Viewing Host Statistics

To display specific host information:

  1. In NetWare Administrator, click the Server object representing the Novell BorderManager 3.8 server.

  2. Click Tools > Novell BorderManager 3.8, then click View Access Control.

  3. To display the records for a set of connections from a specific user to a specific host, click Display Records and specify a time range for the records you want displayed.

  4. To see which users have accessed a host, double-click the entry for that host in the Hosts Accessed by User list box in the User Statistics window.

    The Access Control Hosts window displays two list boxes: the Number of Hosts list box and the User Access list box. As in the User Statistics window, the entries can be sorted by selecting the column headings.

    The Number of Hosts list box provides the following information:

    • Protocol: Protocol string representing the port number used for the connection such as HTTP, FTP, or HTTPS. For example, HTTP represents a connection made using port 80.
    • Hostname: DNS name or IP address of a host.
    • Users Accessed: Number of users who have accessed the selected host.
    • Connections: Number of connections that have been allowed access.

    The User Access list box provides the following information:

    • Username: IP address or DNS name of the user who accessed the host.
    • Allowed: Number of connections granted access to the host.
    • Denied: Number of connections denied access to the host.
  5. To see a list of connections for users who have accessed a host, double-click the entry for the host in the Host Statistics window.

    The Access Control Log window for the selected host is displayed. The Rules Description window can be viewed by double-clicking an entry.

    The Access Control Log list box provides the following information about activity for the selected host through access control:

    • Entry Time: Time the connection was established.
    • Username: NDS or eDirectory name or IP address of the user.
    • Access: Action specified in the access rule for this connection: either Allowed or Denied.
    • Protocol: Protocol string representing the port number used for the connection such as HTTP, FTP or HTTPS. For example, HTTP represents a connection made using port 80.
    • Hostname: DNS domain name or IP address of the accessed host.
    • Service: Select Proxy Services as the service used to access the host.
    • Rule Number: ID number of the rule that grants or denies access to the hosts.