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Viewing Firewall Service Log

You can use tail or any other file listing tool to view the contents of the ipfilter service log.

To view the latest entries in the log:

$ tail log-file

You can use the serveradmin getLogPaths command to see where the current ipfilter service log is located.

To display the log path:

$ sudo serveradmin command ipfilter:command = getLogPaths

Output

ipfilter:systemLog = <system-log>

Value	Description
<system-log>	The location of the ipfilter service log.
	Default = /var/log/system.log

Using Firewall Service to Simulate Network Activity

You can use the Firewall service in Mac OS X service in conjunction with Dummynet, a general-purpose network load simulator. For more information on Dummynet, visit ai3.asti.dost.gov.ph/sat/dummynet.html or use Google or Sherlock to search the web.

NAT Service

Starting and Stopping NAT Service

To start NAT service:

$ sudo serveradmin start nat

To stop NAT service:

$ sudo serveradmin stop nat

Checking the Status of NAT Service

To see summary status of NAT service:

$ sudo serveradmin status nat

To see detailed status of NAT service:

$ sudo serveradmin fullstatus nat

Viewing NAT Service Settings

To list NAT service configuration settings:

$ sudo serveradmin settings nat

To list a particular setting:

$ sudo serveradmin settings nat:setting

Chapter 13 Working With Network Services