StifleR Client Configuration File

The StifleR Client configuration file is used to configure global settings for the StifleR server. The config file (StifleR.ClientApp.exe.config) is located within in the program files directory in which StifleR Client was installed. The settings below are located within the <appSettings> section of the file:

Example: 
<appSettings>
    <add key="Setting Key Value Name" value="some value"/>
</appSettings>

Note: Not all values in the StifleR.ClientApp.exe.config file are documented here. Please contact 2Pint Support prior to making changes to undocumented settings.

You must restart the "2Pint Software StifleR Client" service for the changes in the configuration file to take effect. In general, numerical value 0 = False and 1 = True. Individual values are to be considered default.

Setting Key Value NameValues and Descriptions

AlternativeLatencyHostName

Value: Description:

BlueLeaderProbePort

Value: 3703 Description:

BlueLeaderProxyPort

Value: 1338 Description:

BranchCachePort

Value: 1337 Description:

BranchCacheRetrievalPort

Value: 1336 Description:

CheckInterval

Value: 30000 Description:

ClientSettingsProvider.ServiceUri

Value: Description:

DataPath

Value: %PROGRAMDATA%\2Pint Software\StifleR\Client Description: The local folder in which the client stores its configuration data.

DebugLogPath

Value: %PROGRAMDATA%\2Pint Software\StifleR\Logs\ Description: The local folder in which the client stores the debug log.

DefaultDisconnectedBITSPolicy

Value: 128 Description:

DefaultDisconnectedDOPolicy

Value: 128 Description:

DefaultNonRedLeaderBITSPolicy

Value: 64 Description:

DefaultNonRedLeaderDOPolicy

Value: 64 Description:

EnableDebugLog

Value: 0 (default) or 1 Description: Enables debugging. This log will be fairly verbose, so remember to set it to "0" to switch it off afterwards. Errors and warnings will always be logged to the event log.

EnableDebugTelemetry

Value: 0 (default) or 1 Description:

ExpectedRedLeaderIntervalMultiplier

Value: 3 Description:

Features

Value: EventLog, Power, PerformanceCounters, AdminElevatedTracking, AdminTracking, BranchCache, SendEndpoints, ResMon, MeasureBandwidth, LocationData, Disconnect, TcbStats, AckJobs, DOPolicy, RedLeader, BlueLeader, NotRedLeader, InterVlan, CreateBITSJobs, ExecutePowerShell ,RunCmdLine, ModifyJobs, Notify, WOL, UpdateServers, UpdateRules Description: A list of enabled features of the StifleR client. Add / Remove features and restart the StifleR client service. See descriptions of the features below.

GreenLeaderOfferPort

Value: 1339 Description:

LimitWiFiSpeeds

Value: 1 Description: If a Red Leader has not checked in within this time period, another one will be elected. Value in msecs.

MaxPokeBandwidth

Value: 128 Description:

MaxPolicyChangeTime

Value: 30 Description:

NoJobIntervalMultiplier

Value: 15 Description:

NoProgressTimeout

Value: 300 Description:

Notifications

Value: Administrator Description:

NotLeaderMaterial

Value: 0 (default) or 1 Description:

ReportOnly

Value: Description:

SendGeoData

Value: 1 (default) or 0 Description: If value is set to 1 the client will send geolocation data to the StifleR server.

SignalRLogging

Value: 0 (default) or 1 Description:

SleepBeforeSwitchingServer

Value: 60000 Description:

SRUMInterval

Value: 30

Description:

StiflerServers

Value: http(s)://servername.domain.com:port Description: The StifleR web service URL and port in which clients connect to.

StifleRulezURL

Value: http(s)://servername.domain.com/StiflerRules/StifleRulez.xml Description: The URL which hosts the StifleRulez.xml file.

UpdateRulesTimerInSec

Value: 3600 Description: The number of seconds in which the StifleR client will connect to the URL to download the StifleRulez.xml file.

UpdateScreenInterval

Value: 2000 Description:

UseBITSForRulezDownload

Value: 0 (default) or 1 Description: If value is set to 1, the client will use BITS to download the StifleRulez.xml file.

UseFilterDriver

Value: 1 (default) or 0 Description:

UseServerAsClient

Value: 1 (default) or 0 Description: The StifleR client can be run on a Windows Server system where, for example, you may want to monitor the Bandwidth performance of an SCCM Pull Distribution Point. the server can be monitored like any other client. It will not appear as a StifleR Server in the ‘Servers’ dashboard.

UseStiflerServer

Value: 1 (default) or 0 Description:

v1MaxSizeLimit

Value: Description:

VPNStrings

Value: VPN, Cisco AnyConnect, Virtual Private Network, SonicWall Description: A comma separated list of VPN client strings that the StifleR client uses to detect whether an adapter is a VPN adapter.

Features

The Features config settings referenced above can be modified to add or remove specific features and functionality from the StifleR Client:

Feature NameDescription

AckJobs

Enables the server to complete jobs

AdminElevatedTracking

Enables reporting of client admin and elevation data

AdminTracking

Enables reporting of members of the local administrator group

BlueLeader

Device is/can a blue leader, bridges network segments for BranchCache and DO

BranchCache

Enables the client/server to control the BranchCache settings

CreateBITSJobs

Allows the server to push BITS jobs to the client

Disconnect

Allows the server to disconnect the client

DOPolicy

Enables the client/server to control the Delivery Optimization settings

ExecutePowerShell

Allows the server to send PowerShell scripts to be executed

EventLog

Enables eventlog reading from server/dashboard

InterVlan

Enables Blue Leader messages, allows client to bridge other networks

LocationData

Enables server to control the network locality settings

MeasureBandwidth

Enables the client to measure the bandwidth availability if the server asks for it

ModifyJobs

Determines if running jobs can be modified from the server/dashboard

Notify

Not used, if device notifications are enabled

NotRedLeader

Client can not be selected as Red Leader

PerformanceCounters

Enables reading performance counters from server/dashboard

Power

Allows server to control power state from server/dashboard

RedLeader

Device is/can be a red leader, highest priority download on the network

ResMon

Enables resource monitor functionality

RunCmdLine

Allows the server to send command lines to be executed on the client

SendEndpoints

Enables the server to retrieve the list of TCP endpoints the client is connected to

TcbStats

Enables the server to retrieve the TCB statistics

UpdateRules

Enable automatic updates of the Stifle rulez

UpdateServers

Allows the server to update the server connection list

WOL

Enables Wake-On-LAN functionality

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