Could be the new SNP networking "feature" that gets turned on by default
when you install SP2.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;948496

don't know if that's causing your problem, but it was causing issues with
dropped connections and the backup seeming to "hang" with my systems.

Bill Boyer
"A penny saved is a government oversight." - ??



-----Original Message-----
From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf Of
Kelly Lipp
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 12:38 PM
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: FW: Slow Transfer Speeds After 2003 SP2 upgrade

Folks,



Several weeks ago, somebody was seeing something very similar to our
experience below.  I didn't see if the problem was resolved, but here is
a fix if it wasn't.



Thanks,



Kelly Lipp

CTO

STORServer, Inc.

485-B Elkton Drive

Colorado Springs, CO 80907

719-266-8777

www.storserver.com



From: Ron Pavan
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:28 AM
To: Bill Smoldt; Dean VanderDoes; Diane Sullivan; Glenn Brennan; James
Amend; John Stephens; Kelly Lipp; Mike Swartz; mod; Ron James; Ron Pavan
Subject: Slow Transfer Speeds After 2003 SP2 upgrade



Some of you might have seen this already but I know I had not.  Here is
a link to a MS article that explains the fix/workaround for poor network
performance on a server after SP2 was installed.  I worked with Argonne
on an exchange backup problem where performance was 2 Mb/sec from the
exchange server.  I was able to track this back to starting on May 29th
(the same day they did and SP2 upgrade).  They implemented this KB
article on the Exchange server and the transfer speeds are now back up
between the 50-70 Mb/sec range.



Just thought I would share it in case you run into something like that.



http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936594