Beth,

If you have a Firebox (not a SOHO), you can use the Host Watch feature of 
the Watchguard Live Security System (LSS) to monitor all connections through 
the Firebox live.  It will display the source/destination IP address as well 
as the destination port.  Give the Firebox a minute to catch up on DNS 
resolution, and it will resolve outside IP addresses to their names and 
display them as well.

In addition to that, you can always log the activity to a Syslog server.  
The Firebox/LSS system will allow you to log based on port activity as well. 
  This would allow you to log any activity going out the Firebox on ports 
6699 (Napster) and 5050 (Yahoo Messenger).  While you are including Yahoo 
Messenger, you may want to look at Instant Messenger on port 5190 as well.

The next question you have to ask, is if there is activity, what if anything 
will be done about it.  That seems like a question best directed to your 
companies management, so that it can be included in the corporate security 
policy.  Also, be mindful if these connections are going through any kind of 
proxy server.  You will want to understand the flow of this information 
through your network so that you can present all available options to 
management should they decide to curtail these programs.

Good luck,

Justin


From: "beth shriver" 
Reply-To: "beth shriver" 
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: monitoring activity on watchgaurd firebox and soho [7:29285]
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 09:50:58 -0500

Hey Gang, does anyone have any experience with
monitoring user activity with watchgaurd firebox or
soho? I am wondering exactly if these can be used to
see if someone is using napster like programs or using
yahoo messenger etc.

merry xmas!

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