Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2003, User Manual

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Monitoring Norton Personal Firewall
View Norton Personal Firewall Logs
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Refresh the logs
The logs automatically refresh when you move from log to log. To view
network events occurring since you began viewing the Log Viewer, you can
manually refresh all the logs or an individual log.
To refresh all logs at once
4
In the Log Viewer, right-click Norton Personal Firewall , then click
Refresh all Categories .
To refresh an individual log
4
In the Log Viewer, right-click the log that you want to refresh, then
click
Refresh Category .
Clear the logs
If you actively use the Internet, or if other computers frequently connect to
your computer, your log files may include information about hundreds of
connections . This can make it difficult to identify specific activity or assess
the impact of any changes that you make to Norton Personal Firewall
settings.
Clear the logs to remove information about past connections. This lets you
see how settings changes affect your protection. You can clear a single log
or clear all logs at once.
To clear a single log
1
Open Norton Personal Firewall.
2
In the Security Center main window, click Statistics .
3
In the Statistics window, click View Logs .
4
In the Log Viewer, right-click the log that you want to clear, then click
Clear Category
.
To clear all logs at once
1 Open Norton Personal Firewall.
2 In the Security Center main window, click Statistics .
3 In the Statistics window, click View Logs .
4
In the Log Viewer, right-click Norton Personal Firewall , then click
Clear all Categories .