# Best Method: Logging Outbound IP Traffic, WinXP System

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-method-logging-outbound-ip-traffic-winxp-system/463142>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 11, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-method-logging-outbound-ip-traffic-winxp-system/463142 "2008-09-11T19:25:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-method-logging-outbound-ip-traffic-winxp-system/463142/1 "2008-09-11T19:25:18Z")

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Can someone suggest a nice, lightweight app to log outbound traffic sent by a WinXP system I’m supervising?  
I’m looking for something small. I don’t need a firewall app, and I’d prefer something cheap to free.

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**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-method-logging-outbound-ip-traffic-winxp-system/463142/2 "2008-09-11T22:13:34Z")

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[Network Monitor](http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933741/en-us) or [Wireshark](http://www.wireshark.org/). The the log files can get pretty big.