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I need to know what external connections (WAN) a server is using over a period of a day. I thought of using Wireshark or netstat &gt;textfile or even windows firewall but am not sure how the best way would be. Once I have a days worth I can then create static routes for these connections and remove the default gateway to restrict the servers outbound connections.
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I need to know what external connections (WAN) a server is using over a period of a day. I thought of using Wireshark or netstat >textfile or even windows firewall but am not sure how the best way would be. Once I have a days worth I can then create static routes for these connections and remove the default gateway to restrict the servers outbound connections.

Log All Outgoing Connections

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