Tracing Internet Traffic - McAfee INTERNET SECURITY SUITE 2008 User Manual

Tracing Internet traffic

Firewall offers a number of options for tracing Internet traffic.
These options let you geographically trace a network computer,
obtain domain and network information, and trace computers
from the Inbound Events and Intrusion Detection Events logs.
Geographically trace a network computer
You can use Visual Tracer to geographically locate a computer
that is connecting or attempting to connect to your computer,
using its name or IP address. You can also access network and
registration information using Visual Tracer. Running Visual
Tracer displays a world map which displays the most probable
route of data taken from the source computer to yours.
1
Ensure that the Advanced Menu is enabled, and then click
Tools.
2
On the Tools pane, click
3
Type the computer's IP address, and click Trace.
4
Under Visual Tracer, select
Note: You cannot trace looped, private, or invalid IP address
events.
Obtain computer registration information
You can obtain a computer's registration information from
SecurityCenter using Visual Trace. Information includes the
domain name, the registrant's name and address, and the
administrative contact.
1
Ensure that the Advanced Menu is enabled, and then click
Tools.
2
On the Tools pane, click
3
Type the computer's IP address, and then click Trace.
4
Under Visual Tracer, select
Obtain computer network information
You can obtain a computer's network information from
SecurityCenter using Visual Trace. Network information includes
details about the network on which the domain resides.
1
Ensure that the Advanced Menu is enabled, and then click
Tools.
2
On the Tools pane, click
3
Type the computer's IP address, and then click Trace.
4
Under Visual Tracer, select
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Visual Tracer.
Map View.
Visual Tracer.
Registrant View.
Visual Tracer.
Network View.
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