XP firewall logs

From: Tim Chilton - Webtribe (tim.chilton_at_WEBTRIBE.NET)
Date: 08/17/04

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    Date:         Tue, 17 Aug 2004 21:09:42 +0100
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    Does anyone have any ideas why MS decided to put the firewall log files in
    the c:\windows directory as a straight text file rather than using the event
    logs (ie a new firewall log)

    Think the logic through

    The OS directory is not supposed to be used for temporary files (and I
    include logs in this). How are we supposed to secure the OS areas if it
    creates logs there !??

    File based logs require NBT ports open so that you can read them remotely,
    this limits the effectiveness of the firewall.

    If event logs were in use, central management via MOM would be possible and
    all the standard event log handling tools could be used.

    Regards

    Tim

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