looking for a Linux linksys log viewer

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Hi

I would like to send my Linksys router logs to a Linux box. Has anyone ever
done this ? I heard you could write a simple script to capture UDP messages.

Thanks!
Daniel

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Daniel <daniel@aura-apps.net.nospam> wrote:
> I would like to send my Linksys router logs to a Linux box. Has anyone ever
> done this ? I heard you could write a simple script to capture UDP messages.

I used lynx to browse to my router. The problem is the login.

On my cable modem, which doesn't require a login, I was able to use
lynx -dump http://192.168.100.1/logdata.html > logfile.txt

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On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:36:36 +0200, "Daniel"
<daniel@aura-apps.net.nospam> wrote:

>I would like to send my Linksys router logs to a Linux box. Has anyone ever
>done this ? I heard you could write a simple script to capture UDP messages.

Any particular Linksys router?

My BEFW11S4 belches SNMP traps on events which Linksys camoflages as
"Log viewer". Linksys has a log viewer program on their web pile, but
it has a few bugs. It's also crude and ugly. I've been using
"Logviewer 2.0" from:
http://www.logviewer.de.vu/
However, that's for Windoze.

For Linux, any kind of SNMP trap viewer will work. Net-SNMP has a
trap receiver program included.

If you want to write your own, open a named pipe that accepts data on
port 162/udp and capture the output. No big deal. The only problem
is that that data in not in human readable form and you'll need to
format the output.


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syslog udp to services? Should already be there. If you meant you
opened a port in the firewall, then it should be working. See if stuff
is coming out of the Linksys: Try dumping whatever on the eth
connection and watch for the Linksys IP sending stuff..

tcpdump -i eth0

Depending on your distro, you may have to change the syntax of some or
all of the following. If you are running X, create a terminal window
then size it about 1/2 the total screen, then view your messages file in
real time:
tail -f -n20 /var/log/messages
Open your browser and size it for the other 1/2 screen, navigate to the
router and do something to make it write to the sys log... restart it?
I have been playing with a Proxim AP-4000 and it seems to log stuff
just fine. I did have to go in and tell it what I wanted logged and
where ( what box/IP ).

have fun!

Daniel wrote:
> I've added syslog udp 514 to services
> then I restarted syslogd with the -r option
> however I'm not seeing anything new in /var/log
> How do I configure syslog.conf to specify where the router logs should go?
>
> Thanks
> Daniel
>
> "OldGuy" <todh@yesterdayspc.com> wrote in message
> news:ca2dnes8OaUhHcHcRVn-iw@speakeasy.net...
>
>>If the Linksys router has the ability to send syslog messages, you can
>>setup your Linux box to grab'm. I use RedHat and you will need to
>>change how you start your syslog daemon:
>>
>>syslog -r ( me thinks ) which will let the log updates come in from
>>outside the box. man syslogd will give you more information. Please
>>remember to allow UDP port 514 for your firewall software...
>>
>>tod
>>
>>Daniel wrote:
>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>I would like to send my Linksys router logs to a Linux box. Has anyone
>
> ever
>
>>>done this ? I heard you could write a simple script to capture UDP
>
> messages.
>
>>>Thanks!
>>>Daniel
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>