Chapter 11. Logging
3ComVCX IP Telecommuting Module can log different types of traffic, attempts to connect and other events. You
canselect 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
savingnew data.
Youcan also clear the logs manually by running the installation program (see chapter 2, Installing 3Com VCX IP
TelecommutingModule) 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
theconfiguration set during the running of the installation program.
Fortraffic that uses the TCP protocol, only the first packet is logged, the one that initiates the connection. For the
UDPand ICMP protocols, all packets are logged. In this section, you specify what you want to log and alarm and
studythe logs. Logging of events is also configured under Access Control.

Display Log

Onthis page, you can view the logs. You select the type of traffic you want to study by selecting which packets
shouldbe processed. You can select packets by IP addresses, IP protocols and whether they were allowed to pass
theTelecommuting Module or not. Only packets matching all three criteria are shown.

Packet TypeSelection

Youcan limit the selection to only allowed packets or rejected/discarded packets, or a subset of these. For example,
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