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Packet Filter Logging Question

scottj_01
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I need some advice regarding packet filter logging. It seems that when content is delivered from Akami Technologies their servers leave a large number of logs usually ending with tcpflag RST. Please see example enclosed. My question is how do I prevent this needless logging? Mods I may have placed my post in an incorrecty under network security in place of management, logging.... Please relocate if necessary.

Thanks,
Jim

2011:05:05-12:44:14 OASIS ulogd[5189]: id="2001" severity="info" sys="SecureNet" sub="packetfilter" name="Packet dropped" action="drop" fwrule="60001" initf="eth0" srcmac="0:90:1a:a1:41:27" dstmac="0:24:7e:x:y:z" srcip="69.31.28.242" dstip="173.A.B.76" proto="6" length="40" tos="0x00" prec="0x00" ttl="253" srcport="443" dstport="3097" tcpflags="RST" 
2011:05:05-12:44:14 OASIS ulogd[5189]: id="2001" severity="info" sys="SecureNet" sub="packetfilter" name="Packet dropped" action="drop" fwrule="60001" initf="eth0" srcmac="0:90:1a:a1:41:27" dstmac="0:24:7e:x:y:z" srcip="69.31.28.232" dstip="173.A.B.76" proto="6" length="40" tos="0x00" prec="0x00" ttl="253" srcport="443" dstport="3119" tcpflags="RST" 
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    Bob,

    Your recomendation worked reasonabliy well. The log file has been seriously reduced. I expaneded on you approach and created a group for the individual port blocking rules and placed it in the packet filter. The reduction in wasted logging is about 75%. I do understand however that using this technique my cause me to miss items that may be important. Either way I am a happy camper. Thanks for you help, it was a very good idea!

    Regards,
    Jim
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    Bob,

    Your recomendation worked reasonabliy well. The log file has been seriously reduced. I expaneded on you approach and created a group for the individual port blocking rules and placed it in the packet filter. The reduction in wasted logging is about 75%. I do understand however that using this technique my cause me to miss items that may be important. Either way I am a happy camper. Thanks for you help, it was a very good idea!

    Regards,
    Jim
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