router logs

vinguy51 · 10-25-2006, 02:38 AM

hai....i want to know about log files in routers....usually where the log files will be stored in the router.....if there is any web help means please provide me....thanks in advanz.......

Will.Spencer · 10-25-2006, 03:45 AM

That is totally configurable. Personally, I like to have the routers use syslog to send their logs off to a secured Unix box.

Here's how to do that in Cisco IOS:

Code:

Router# config t
Router(config)# logging 192.168.1.76

Then, on the Unix box, I use a log analysis tool such as the HP OpenView Operations Smart Plug-in for Data Network Devices.

vinguy51 · 10-30-2006, 04:24 AM

hai... what is the procedure to store the logs from the router to an windows pc.usually where the logs will be stored in windows pc.......thanks in advanz.....

Will.Spencer · 10-30-2006, 08:28 AM

It's the same with a Windows host. The Windows server must have a program that accepts syslog messages.

The file locations of the logs on the Windows box depend on which syslog daemon is in use and on whether the administrator has configured a non-default location for the files.

A few common syslog daemons for Windows are:

Kiwi Syslog Daemon
WinSyslog
syslog-win32
NTsyslog
LogLady

And more than a dozen others...