Strange network traffic on my dedicated server. How to find out what is causing it

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Published on 2011-11-27T11:06:00Z Indexed on 2011/11/27 17:55 UTC
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I noticed a trange outgoing traffic in my dedicated server. I'd like to know how could I find out what is the reason to this.

One day traffic One week traffic

One week traffic

As you can see, there are bursts of spikes to over 20 megs of outgoing traffic. There is always a lower of outgoing data, before the burst.

Is there any command I could use to know with application is causing this?

Sorry I couldn't express using the best form.

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