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1.7. System log
Use the System Log menu item to view the router system log. The system log contains
helpful information on the operation of the router. Only the most recent information is shown on
the screen but older log entries can be viewed by saving the system log to a file and opening it
with a text editor. The Save button allows you to save the system log to a file. The system log
is cleared when the unit re-boots.
Fig. 7: System log
The Syslog default size is 1000 lines. When the system log reaches the maximum
size, it is deleted and a new log file is started.
The program syslogd can be run on the router to configure the system log. The
syslogd option "-s" followed by decimal number will set the maximum number of lines in the
log file. The "-r" option followed by the hostname or IP address will enable logging to a syslog
daemon on a remote computer.
On remote Linux machines, the syslog daemon is enabled by running syslogd with
the parameter
“-r”. On remote Windows machines, a syslog server such as Syslog Watcher
must be installed.
To enable remote logging when the router powers up, modify the script
"/etc/init.d/syslog" or add the commands "killall syslogd" and "syslogd
the startup script.
The following example shows how to send syslog information to a remote server at
192.168.2.115 on startup.
Fig. 8: Example syslogd startup script with the parameter -r