Firewall Log Report Explanation

This report notifies the user of incoming packets - groups of data routed between an origin and a destination on the Internet or any other network, the destination being the user's system. This report will show:

• Time/Date - When the incoming packet was detected
• IP Packet from - This is the Internet Address of the incoming packets origin
• IP Packet to - This is the user's current IP. This may be the same address every time the user connects to the Internet (Static IP Address) or the IP may change every time the user connects to the Internet (Dynamic IP Address)
• Protocol - This is the Network Protocol, or the type of network connection used to send the packet
• Application Name (if applicable) - This lists the file name that the packet was attempting to be sent to (if any).
• Direction - This is going to show the direction of the packet. (Out: The packet is going out to the Internet In: The packet is staying local on this computer/network)
  

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