 2/15/2012 32.1680004 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=63149, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=1, Seq=3886024385 - 3886024386, Ack=3766684642, Win=63914 {TCP:133, IPv4:11}
25374 4:55:26 PM 2/15/2012 32.1680067 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=62963, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=1, Seq=1444766245 - 1444766246, Ack=1965770833, Win=64781 {TCP:134, IPv4:11}
25375 4:55:26 PM 2/15/2012 32.1682526 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=62963, PayloadLen=0, Seq=1965770833, Ack=1444766246, Win=64759 {TCP:134, IPv4:11}
25376 4:55:26 PM 2/15/2012 32.1682535 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=63149, PayloadLen=0, Seq=3766684642, Ack=3886024386, Win=64315 {TCP:133, IPv4:11}
25418 4:55:27 PM 2/15/2012 32.2459174 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=63149, PayloadLen=1, Seq=3766684641 - 3766684642, Ack=3886024386, Win=64315 {TCP:133, IPv4:11}
25419 4:55:27 PM 2/15/2012 32.2459246 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=63149, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=0, Seq=3886024386, Ack=3766684642, Win=63914 {TCP:133, IPv4:11}
25420 4:55:27 PM 2/15/2012 32.2461435 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=62963, PayloadLen=1, Seq=1965770832 - 1965770833, Ack=1444766246, Win=64759 {TCP:134, IPv4:11}
25421 4:55:27 PM 2/15/2012 32.2461588 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=62963, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=0, Seq=1444766246, Ack=1965770833, Win=64781 {TCP:134, IPv4:11}
25496 4:55:27 PM 2/15/2012 32.4175869 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=62750, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=1, Seq=2308437906 - 2308437907, Ack=1189649423, Win=63589 {TCP:139, IPv4:11}
25497 4:55:27 PM 2/15/2012 32.4178091 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=62750, PayloadLen=0, Seq=1189649423, Ack=2308437907, Win=65535 {TCP:139, IPv4:11}
25582 4:55:27 PM 2/15/2012 32.5484440 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=62750, PayloadLen=1, Seq=1189649422 - 1189649423, Ack=2308437907, Win=65535 {TCP:139, IPv4:11}
25583 4:55:27 PM 2/15/2012 32.5484565 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=62750, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=0, Seq=2308437907, Ack=1189649423, Win=63589 {TCP:139, IPv4:11}
38513 4:55:56 PM 2/15/2012 62.1675986 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=62963, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=1, Seq=1444766245 - 1444766246, Ack=1965770833, Win=64781 {TCP:134, IPv4:11}
38514 4:55:56 PM 2/15/2012 62.1676280 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=63149, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=1, Seq=3886024385 - 3886024386, Ack=3766684642, Win=63914 {TCP:133, IPv4:11}
38515 4:55:56 PM 2/15/2012 62.1677961 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=62963, PayloadLen=0, Seq=1965770833, Ack=1444766246, Win=64759 {TCP:134, IPv4:11}
38516 4:55:56 PM 2/15/2012 62.1678432 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=63149, PayloadLen=0, Seq=3766684642, Ack=3886024386, Win=64315 {TCP:133, IPv4:11}
38575 4:55:57 PM 2/15/2012 62.3217327 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=63149, PayloadLen=1, Seq=3766684641 - 3766684642, Ack=3886024386, Win=64315 {TCP:133, IPv4:11}
38576 4:55:57 PM 2/15/2012 62.3217465 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=63149, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=0, Seq=3886024386, Ack=3766684642, Win=63914 {TCP:133, IPv4:11}
38577 4:55:57 PM 2/15/2012 62.3217800 w3wp.exe 10.140.240.16 10.140.0.10 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=1433, DstPort=62963, PayloadLen=1, Seq=1965770832 - 1965770833, Ack=1444766246, Win=64759 {TCP:134, IPv4:11}
38578 4:55:57 PM 2/15/2012 62.3217950 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive ack]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=62963, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=0, Seq=1444766246, Ack=1965770833, Win=64781 {TCP:134, IPv4:11}
38721 4:55:57 PM 2/15/2012 62.4172055 w3wp.exe 10.140.0.10 10.140.240.16 TCP TCP:[Keep alive]Flags=...A...., SrcPort=62750, DstPort=1433, PayloadLen=1, Seq=2308437906 - 2308437907, Ack=1189649423, Win=63589 {TCP:139, IPv4:11}
What does this mean and how can I stop the crazy network traffic from occurring... any resources to look at? Again, not sure if this is DNN related.