To change the path and file name of the security log file

1.

Open Network Connections

2.

Click the connection for which Internet Connection Firewall is enabled, and then, under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.

3.

On the Advanced tab, click Settings.

4.

On the Security Logging tab, under Log file options, click Browse, and navigate to the location where you want the log file located.

5.

In File name, type the new log file name (or leave it blank to accept the default name of pfirewall.log) and then click Open.

 Note

To open Network Connections, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections

You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may also prevent you from completing this procedure. 

If the maximum allowable size for pfirewall.log is exceeded, the information that pfirewall.log contains is saved as pfirewall.log.1 and the new information is saved as pfirewall.log.

Internet Connection Sharing, Internet Connection Firewall, Discovery and Control, and Network Bridge are not available on Windows XP 64-Bit Edition. 

Internet Connection Firewall security log file overview

Enable or disable Internet Connection Firewall

Enable security logging options


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