Viewing Host Statistics

To display the hosts statistics in the Novell IP Gateway audit log:

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

  2. Select Novell BorderManager 3.7 from the Tools menu.

  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.

  4. To display additional types of host information, do one of the following:

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

      The IP Gateway Hosts Statistics window displays, with two list boxes: the Number of Hosts list box and the Users Accessed 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 Hosts 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.
      • Hostname---DNS hostname or IP address of host.
      • Users Accessed---Number of users who accessed the host during specified period.
      • Bytes Received---Total amount of data received by all users from host.
      • Bytes Sent---Total amount of data sent from all users to host.

      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.

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

      • Username---IP address or DNS hostname of the user who accessed the host.
      • Duration---Total amount of time connections have been used by user to access host.
      • Connections---Number of requests by user.
      • Bytes Received---Amount of data received by user from host.
      • Bytes Sent---Amount of data sent from user to host.

    2. To see a list of the records for users who have accessed a particular host, double-click a host entry in the Number of Users list box.

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

      • Entry Time---Time connection was established.
      • Username---NDS or eDirectory name or IP address of user.
      • 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.
      • Hostname---DNS hostname or IP address of the accessed host.
      • Bytes Received---Total amount of data received by user from host.
      • Bytes Sent---Total amount of data sent from user to host.

      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.