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Surveyor
User’s Guide
Application Layer
Excessive Mailslot Broadcasts
Counter
Excessive Mailslot Broadcasts is a counter of Mailslot Broadcasts packets per
second that exceed a threshold. A count of all Excessive Mailslot Broadcasts events
displays in the
Overview
counters of Expert View.
Expert Analysis
Excessive Mailslot Broadcasts events are automatically logged as expert symptoms.
The
Symptom Summary
field provides the number of mailslot broadcasts measured
in packets per second for the network segment. For example:
Rate of change of SMB Mailslot Broadcasts=40
The threshold value for this symptom can be changed. The default threshold value is
6 mailslot broadcasts per second.
Diagnostic Details
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Problem Description:
The expert threshold for SMB Mailslot broadcasts has been exceeded for this segment,
resulting in an Excessive Mailslot Broadcast symptom.
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Probable Cause(s):
1. Buggy software that puts too many broadcast messages onto the network.
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Recommended Action(s):
1. Re-evaluate/investigate the software in question.