Cisco Systems 2.5 Firewall Log

Chapter42 Viewing Router Information
Logging
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Search Button
Opens a search window. In the search window, enter text in the Search field and
click the Find button to display all entries containing the search text. Searches are
not case sensitive.
Firewall Log
The log entries shown in the top part of this window are determined by log
messages generated by the firewall. In order for the firewall to generate log
entries, you must configure individual access rules to generate log messages when
they are invoked. For instructions on configuring access rules to cause log
messages, see the help topic How Do I View Activity on My Firewall?
In order for firewall log entries to be collected, you must configure logging for the
router. Go to Additional Task s > Router Properties > Logging. Click Edit, and
configure logging. To obtain firewall logging messages, you must configure a
logging level of debugging (7).
Firewall Log
The firewall log is displaed if the router is configured to maintain a log of
connection attempts denied by the firewall.
Number of Attempts Denied by Firewall
Shows the number of connection attempts rejected by the firewall.
Attempts Denied by Firewall Table
Shows a list of connection attempts denied by the firewall. This table includes the
following columns:
•Time col umn
Shows the time that each denied connection attempt occurred.
•Description column
Contains the following information about the denied attempt: log name,
access rule name or number, service, source address, destination address, and
number of packets. An example follows: