Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:29:08 -0300 From: Daniel Molina Wegener <dmw@unete.cl> To: Eric F Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: firewall messages to syslogd Message-ID: <20051030202908.GA91787@dmw.hopto.org> In-Reply-To: <0B8C1785-53FF-4B2E-946B-CAF2B35E1172@secure-computing.net> References: <20051030033240.GA12647@dmw.hopto.org> <0B8C1785-53FF-4B2E-946B-CAF2B35E1172@secure-computing.net>
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On Sun, Oct 30, 2005 at 09:22:39AM -0600, Eric F Crist wrote: > On Oct 29, 2005, at 10:32 PM, Daniel Molina Wegener wrote: > > > > >Hello, > > > > How can I add firewall log messages to syslogd, I have > >added the following lines to the syslog.conf: > > > ># router > >+router > >*.* /var/log/router.log > > > > Also, syslogd is running with the flag -a with the ip > >address of the firewall -- the mask, and service. > > > > The computer receive the packets to the 514 port -- > >I've used tcpdump to log the packets -- but the messages > >are not logged into the router.log file. > > > Try the following in your /etc/syslog.conf file, assuming you're > using ipfw as your firewall: No, the problem was while I trying to retreive syslog messages from a firewall. > #ipfw logging > !ipfw > *.* /var/log/router.log That's OK, and works well, the problem was with an external firewall/router sending messages to syslogd, port 514. This needs the use of +host_name to log messages from the host_name machine. Well, now it works... > Now, perform the following command, assuming your running FreeBSD 5.x+: > > # touch /var/log/router.log && chmod 0600 /var/log/router.log && /etc/ > rc.d/syslogd restart > > Let me know what happens.... Now syslogd is receiving messages from the firewall :) Thanks... > ----- > Eric F Crist > Secure Computing Networks > http://www.secure-computing.net > > [SNIP] Regards -- . 0 . | Daniel Molina Wegener . . 0 | dmw at unete dot cl 0 0 0 | FreeBSD Power User
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