7.3 Definition of Custom Traffic Rules
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Figure7.19 Trafficrule — packet/connection logging
Note: Connection cannot be logged for blocking and dropping rules (connection is not
even established).
The following columns are hidden in the default settings of the Traffic Policy window (for
details on showing and hiding columns, see chapter 3.2):
Valid on
Time interval within which the rule will be valid. Apart from this interval WinRoute ignores
the rule.
The special alwaysoption can be used to disable the time limitation (it is not displayed in the
Traffic Policy dialog).
When a denying rule is applied and/or when an allowing rule’s appliance terminates, all active
network connections matching the particular rule are closed immediately.
Protocol inspector
Selection of a protocol inspector that will be applied on all traffic meeting the rule. The menu
provides the following options to select from:
Figure7.20 Trafficrule — protocol inspector selection