Debug log

Debug log is the most important log in WinRoute. It allows you to see all IP packets (TCP, UDP, ICMP, ARP, DNS) that physically cross any of the interfaces present in the WinRoute computer.

In the Debug Events window you can see the set of events you might want to have displayed.

How to read the log?

From the left you may see following:

Time stamp - the date and time displaying exactly when the event happened or packet crossed the interface.

The protocol - the type of protocol of the packet

From/To Interface name - the name of the interface and whether the packet went To or came From the interface (imagine that WinRoute is running on the PC and interfaces are meant to be the "gates" between the computer and the network).

Source IP -> Destination IP address - the source and destination IP addresses present in the packet.

The flags - further identification about the action.

Example:

[10/Nov/1999 09:32:38] TCP: packet 511464, from lan, length 1514, 192.168.1.7:2442 -> 192.168.1.1:25, flags: ACK

[10/Nov/1999 09:32:38] TCP: packet 511465, to lan, length 54, 192.168.1.1:25 -> 192.168.1.7:2442, flags: ACK

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