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From: John Cochran <jdc@fiawol.org>
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Subject: Can ipfw log to somewhere else other than the console?
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Ivan Fetch <ivanfetch@technologist.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>    I have looked through the ipfw manual page with out luck - I would like
> to have packet logging written to somewhere other than the console and
> this does not seem to be possible.  FOr example's sake:
> ipfw add 301 deny log all from badpeople.org to any
> 
> I would like results of that rule to go into a file vs. the
> console.  Nothing seems to be sent to syslog at all - Is it possible to
> change this behavior?
> 
> Thank YOu,
> Ivan.

Here are a few lines from my /etc/syslog.conf file.

--- SNIP ---
!ipfw

*.*						/var/log/ipfw.log
--- SNIP ---

Hope this helps,
John Cochran


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