System Logs and Error Messa ges B-1
v1.0, March 2008
Appendix B
System Logs and Error Messages
This appendix uses the following log parameter terms.
System Log Messages
This section describes log messages that belong to one of the following categories:
• Logs generated by traffic that is meant for the device.
• Logs generated by traffic that is routed or forwarded through the device.
• Logs generated by system daemons NTP, WAN daemon and others.
System Startup
This section describes log messages generated during system startup.
Table B-1. Log Parameter Terms
Term Description
[FVS338] System identifier
[kernel] Message from the kernel.
CODE Protocol code (e.g., protocol is ICMP, type 8) and CODE=0 means successful reply.
DEST Destination IP Address of the machine to which the packet is destined.
DPT Destination port.
IN Incoming interface for packet.
OUT Outgoin g in te rf ace fo r packet.
PROTO Protocol used.
SELF Packet coming from the system only.
SPT Source port
SRC Source IP Address of machine from where the packet is coming.
TYPE Protocol type