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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2007
Applicants:
James Flynn, Stoughton, MA (US);
Lee Goodman, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Inventors:
James Flynn, Stoughton, MA (US);
Lee Goodman, Tyngsboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An approach is provided for retrieving a system log. Packets that are destined for a predetermined network address and network port are detected and captured. The packets represent a log file corresponding to a customer premise equipment (CPE) for troubleshooting. A data file is generated to contain the log file, wherein the packets are discarded, by at a firewall, before reaching the predetermined network address and network port.