Unispeed Netlogger

Appendix


ack:
The acknowledge number sent by the receiving port, verifying that the packet has been picked up by this port.
agent

Shows you which browser and operating system the client is using.

args Arguments are the part of a query.
BLOB Binary Large OBject.
body The actual content of a mail or HTTP site
canvas In the Netlogger, the area where the individual configuration is build
Client_Address The IP address of a client.
client_ip The IP address of a client.
Client_port The port used by the client.
content_type Data type of the content.
cookie
Is a packet of information sent by a server to a browser, and then sent back by the browser, each time it accesses that server.
DNS
Domain Name System, a system that stores information about Host- and domain names in a database on networks.
dst_ip Destination IP address
dst_mac Destination Mac address
dst_port Destination port
eth_proto Ethernet Protocol, an example could be IP.
forwarded_for

Client IP address added by gateway.

from_addr Address of a particular e-mails sender.
FTP File Transfer Protocol.
Gateway
A webpage designed to attract visitors and search engines, to a particular website.
HTTP
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. The primary method used to convey information on the internet.
ICMP


Primarily used by networked computers' OS to send error messages-indicating, for example, that a requested service is not available or that a host or router could not be reached.
icmp_code Depending on icmp_type
icmp_type A typename describing problems in handling the packet.
ip_proto Shows weather the packet type is: TCP, UDP or ICMP
method
Implementation of code responding to certain messages. Example: GET and POST are both methods
NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol
Operator A type of funktion.
Outer join Combines records from two or more sets of records. In a new record.
Packets Operations Group of tools in the Netlogger, operating on the packet level.
Palette
Is located to the left of the canvas in the Netlogger. The location of various tools.
post_len

The length of a post, measured in bytes.

processing_time The time spend processing a request, measured in seconds.
Protocol
Convention or standard that controls or enables the connection, communication, and data transfer between two computing endpoints.
Protocol Extractors
Group of tools in the Netlogger, extracting information, from various types of protocols.
query_type A name indicating in which direction data should be routed. Example MX for mails and A for HTTP traffic.
recipient The receiver of a mail.
Record Operations Group of tools in the Netlogger, operating on the record level.
ref_args As args, but extracted from referrer
referrer The URL of the previous webpage from which a link was followed.
ref_host As host, but extracted from referrer
ref_uri As uri, but extracted from referrer
scope An interval. of the type: [x:y]
sender The sender of a mail.
sequence The control number in a TCP transfer
Server_Address The IP Address of the server handling the query or request.
server_ip The IP Address of the server handling the query or request.
server_port The port utilized by the server handling the query or request.
set_cookie The cookie send from http server to the client
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Protocol used while sending/receiving mail.
snippet A sample of the body.
src_ip Source IP Address
src_mac Source Mac Address
src_port Source Port
Syslog Standard for forwarding log messages on an IP network.
TCP Transmission Control Protocol.
tcp_flag Info about the TCP packet eg. syn, ack, reset ...
timestamp A time code.
time taken Inteval between request and response.
to_addr The address typed in the "to" field of a mail.
UDP User Datagram Protocol.
unix timestamp A number describing a point in time.
uri Uniform Resource Identifier
via Field in Extract HTTP output, there may be filled in by a gateway
W3C format Log format certified by World Wide Web Consortium
window
Window size. The maximum number outstanding packets allowed, before retransmitting packets.