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P312 Broadband Security Gateway
Introducing the Prestige Firewall 14-5
Table 14-4 View Firewall Log
Field Description
# This is the index number of the firewall log. 128 entries are available numbered from 0 to
127. Once they are all used, the log will wrap around and the old logs will be lost.
mm:dd:yy e.g., Jan 1 70 Time This is the time the log was recorded in this format.
You must configure Menu 24.10 for real time;
otherwise the clock started at Jan 1 70, 00:00:00 the
last time the P312 was reset.
hh:mm:ss e.g., 00:00:00
From and To IP addresses Packet
Information This field lists packet information such as protocol and
src/dest port numbers (TCP, UDP), OR protocol, type
and code (ICMP).
protocol and port numbers.
not match
<1,01> dest IP
This means this packet does not match the
destination IP address in set 1, rule 1.
Other reasons (instead of
dest IP) are src
IP , dest port , src port and protocol .
Reason This field states the reason for the log;
i.e., was the rule matched, not matched,
or was there an attack. The set and rule
coordinates (<X, Y> where X=1,2;
Y=00~10) follow with a simple
explanation. There are two policy sets;
set 1 (X = 1) is for LAN to WAN rules and
set 2 (X = 2) for WAN to LAN rules. Y
represents the rule in the set. You can
configure up to 10 rules in any set (Y = 01
to 10). Rule number 00 is the default rule.
attack
land
This is a log for a DoS attack - in this case
a land attack. Other attack types are
ip
spoofing , icmp echo , icmp vulnerability ,
NetBIOS , smtp illegal command ,
traceroute , teardrop , or syn flood.
Action This field displays whether the packet was blocked, forwarded or neither ( block ,
forward or none ). None means that no action is dictated by this rule.
14.2 The Big Picture – Filtering, Firewall and NAT
The following diagram illustrates the path a packet takes as it passes through the filtering, firewall and NAT
process. NAT has been discussed in full in Chapter 6 of this manual. What follows is a brief comparison of
the firewall and filtering.