looking for a Linux linksys log viewer

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

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
>
>

Daniel <(E-Mail Removed)> 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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Damm, so anyone near your house can change your settings. You should
consider more security.
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> Daniel <(E-Mail Removed)> 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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Christopher Kurtis Koeber <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Damm, so anyone near your house can change your settings. You should
> consider more security.

On the cable modem?
I suppose they could reboot it, but there aren't any changeable settings
that I am aware of.
That would also require that they breach my high level of wireless
security.

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On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:36:36 +0200, "Daniel"
<(E-Mail Removed)> 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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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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ca2dnes8OaUhHcHcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> 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
> >
> >
>

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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:ca2dnes8OaUhHcHcRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>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
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>