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From: Jerry Bell <jbell@stelesys.com>
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Subject: Re: syslog logging recommendation
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I'd recommend using rsyslog (www.rsyslog.com).  The integration with 
mysql is much cleaner, IMO, than syslog-ng. 

Jerry
http://www.syslog.org

Bill Schmitt (SW) wrote:
> I'm looking for a recommendation for capturing syslogs from my small 
> network. Specifically, initially I'd like to capture the syslog from 
> my Netgear router and store it on my FreeBSD machine. Later I'd add 
> other machines on the network. I've seen msyslog in the ports, but 
> there's virtually no information on it out there. I've also seen 
> syslog-ng, which looks promising. I'd like to store the information in 
> mySQL. I'd appreciate any recommendations and/or pointers to pages 
> with setup examples.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
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