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29 Aug 2006 9:25 PM
Kobus Oosthuizen
Hi There
Hope someone can help, I want to know if it is possible to determine if
windows firewall keeps a log of what it allows or disallow or is there
software that will be able to log the actions taken
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Kind Regards
Kobus

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30 Aug 2006 7:21 AM
Steve Winograd [MVP]
In article <8AB73C3F-42D1-44B4-BCBE-3437C596F***@microsoft.com>, Kobus
Oosthuizen <KobusOosthui***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Hi There
>Hope someone can help, I want to know if it is possible to determine if
>windows firewall keeps a log of what it allows or disallow or is there
>software that will be able to log the actions taken

By default, the log file is C:\Windows\pfirewall.log .  You can
configure it in Control Panel > Security Center > Windows Firewall >
Advanced > Security Logging > Settings.

For more information:

Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875357/en-us
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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