SonicWALL ViewPoint User Manual
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The Top Sources of Attacks report displays a pie chart of the
top 10 sources by the number of attacks. The report table
lists the top 10 sources displayed in the chart, the number
of attacks generated by the source, and the number of at-
tacks as a percentage of the total attacks during the report
period.
Number of Attacks by Category
The Number of Attacks by Category report presents attacks
against the SonicWALL by category over the report period.
Attack categories include IP spoof, Ping of Death, SYN flood,
land, smurf, probe, and Trojan.
The Number of Attacks by Category report displays a pie
chart of the top attack categories by number of attacks.
The report table lists the top 10 attack categories displayed
in the chart, the number of attacks for the category, and
the number of attacks for the category as a percentage of
the total attacks during the report period.
Dropped Packets
The Dropped Packets report displays all IP packets dropped
by your SonicWALL. IP packets dropped by the SonicWALL
include: TCP Packets, UDP Packets, ICMP Packets, IPSec Pack-
ets, PPTP Packets, Broadcast Packets, and Fragmented
Packets. The Dropped Packets report includes blocked
NetBIOS packets and other normal Internet activity and it
also signals unusual or suspicious connection attempts.
The Dropped Packets Report displays a bar graph of the
number of IP packets dropped by the SonicWALL. The table
displays the hour of the day, the number of dropped pack-
ets during the hour and the number of dropped packets as
a percentage of the total dropped packets during the re-
port period.