Remote Log Server and dnsmasq-dhcp in router log

[-AndyH-]

Hi

Got a couple of questions:

1) Remote Log Server - How does this work? Which software do I need to log things from my router (I have a dedicated server running WHS 2011)?

2) Router System Log - Since upgrading to x.270, I have been getting hundreds of dnsmasq-dhcp/DHCPINFORM(br0)/DHCPREQUEST(br0) messages in the system log. Is there anyway I can disable those specific messages (they are spamming my log!)?

Thanks

 

[RMerlin]

Hi

Got a couple of questions:

1) Remote Log Server - How does this work? Which software do I need to log things from my router (I have a dedicated server running WHS 2011)?

2) Router System Log - Since upgrading to x.270, I have been getting hundreds of dnsmasq-dhcp/DHCPINFORM(br0)/DHCPREQUEST(br0) messages in the system log. Is there anyway I can disable those specific messages (they are spamming my log!)?

Thanks

1) You need ro run a syslog daemon on the target computer.

2) Not with the stock firmware, no.

 

[TeHashX]

Hi

Which software do I need to log things from my router (I have a dedicated server running WHS 2011)?

I used Kiwi Syslog Server for Windows in the past

 

[chamberc]

I used Kiwi Syslog Server for Windows in the past

$300 is pretty pricey for home use. Used to use Wall watcher... still haven't found a good modern alternative...

 

[RMerlin]

$300 is pretty pricey for home use. Used to use Wall watcher... still haven't found a good modern alternative...

A quick Google search turned this up:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/syslog-server/

 

[chamberc]

A quick Google search turned this up:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/syslog-server/

Thanks Merlin, I'm familiar with that one, but it is fairly feature poor. However, you get what you pay for.

 

[-AndyH-]

Thanks for the responses.

Any clues on how to set up Wall Watcher with the N66U? It doesn't seem to be able to connect/pick up data from the router.

 

[chamberc]

Thanks for the responses.

Any clues on how to set up Wall Watcher with the N66U? It doesn't seem to be able to connect/pick up data from the router.

For me, it automatically received the messages, but was not able to parse them correctly, and basically I ended up with just a huge single field with all the data in it.

 

[tjtech]

Would this work with a tool that monitors SNMP, like Nagios?