Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 23:53:30 GMT From: Mark <admin@asarian-host.net> To: "Andy Farkas" <andyf@speednet.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Syslog from external machine Message-ID: <200305212353.H4LNRTYJ036082@asarian-host.net> References: <20030522082218.A93323-100000@hewey.af.speednet.com.au>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Farkas" <andyf@speednet.com.au> To: "Mark" <admin@asarian-host.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 12:41 AM Subject: Re: Syslog from external machine > On Wed, 21 May 2003, Mark wrote: > > > Using FreeBSD 4.7R, I was experimenting a bit with my router's > > syslog facility (on port 514). I set up syslogd like this: > > > > /usr/sbin/syslogd -a 192.168.1.1:514 > > > > Assuming this would allow incoming UDP on port 514 for the > > 192.168.1.1 router address. Alas, nothing is logged in > > /var/log/messages. > > Go into /etc/syslog.conf and uncomment the `*.* /var/log/all.log > line. touch /var/log/all.log and restart syslogd. > > Now you can monitor all messages sent to syslogd. Thanks! :) Now de router is merrily logging too. :) - Mark
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