How to read the block traffic logs

 

How to read the blocked traffic log?

The columns have the following meanings:

  1. Time (tap on a log entry to see the date)
  2. Application icon (tap on a log entry to see the application name)
  3. Application UID
  4. Wi-Fi / mobile connection, green=allowed, red=blocked
  5. Interactive state (screen on or off)
  6. Protocol (see below) and packet flags (see below)
  7. Source and destination port (tap on a log entry to lookup a destination port)
  8. Source and destination IPv4 or IPv6 address (tap on a log entry to lookup a destination IP address)
  9. Organization name owning the IP address (needs to be enabled via the menu)

Protocols:

Packet flags:

  • S = SYN
  • A = ACK
  • P = PSH
  • F = FIN
  • R = RST

For a detailed explanation see here.

Only TCP, UDP, and ICMP ping traffic can be routed through the Android VPN service. All other traffic will be dropped and will be shown as blocked in the global traffic log. This is almost never a problem on an Android device.

 

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