3Com Version 4.3 Drums User Manual


 
Chapter 11. Logging
3Com VCX IP Telecommuting Module can log different types of traffic, attempts to connect and other events. You
can select to have the logs stored on the Telecommuting Module’s local hard drive, in which case they can be
queried. When the Telecommuting Module’s hard drive gets full, it removes the oldest data to make space for
saving new data.
You can also clear the logs manually by running the installation program (see chapter 2, Installing 3Com VCX IP
Telecommuting Module) and select to Reset the rest of the configuration and 3. Revert to the factory
configuration. NB: This will clear the logs, remove all configuration on the Telecommuting Module and then apply
the configuration set during the running of the installation program.
For traffic that uses the TCP protocol, only the first packet is logged, the one that initiates the connection. For the
UDP and ICMP protocols, all packets are logged. In this section, you specify what you want to log and alarm and
study the logs. Logging of events is also configured under Access Control.
Display Log
On this page, you can view the logs. You select the type of traffic you want to study by selecting which packets
should be processed. You can select packets by IP addresses, IP protocols and whether they were allowed to pass
the Telecommuting Module or not. Only packets matching all three criteria are shown.
Packet Type Selection
You can limit the selection to only allowed packets or rejected/discarded packets, or a subset of these. For example,
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