topic Re: Notepad++ Plugin for Analysis of Check Point files in General Topics

Notepad++ Plugin for Analysis of Check Point files

Nick_Doropoulos — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 14:58:12 GMT

Just like many other Check Point engineers, I use Notepad++ quite extensively for analyzing files such as the following:

/var/log/messages
/var/log/dmesg
$FWDIR/log/vpnd.elg

And many more...

I can appreciate that each file is different but I was wondering if anybody has any ideas as to what Notepad++ plugin would help in analyzing any one of the most common files collected and investigated.

Many thanks in advance.

Re: Notepad++ Plugin for Analysis of Check Point files

PhoneBoy — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 02:12:24 GMT

I've never seen notepad++ plug-ins for these files.
We have a tool called DiagnosticsView (formerly InfoView) that can be used to analyze cpinfo files, which includes some of those log files.
https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk125092

Re: Notepad++ Plugin for Analysis of Check Point files

HeikoAnkenbrand — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 05:24:42 GMT

I think there are too many different files to analyze the content with Notepad++.

Use the following tools:

ikeview -> for vpn logs (ike.elg,...)

DiagnosticsView -> for cpinfo files