Firewall action log values

Applies To: Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG)

The Firewall log can include an action field listing the action performed by the Microsoft Firewall Service for the current session or connection. The values provided in the "Action" field are short strings derived from the names of the enumeration values defined in the FpcAction COM object after deleting the prefix "fpcAction."

The following table lists the possible action values.

SQL Server Express value Value String Description

0

NotLogged

-

No action was logged.

1

Bind

Bind

The Firewall service associated a local address with a socket.

2

Listen

Listen

The Firewall service placed a socket in a state in which it listens for an incoming connection.

3

GHBN

Gethostbyname

Get host by name request. The Firewall service retrieved host information corresponding to a host name.

4

GHBA

gethostbyaddr

Get host by address request. The Firewall service retrieved host information corresponding to a network address.

5

Redirect_Bind

Redirect Bind

The Firewall service enabled a connection using a local address associated with a socket.

6

Establish

Initiated Connection

The Firewall service established a session.

7

Terminate

Closed Connection

The Firewall service terminated a session.

8

Denied

Denied Connection

The action requested was denied.

9

Allowed

Allowed Connection

The action requested was allowed.

10

Failed

Failed Connection Attempt

The action requested failed.

11

Intermediate

Connection Status

The action was intermediate.

12

Successful_Connection

- Initiated VPN Connection

The Firewall service was successful in establishing a connection to a socket.

13

Unsuccessful_Connection

Failed VPN Connection Attempt

The Firewall service was unsuccessful in establishing a connection to a socket.

14

Disconnection

Closed VPN Connection

The Firewall service closed a connection on a socket.

15

User_Cleared_Quarantine

User Cleared Quarantine

The Firewall service cleared a quarantined virtual private network (VPN) client.

16

Quarantine_Timeout

Quarantine Timeout

The Firewall service disqualified a quarantined VPN client after the time-out period elapsed.