Viewing User Statistics

To display user statistics in the Novell IP Gateway audit log,

  1. In NetWare Administrator, click the Server object representing the Novell BorderManager 3.7 server.

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  2. Select Novell BorderManager 3.7 from the Tools menu.

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  3. Click IP Gateway and select View Audit Log from the Object menu.

    The IP Gateway Users Statistics window displays, with two list boxes: the Number of Users list box and the Hosts Accessed by User list box.

    NOTE:  You can click the column heading of either list box to sort the entries in that column in ascending or descending order. The sorting order is reversed each time you click the column heading.

    The Number of Users list box provides the following information about activity through the gateway:

    • Username---NDS or eDirectory name or IP address of the user. In the case of an IP address, the Domain Name System (DNS) hostname will be displayed if it exists in the local DNS list. The local DNS list is built automatically each time the WHO IS or DNS Hostname command is invoked using the right-click menu.
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    • Duration---Total amount of time connections have been used by user to access listed hosts.
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    • Hosts Accessed---Number of hosts accessed by user during the queried period of time.
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    • Bytes Received---Total amount of data received by user from all hosts.
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    • Bytes Sent---Total amount of data sent from user to all hosts.
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    The Hosts Accessed by User list box provides the following information about activity through the gateway:

    • Protocol---Protocol string representing the port number used for the connection: HTTP, FTP, HTTPS, and so on. For example, HTTP represents a connection made using port 80.
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    • Hostname---DNS hostname or IP address of the accessed host.
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    • Connections---Total number of connections made to host by user during specified period.
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    • Bytes Received---Total amount of data received by user from host.
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    • Bytes Sent---Total amount of data sent from user to host.
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  4. To display additional types of user information, do one of the following:

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

      For a U.S. English system, the dates are entered in the order of month, day, and year. The order is year, month, and day for a Japanese system; and day, month, and year for European language systems.

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    2. To see all the connections made by a particular user, double-click the username in the Number of Users list box.

      The IP Gateway Log displays, providing the following information about activity through the gateway:

      • Entry Time---Time connection was established.
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      • Username---NDS or eDirectory name or IP address of user.
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      • Protocol---Protocol string representing the port number used for the connection: HTTP, FTP, HTTPS, and so on. For example, HTTP represents a connection made using port 80.
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      • Hostname---DNS hostname or IP address of the accessed host.
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      • Bytes Received---Total amount of data received by user from host.
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      • Bytes Sent---Total amount of data sent from user to host.
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    3. To see all the connections made by a particular user, double-click the username in the Number of Users list box.

      The IP Gateway Log displays, providing the following information about activity through the gateway:

      • Entry Time---Time connection was established.
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      • Username---NDS or eDirectory name or IP address of user.
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      • Protocol---Protocol string representing the port number used for the connection: HTTP, FTP, HTTPS, and so on. For example, HTTP represents a connection made using port 80.
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      • Hostname---DNS hostname or IP address of the accessed host.
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      • Bytes Received---Total amount of data received by user from host.
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      • Bytes Sent---Total amount of data sent from user to host.
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      NOTE:  Right-clicking a record in the list displays a menu of options with three selections. Click Connect to launch your browser and connect to that host. Click Who Is to determine the IP address of a host listed with a DNS hostname. Click DNS Hostname to determine the DNS hostname of a host listed with an IP address.

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    4. To view usage trends graphs, click Usage Trends. In the IP Gateway Usage Trends window > select the date and the category of usage trend data.

      You can view the following categories of usage trend data by time of day in one-hour increments:

      • Users---Bar graph showing the number of unique users allowed to connect to a host through the Novell IP Gateway.
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      • Hosts Accessed---Bar graph showing the number of hosts accessed through the Novell IP Gateway.
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      • Bytes Received/Sent---Line graph showing the number of bytes received and sent through the Novell IP Gateway.
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      • Bytes Received, Sent and Users---Combination line and bar graph showing the number of bytes received and bytes sent, and the number of users.
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      All graphs can be saved to disk, copied to the clipboard, or printed.

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