> Source: [sk108423](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk108423)

# sk108423 - IPS generates Alerts instead of Logs in R77.30 and lower

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk108423 |
| Date Created | 2015-11-01 |
| Last Modified | 2022-03-28 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20 |

## Symptoms

- * SmartEvent shows Alerts instead of Logs generated by IPS for protections with the action configured to "Prevent".

* If the involved IPS protection is configured to collect a packet capture, then no packet capture is collected.

* SmartView Tracker shows "Suppressed Logs (Number of suppressed logs)" in the "More" section of the Alert.

  *Example*:

  ![](https://sc1.checkpoint.com/sc/SolutionsStatics/sk108423/Capture1510280841.PNG)

## Cause

The IPS logs are being suppressed.

By default, a log is suppressed if the same log is generated more than one time in the period of less than two minutes. In such case, an alert is generated as well.

## Solution

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