Re: WinRoute Pro

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From: "L. Walker" <k_aneda@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 20:31:14 +1100

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Thanks for that information, much appreciated :)
I agree on you with the logs -=- It's a good program with potential but
the logging featuers bog you down. I also notice that until the machine
has shut down or the service has stopped, it won't have written the
current log in memory to the one stored on disk -=- which rules out
sharing the file via samba to get real-time info unless you use the admin
tool under WINE (works for me).

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On Sun, 3 Feb 2002, bargepole wrote:

> If a RST is sent to a TCP protocol host, the entry is removed immediately.
> If there's no interaction with a host within the allotted time, the entry is
> then deleted. You can prove this to yourself by checking the Winroute Debug
> Log Show>NAT Table.
> 1/ Check the NAT table.
> 2/ Open a TCP connection to a host using a port tool.
> 3/ Check the NAT table. You'll see your new TCP entry.
> 4/ Close the connection
> 5/ Check the NAT table. The entry is gone.
> 6/ Open another connection.
> 7/ Check the NAT table
> 8/ Let the connection sit idle.
> 9/ Continuing checking the NAT table and once the default timeout elapses,
> the entry is removed.
>
> If you were to send data on the connection at, say, halfway through the
> timeout period and then check the NAT table, you'd see the time remaining to
> timeout has been reset to the value in Settings>Advanced>Misc. Options >NAT
> table default timeout for TCP protocol.
>
> Interestingly, use of Winroute's services (HTTP proxy, DNS, mail) by clients
> does not show any NAT table entries. There's other weird stuff in the NAT
> table log that I haven't figured out (like ICMP port numbers!).
>
> The TCP inactivity timeout setting refers to the LAN or unNATted interface,
> I think. It's there that you can specify when to release dead connections
> made to the Winroute services (DNS, mail, admin, etc.) from the LAN. Not too
> sure about that, though.
>
> Winroute's logs are no substitute for a decent packet sniffer. Though
> they're good for trouble shooting and getting a feel for how your networks
> are communicating, filtering is awkward and there's no ability to copy
> entries right out of the log interface (that really bugs me).
>
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