Tame XP's Built-In Firewall with ICFMeister
Technology Lighthouse has released ICFMeister - a tool for monitoring and troubleshooting the activities of the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) that is built into Windows XP. ICFMeister can read ICF logs both on your PC and on other XP computers in your network, and has customizable notification facilities.
(PRWEB) July 22, 2004 -- Technology Lighthouse has released ICFMeister - a
tool for monitoring and troubleshooting the activities of the Internet
Connection Firewall (ICF) that is built into Windows XP.
The forthcoming
service pack for XP includes an improved firewall that is enabled by default.
Inevitably this will break some network and Internet applications, forcing users
at all levels to confront the firewall's cryptic log files. ICFMeister can help.
It delivers information from those logs in an easy to read format. Its
customizable monitoring and notification facilities can alert you to hacking
attempts and help you troubleshoot problems with Internet-capable programs on
your computer.
A single installation of ICFMeister can read ICF logs both
on your PC and on other XP computers in your network. Where possible, ICFMeister
provides additional information to help make sense of the log data. Hover the
mouse over an IP address, and you see the corresponding network name in a tool
tip. Hover over a port number, and you get the most common uses of that
port.
You can filter, sort and reorganize display columns to assist with
detailed analysis and data presentation. Floating satellite windows let you
minimize ICFMeister to your system tray yet still see the latest data as it
arrives.
At any time you can export a log to various formats including
text, csv, xml, and formatted html reports. This makes it easy to import
filtered data into databases or analysis applications such as Excel. You can
even publish your logs as RSS feeds.
ICFMeister monitors ICF logs 24/7,
watching out for firewall activity that interests you. For example, you can
configure ICFMeister to respond to incoming transmissions by issuing visual and
audio alerts, sending emails, outputting filtered logs and even running your own
scripts.
Wizards guide you through most configuration tasks, making
ICFMeister quick and easy to set up. As a true Windows XP program, ICFMeister is
also theme-aware.
ICFMeister costs $19.99(USD). A free, fully functional
30-day trial version is available from: http://www.logmeister.com/icfmeister.shtml
ICFMeister
is part of the LogMeister product suite made by Technology Lighthouse, 33
Sanquhar Road, Glasgow, Scotland G53 7FU. Email: e-mail protected from spam
bots. Phone: ++44 (0)141 891 5884
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