Hi Rube, You can configure logging to use Text instead of MSDE in the ISA firewall management console. HTH, Tom www.isaserver.org/shinder Tom and Deb Shinder's Configuring ISA Server 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7 MVP -- ISA Firewalls -----Original Message----- From: rubix cube [mailto:rubixc@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 12:40 PM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] RE: log files http://www.ISAserver.org I checked the logging options and found it set to the first option, MSDE, I don't know why it changed but I don't mind it if I know how to open these log files? Also how to return the logs of the IPEX where the intrustion detection and other packet filter logs are? One last thing please when I go to the logging tab I click start query and all these traffic start appearing, does this affect performance? Should I not do that? because I start query for the firewall and web proxy and leave it all the time. thnx rubix -----Original Message----- From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sat 12/4/2004 4:55 PM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Cc: Subject: [isalist] RE: log files http://www.ISAserver.org Hi TX, You're using the ISA firewall's advanced logging feature? Tom www.isaserver.org/shinder Tom and Deb Shinder's Configuring ISA Server 2004 http://tinyurl.com/3xqb7 MVP -- ISA Firewalls -----Original Message----- From: rubix cube [mailto:rubixc@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 3:32 AM To: [ISAserver.org Discussion List] Subject: [isalist] log files http://www.ISAserver.org Why did the log files suddenly became .ldf and .mdf format? they were ok yesterday with .txt format I think And the IPEX logfiles disappeared too. tx ------------------------------------------------------ List Archives: http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist ISA Server Newsletter: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/newsletter.asp ISA Server FAQ: http://www.isaserver.org/pages/larticle.asp?type=FAQ ------------------------------------------------------ Other Internet Software Marketing Sites: World of Windows Networking: http://www.windowsnetworking.com Leading Network Software Directory: http://www.serverfiles.com No.1 Exchange Server Resource Site: http://www.msexchange.org Windows Security Resource Site: http://www.windowsecurity.com/ Network Security Library: http://www.secinf.net/ Windows 2000/NT Fax Solutions: http://www.ntfaxfaq.com ------------------------------------------------------ You are currently subscribed to this ISAserver.org Discussion List as: tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe visit http://www.webelists.com/cgi/lyris.pl?enter=isalist Report abuse to listadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx